welding-defects
Delayed Hydrogen Cracking: Inspection Hold Time After Welding
Delayed hydrogen cracking appears hours after the arc stops. How to set a defensible inspection hold time and prove the joint cooled the way you planned.
Welding Blog: Thermography, AI Detection, and Traceability
Research‑grade articles on infrared thermography in welding, AI defect detection, cooling rates (T8/5), compliance, and ROI.
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thermography
Emissivity for Steel and Aluminium in Welding Thermography
Emissivity is the biggest error source when a thermal camera measures a steel or aluminium weld. How to set it, reference it and prove it on real parts.
weld-quality
Fillet Weld Size Chart mm: Leg, Throat and Code Minimums
Fillet weld size chart in mm explained: leg versus throat, where 0.707 comes from, how American codes set a minimum from the thicker part, and a worked method.
thermography
Thermography for Forging Die Temperature Monitoring: Setup Guide
How infrared thermography measures forging die temperature in production: emissivity, camera siting, verification and the failure modes that fool the data.
thermography
Foundry Casting Temperature Thermography: Pouring to Shakeout
Where thermography earns its place in a foundry: ladle shells, pouring streams, mould faces and knockout, plus the emissivity traps that fool the readings.
thermal-imaging
Weld Thermal Signatures: How to Compare Two Beads for Quality
How to compare weld thermal signatures side by side: an even trailing plume, a hot spot, or an asymmetric pattern, and how to verify what you see.
welding
How to Identify GMAW Transfer Mode From High-Speed Video
How to identify GMAW transfer mode — globular, spray, short-circuit — from high-speed footage, the parameters behind it, and how to verify the call.
welding-defects
How to Read a Burn-Through Sequence Frame by Frame in Welding
How to read a burn-through sequence frame by frame: the four visible stages, what drives each one, and which signal a monitor catches first.
waam
Wire Feed Speed and WAAM Bead Width: How Layers Take Shape
Wire feed speed and travel speed set WAAM bead width, height, and fusion — see how that ratio drives layer geometry, common defects, and practical fixes.
