Happy New Year from the team at Welding Productivity! In this first issue of 2019, friction stir welding finds its way onto our cover. The technology, which in the past was only accessible to large-scale aerospace manufacturers, is now making its way into more applications, such as automotive manufacturing, as our article explains.

Speaking of automotive, we also feature an article on automotive fume extraction, a topic that is especially poignant when it comes to staff retention efforts and employee healthcare costs. For the new generation of welders, we also included an article on a new app that delivers a fun and effective way to gain and enhance welding skills. To round out the issue, there’s an article that goes over the ins and outs of tungsten electrodes in orbital welding applications.

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