WELDING TRENDS IN TODAY'S SHIPYARD

Points touched upon in this brief overview of welding trends are: simplification of the design process through the use of CAD/CAM systems; the increase in modular construction; improvements in joint design; changing materials (for example, synthetic fuels) and new equipment; new steels; newer comsumables such as small-diameter flux cored wire; and changing processes. Finding and recruiting skilled people continues to be a chronic problem, with few training schools having either the equipment or instructors needed to teach flux cored arc welding or pulsed arc welding--two widely used processes that will become even more popular in the 90s.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Kvidahl, L G
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 2-1/2p.
• Serial:
  • MARINE LOG
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: No.1
  • Serial URL: http://www.marinelog.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Shipbuilding; Trend (Statistics); Welding
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659317
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM