A welding system comprising: - a welding torch, - one or more sensors configured to provide a first indication corresponding to a welding arc at a first time and to provide a second indication corresponding to the welding arc at a second time; and - a power supply system having the one or more sensors disposed in the power supply system , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage used to create the welding arc , a current sensor configured to sense a current used to create the welding arc , or a combination thereof, and wherein the first indication and the second indication comprise a voltage indication, a current indication, or some combination thereof, characterized in that - the system comprises processing circuitry configured to receive the first indication, to receive the second indication, and to determine a weld travel speed; the processing circuitry is configured to receive the first indication at a first time and the second indication at a second time and to determine the travel speed based on a distance travelled by the welding torch between the first and second times and a difference between the first and second times, wherein the first time is a beginning time and the second time is an ending time of a time range (T1, T2, T3) during which a welding activity occurs, and such that weld speed is derived via a voltage curve sensed through the voltage sensor and/or a current curve sensed through the current sensor . - a welding torch, - one or more sensors configured to provide a first indication corresponding to a welding arc at a first time and to provide a second indication corresponding to the welding arc at a second time; and - a power supply system having the one or more sensors disposed in the power supply system , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage used to create the welding arc , a current sensor configured to sense a current used to create the welding arc , or a combination thereof, and wherein the first indication and the second indication comprise a voltage indication, a current indication, or some combination thereof, characterized in that - the system comprises processing circuitry configured to receive the first indication, to receive the second indication, and to determine a weld travel speed; the processing circuitry is configured to receive the first indication at a first time and the second indication at a second time and to determine the travel speed based on a distance travelled by the welding torch between the first and second times and a difference between the first and second times, wherein the first time is a beginning time and the second time is an ending time of a time range (T1, T2, T3) during which a welding activity occurs, and such that weld speed is derived via a voltage curve sensed through the voltage sensor and/or a current curve sensed through the current sensor . the processing circuitry is configured to receive the first indication at a first time and the second indication at a second time and to determine the travel speed based on a distance travelled by the welding torch between the first and second times and a difference between the first and second times, wherein the first time is a beginning time and the second time is an ending time of a time range (T1, T2, T3) during which a welding activity occurs, and such that weld speed is derived via a voltage curve sensed through the voltage sensor and/or a current curve sensed through the current sensor . <EOS>