This month our subject is continuous welded rail (CWR). A fundamental problem in railway engineering is joining lengths of rail to form the contiguous track that trains need to operate (Figure 1).

Thermoset composite materials are currently used in different aircraft, such as the Airbus A350 and the Boeing B787, e.g. for ...

Agile’s innovations include continuous ultrasonic welding (CUW) without the need for energy directors, film layers or other inserts — an advancement that enhances efficiency and reliability while ...

After botching many welding jobs, I have established baselines ... Short welds are better than continuous welds. Notice the factory welds on farm equipment are often no longer than one or two ...

Continuous weld rails, which are used as standard worldwide including in the U.K., are optimized to work around a given “stress-free temperature” (SFT). The higher this temperature ...

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the global leader in fiber laser technology, will showcase new and innovative fiber laser solutions at Laser World of Photonics, June 24-27, 2025 in Munich, ...