International

12.12.2025

Spotlight on the Next Generation of Welders: Katrin Eftimova

Meet Katrin Eftimova, who – along with her teammates from Bulgaria – participated in the Young Welding Competition at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN in Essen, Germany.

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International

12.12.2025

TÜV Süd with Platinum Medal at EcoVadis CSR Rating

At the end of November, TÜV Süd received the platinum award in the EcoVadis CSR rating with 88 out of a possible 100 points.

International

11.12.2025

Redefining Vocational Skills Training for Welding

Skillveri builds multi-skill simulation platforms using eXtended reality (XR), virtual and mixed reality (VR & MR) technologies to offer gamified training modules for acquiring skills like welding.

International

10.12.2025

Polymer Stir Welding opens up new possibilities in the production of hybrid components

PSW, patented by royos joining solutions GmbH, Lieboch, Austria, is a modern welding process in the broader sense, developed primarily for joining thermoplastic polymers with metals

International

SEM images of the volume defects detected in the center of the welding nuggets, using the example of MDK 5 (left, solidification porosity) and MDK 9 (right, mixed type of solidification and gas porosity)

10.12.2025

Joining Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys by Resistance Spot Welding for Aluminium-Intensive Mixed Constructions

Resistance spot welding (RSW) pose a variety of challenges to users when joining modern aluminum alloys, especially when it comes to dissimilar joints between dissimilar joining partners.

International

09.12.2025

How Robotics is Defining the Intelligence Age

For years, the promise of Artificial Intelligence resided predominantly in the digital realm. Today, a profound and defining shift is underway: AI is moving out of the cloud and into the factory floor, among others.

International

08.12.2025

33rd International Colloquium Plastics Technology in Aachen

On 4 and 5 March 2026, the IKV is offering a forum in which research and industry can jointly develop new pathways.

International

07.12.2025

AI-Optimized Energy Efficiency for Data Center Cooling

This strategic partnership is set to expand adoption of AI-driven cooling control software by data centers, enabling up to 30 percent energy savings and rapid return on investment (ROI).

International

06.12.2025

ABB awarded Platinum Medal Outstanding Sustainability Performance

ABB has been awarded the Platinum medal from EcoVadis with a score of 84 out of a possible 100 points, placing the company among the top one percent of 130,000 companies assessed worldwide.

International

05.12.2025

When Craftsmanship and Automation Join Forces

Sponsored: High production pressure and limited skilled labor make automation essential. The challenge is designing a solution that fits seamlessly into current workflows while preserving space for precise, individualized work.

International

Stanislav using gas welding to work on a component from group project for the competition

03.12.2025

Spotlight on the Next Generation of Welders: Stanislav Yordanov

Meet Stanislav Yordanov, a young welder from Bulgaria forging his path in a skilled trade often overlooked but essential. He shares his perspective on what it takes to succeed and why he’s passionate about welding today.

International

Test stand with thermal camera ImageIR 8300 hp, flash excitation and industry robots

02.12.2025

Thermographic Testing of Car Bodies Advance

For quality control of sheet metal joined by resistance spot welding (RSW), an INDU-SCAN test bench in operation was converted using existing technology and modernized by combining it with intelligent algorithms and robot technology.

International

Hydrogen Europe Research President Luigi Crema and 2025 Young Scientist Award winners

29.11.2025

Winners of the 2025 Young Scientist Award Announced

The competition is the reference prize for under-35-year-old researchers on hydrogen and is organized by Hydrogen Europe Research.

International

28.11.2025

Velocity Assistant for Manual MIG/MAG Welding

Vhe new Velocity Assistant, or Velo for short, was presented to the public for the first time at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN in Essen, Germany, and at FABTECH in Chicago IL, USA.

International

26.11.2025

Improving Lasers with Quantum Computers

The high-tech company Trumpf, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and the Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems at the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany are researching the fundamentals of laser physics with the help of quantum algorithms.