Traditional machine-vision equipment has had a hard time telling good welding tips from bad ones, particularly after a redressing operation. The problem is that assessment of tip health can be ...

Perhaps the largest variable is the individual performing the welding. “As with everything, you have from A to Z in terms of capabilities,” says Duane Miller, welding design engineer, Lincoln Electric ...

After botching many welding jobs, I have established baselines for any weld I now attempt: 1. Clamp the pieces, then add more clamps. Professional welders can strategically spot weld pieces they are ...

Having spent more than 35 years teaching the agricultural fraternity to weld, Derbyshire farmer Richard Archer knows a thing or to about joining bits of metal together. His welding career started in ...

A device for inspecting weldingrod tips uses machine vision to determine whether redressed tips are good enough to resume welding. Traditional machine-vision equipment has had a hard time telling good ...