Standards as a Prerequisite for the Development of the Welding Industry

Abstract

Welding is essentially a method of joining two metal pieces without holding then together by a third one. This elimination of the third agency has made welding so important today, and its versatility has facilitated its adoption in almost all the fields of industry. Although limited in its earlier applications to smaller and less important jobs, welding as a joining method has been capturing an ever widening field since the second half of the 20th century. In many countries welding has since been so developed that riveting has been laid off almost completely.