Looking Back At The History Of Welding
It is said that the history of welding can be dated back as far as the
Bronze Age or 3300 BC. It was during this time that there was
evidence found of the weld taken place, creating objects for citizens
back then to use. Before the Middle Ages, even the people of the Iron
Age or those who lived in the 12th century BC, made many tools for
their daily uses.
Sometime during the Middle Ages, blacksmithing appeared and was
used to create various items with heat while hammering them into
their forms. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century that the welding
processes and procedures that are more familiar to us, were created.
In the 1800s there was the first arc made by using a battery and a
couple of electrodes. Later on, came the discovery of the electric
generator, which increased the recognition of the electrical arc and it is
welding processes.

It was sometime after that, people began to create many other
upgrades to the welding process, such as bringing carbon arc
processing onto the scene. There were many people who added more
to the welding processes improving and upgrading its capabilities, such
as the stick electrodes. It was close to this timeframe that the
invention of thermite was created for railroad building.
After World War I, the
demand for welding
machines caused a
great uptick in
manufacturing of
welding machines. There
was also a need for its
companion part, the
electrodes which had to
be manufactured, as
well.
It was around the 1920s
that the first presence of
an automated welding
machine occurred. This
welding process was used in that time by the automobile industry. This
timeframe also was great for the electrode development, a few
thought that some of the improvements were the subject of
controversy, but the research done in shielding gas was beginning to
shine.
In the 1930s, the welding processes used to create seams in pipes
used for shipbuilding and construction, began to surface. These
welding procedures are still popular even today for shipyards. It was
during this time the the underwater arc welding procedures were
also created.
During the 1940s, the Gas Tungsten arc welding processes was born
and has actually taken its place as the most imperative, in that is may
be one of the most needed, even today. This process uses the
tungsten electrode, one that is made from metal that is gray in color
or steel. This process uses the tungsten electrode and filler metal
welding materials like stainless steel.
It was between the 1950s up until now that there were so many other
added improvements to the welding processes and procedures. Within

this timeframe, the CO2 welding process was added, and gained vast
amounts of fame, along with the plasma arc making its way onto the
welding processing stage. It is one that is sought out even today for its
steel cutting purposes and precision.
It is the laser welding
process that was the latest
to be created. The laser
beam welding process can
penetrate their source
material very deeply or
narrowly, making it great for
precision cutting. It is the
laser welding process that
can be used for highly
automated welding
processes for industries such
as the automotive industry.
This is a very general
overview or timeline of the
greatest hits in improvements made to the welding processes. The
basics of how this profession has moved from the hammering over the
fires within the middle age communities and towns, to our laser beam
cutting potential, we are accustomed to today.
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