Many different welding processes are used throughout the welding and manufacturing industry. The following good practices ...

Whether you are a qualified engineer or a manufacturer, you most likely use welding on a regular basis when carrying out metalwork. Just to clarify, welding is a heating process that uses an electric ...

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) welding has been a key topic for CW since the March 2006 feature, “Thermoplastic composites gain leading edge on the A380”. That article described GKN Fokker’s (Hoogeveen ...

Components for the aerospace or transportation industry are typical applications for fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites. These components often require the production of large, complex ...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

TurnKey Welders incorporated arc welding into its service operations in early 2025. The addition of arc welding introduces a specific welding methodology to the company’s fabrication and repair ...

The choice of welding method for your homebuilt aircraft’s steel tube fuselage represents one of the most critical decisions ...

The last two decades have seen substantial improvements in ultrasonic plastic-welding machines. Bench-top models feature proportional-valve controls, linear encoders, line-voltage regulation, internal ...

Thermoplastic composites welding has the potential to significantly improve the sustainability of commercial aircraft production. Tier 1 airframer Collins Aerospace (Charlotte, N.C., U.S.) claims on ...