Automation in the Welding Industry

"Welding Practices for Industry 5.0: Opportunities, Challenges and Applications" presents the latest information on adapting and integrating Industry 5.0 in welding industries through critical constituents such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), digital twin, augmented and virtual reality (AR & VR), and collaborative robots (Cobots) towards intelligent welding systems. The authors of the edited book have comprehensively addressed the issues related to welding industries such as a shortage of welders, challenges in critical applications, creating defect free and quality products through real-time monitoring, feedback systems, and insitu adjustments, etc. The utilization of cobots in welding technology is addressed in real word problems to move towards a green welding environment (i.e., minimal fumes with less shielding gas) and thereby, less energy consumption. Two or more welding processes are combined together to form a hybrid process where the compatibility of existing materials and novel materials that can be used in 3D, 4D, and 5D printing of complex geometries. The book also provides knowledge on the global market and economy referring to sustainability and growth among other manufacturing technologies.