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      <title><![CDATA[How to relieve stress in welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.    It's a shame arc welding works so well. It's proven, cost-effective. For many applications, nothing comes close, at...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welding Update for Infrastructure: No nonsense with NDT]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Infrastructure is defined as the basic physical systems that serve a community's population, such as roads, bridges, utilities, water, and sewage. These systems are essential for enabling productivity...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Automated optimization of weld seams]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.Figure 1Automate Inspection SystemEmerging technologies for automated welding inspection have reached  new levels of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Seeing the light with NDT]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus are continually increasing the requirements for nondestructive testing (NDT), even for non-flight-critical systems and parts. While the testing ensures...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Quality inspections]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ensuring that welders follow specific procedures is a crucial step in the overall welding quality system.There are a number of reasons to inspect a weld, the most fundamental of which is to determine...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[First line of defense]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A welder is just one member of the team required in the production of a product. Every person involved in the welding operation needs to perform his or her own assigned duties, which may include...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Entering a new phase in weld inspection]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ultrasonics is simple in principle, but complex in practice. A piezoelectric probe element is pulsed electrically and converts this pulse into a mechanical wave that travels into the component. This...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[A review of common nondestructive tests]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nondestructive testing is one quality control function and complements other, long-established methods.By definition, nondestructive testing is the testing of materials for surface or internal flaws...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weld inspection before you weld]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A welder conducts a GMAW fillet weld test.While patrolling a shop floor playing &quot;parameter police,&quot; a welding inspector may commonly hear questions like &quot;Why can't I run my machine above XXX wire feed...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fatigue Failures]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Fatigue is the progressive formation and propagation of cracks in a metal subjected to repeated or alternating stresses (from cyclic loads or forces) not exceeding the material's static yield...]]></description>
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