Individuals attending this conference will be exposed to various kinds of cracks that are known to occur in the industry whenever steels, stainless steels, and other metals and alloys are welded. Experts from the industry will be on hand to describe the kinds of cracks that can take place, what can be done to rescue these welds, and how to prevent them from happening in the first place. Special attention will be paid to those processes used most by the industry, such as manual shielded arc electrodes and gas metal arc welding. For decades, the only plate cutting method was oxyfuel cutting. It is still used, but we are seeing much more of plasma cutting, high-definition plasma cutting, water jet cutting, and both CO2 and YAG laser cutting.
Many companies are in a turmoil deciding which way to go.
This conference will provide engineers with an understanding of this whole matter. They will gain knowledge about the cost of equipment, the payback, cutting performance, and they will return home with valuable information that can be implemented profitably into their companies' production lines. This is the eleventh in a series of computer conferences designed to provide the welding industry with the latest information regarding the use of computers for welding. Authors from around the world are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract, as attendance from an international audience will be encouraged. The abstract should be sufficiently descriptive to give a clear idea of the content of the proposed paper.