Observations from China’s Welding Trade Show By Graham Fry for technoweld.com.au After recently returning from a major welding trade show in China, I’ve had time to reflect on some pressing global trends in the metal fabrication and welding sectors. As someone...
Do you know what is required of you? Whenever a company starts a new project, whether as a subcontractor or a direct vendor (manufacturer), it is essential that they understand what they are required to have for compliance prior to taking on the project. It is...
Skills shortage is real, but is it as big an issue as companies think? Organisations often struggle to get additional staff, yet don’t consider ‘do I actually need them’. Most fabrication and welding shops have not refined their welding operations in years and...
Structural welding requires meticulous planning, execution, and adherence to industry standards to ensure the safety and quality of the final outcome. In Australia, one such significant standard that businesses must comply with is AS/NZS5131. This article will delve...
Fatigue life is the number of loading (stress or strain) cycles a component can withstand before failure occurs. For some metals, i.e. steels, there is a theoretical number of cycles for a given stress range. If kept below this number of cycles, there is a confidence...
Fatigue is the weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads. Depending on the cyclic nature of the stress, material can fail quickly or over prolonged periods. Fatigue failures have cost companies billions due to loss productivity, personal injury,...
