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Digitization is making advances within both industrial production and welding technology. Nevertheless, it is often difficult to discern the practical benefits among the muddle of terms such as Industry 4.0, Big Data and the Internet of Things. In this interview, Professor Christian Brecher, Chair of Machine Tools at RWTH Aachen University and spokesman for the Cluster of Excellence for production technology, provides insight into the topic: What do you understand by Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 refers to the digitization…

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The Welding App in Your Pocket—Making Welding Easier to Learn

Posted on 30. January 2019

Members of Generation Z have the benefit of growing up as “digital natives.” Technologies such as smartphones and tablets are now part of day-to-day life, with apps used for gaming, providing information or giving advice. And now there is even an app that provides a fun way to learn welding basics. The demanding task of memorizing theoretical content is a thing of the past. Novice welders now have the opportunity to improve their basic skills in an economic and sustainable…

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Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Welding Data Documentation

Posted on 17. January 2019

The topic of big data is gaining ground worldwide and becoming increasingly significant in welding technology. This means that, above all, welding data documentation combined with comprehensive analysis opportunities are decisive factors when it comes to a good production process. This is because only those who truly know their processes can optimize them in a targeted manner and avoid errors. With this in mind, Fronius has developed WeldCube, a documentation and data analysis system. Welding Data Documentation: It’s All About…

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Digitization: Key to the future of our society. Interview with Michael Mondria.

Posted on 29. November 2018

As Senior Director of Ars Electronica Solutions, Michael Mondria always likes to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in the world of digitization. Working with digital display solutions for exhibitions and trade fairs is what he does every day of the week. In an interview with the Perfect Welding editorial team, he discussed the potential benefits and risks of digitization. Mr. Mondria, from your point of view, what are the most important developments in digitization at the moment? Digitization is…

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How Big Data helps with welding

Posted on 25. October 2018

Experts agree: Big data has the potential to fundamentally change society, politics, and the economy in a similar way to how electricity or the internet have in the past. Data is considered to be the resource of the future, and not without reason: You just need to look to internet giants like Google, Facebook, and YouTube to see how valuable this resource is. Collecting and processing data opens up completely new business models in welding technology. However, for this to…

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Welding for Space Travel: The Ultimate Challenge

Posted on 11. October 2018

Space travel is undoubtedly the biggest adventure in the history of mankind. Satellites, space flights, and space stations head ever deeper into the endless expanse of the universe – all the while braving conditions that are unlike anything that can be found on Earth. In order to guarantee the safety of those onboard and the machinery, the quality requirements for manufacturing are exceptionally high, including for the welding technology. The challenges of the cosmos Right from the beginning of…

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Renting welding equipment instead of buying it? Here’s why.

Posted on 25. September 2018

Imagine the scenario: you have landed a huge order for a considerable steel structure, but you do not have enough skilled workers or welding equipment at your company. No problem, you will immediately strengthen your team with agency staff that can be recruited at short notice. But you also need additional welding equipment to cope with the peak workload. What do you do? You could buy some new machines quickly, but at a high, and not necessarily fully foreseeable, cost.…

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History and Development of Welding: An Interview with Pioneer Borys Paton

Posted on 12. September 2018

He is one of the greats in the history of welding. Thanks to Borys Paton, the Soviet Union was one of the leading nations in the field of arc welding in the second half of the twentieth century. Now the expert is giving us at the Perfect Welding blog his insights into the history of welding and the future challenges facing welding technology. For Professor Borys Paton, the importance of welding to the development of humanity and our modern quality…

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ArcTig: TIG Welding with Speed and Ease

Posted on 21. August 2018

High-quality weld seams are a key criterion for many users of TIG welding processes. But in production environments which are constantly being streamlined to achieve maximum efficiency, time also plays an important role. With ArcTig, Fronius has developed a new TIG welding process for mechanized applications, which enables unprecedented speeds. The science behind ArcTig The newly developed ArcTig welding process builds on the foundations of traditional TIG welding. Yet in contrast to conventional TIG applications, the ArcTig welding torch…

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What Is … Aluminum Welding with Alternating Current (AC)?

Posted on 4. July 2018

Welders carrying out TIG aluminum welding

We all know that AC/DC isn’t just the name of a hard rock band, but that it also stands for alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). But what is alternating current really all about? What does it have to do with aluminum? What are half-waves in this context? And what is a “cap”? AC Welding Whenever aluminum is welded using the tungsten inert gas welding process, alternating current is used. Why? Welding aluminum is particularly difficult because the material…

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