Welding History
A lot of skills today are looked over, and undermined. One of those skills is welding. Welding is more than just a blue collar job, and more than just sparks flying in the air. It is art. The art of joining metals and binding metals together, and requires more skill than the average person will ever know. Welding started in 1000 B.C. The history of welding begins with the discovery of shaping metals together from Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Iron, than so leading into steel. The first things welded together are thought to be golden ornaments. As time went on, the process of welding stayed the same. However in the 1700’s-1800’s when the industrial revolution occurred, forge welding began known. The process of taking metals and heating
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them at unreal temperatures. This process is very familiar with the blacksmith shop, and those techniques. At the very beginning of the 19th century, acetylene was discovered. The discovery of acetylene was very important, giving welding the controllable source of heat it needed to become human friendly. Later on, in the 20th century, the widespread of electricity jolted through America. Once welding was intact and capable of happening, the need for it grew fast. Especially in the military, for things such as; Boats, ships, vehicles, weapons, etc. The first documented use of fusion welding was by a man named Auguste De Meritens, as he welded lead batter plates together, using a carbon electrode in a box with a fixed setting. Advances in the welding industry rapidly grew, with discovery of a metal electrode, by a Russian named Nikolai Slavyanov, and an American named C.L Coffin in the late 1800’s. Oddly enough, despite both of the men discovering the same thing at the same time, neither was aware of one another’s work. Eli Whitney also played a big role in this, given he discovered the idea of interchangeable parts, allowing molds and iron dies. Along the way to a more sufficient and effective welding industry, an oxyacetylene welding torch was created, along with a coated metal electrode, which created a stable arc. The very first time someone used a torch that was just recently created, was to break into a bank vault, stealing hundreds of dollars, which, at the time was a large amount of money. Around 1906, 368 spot welding machines have already been created. It was finally in the 1920’s where major advances in the welding industry occurred. The continuously fed wire electrode was created, thus forever changing the way welding has been thought of. Later on as the future progressed, the process of welding kept changing throughout time, and stick, MIG, and TIG all were tweaked and perfected. The way welding has affected the things in our daily lives, is astronomical and can’t even be comprehended by most people. Welding technology just advances more and more, and the welders institute have lots of detailed mind blowing plans for the future. The way welding has changed has been drastic, however the way welding is, it has yet to venture into the future.
Many Americans who go out and buy things, or order things, have a specific preference, believe it or not. “Made in America”, is what they are looking for, and what they are hoping to find. How does most of the product get “Made in America”? Look at people who want American muscle, they want a loud, breath taking, beautiful car, that is of course, made in America. To get that car, it all starts with the frame of the body, welded together and formed together in factory’s here. Without welding, we would have to much further time and money into a lot of machines that can mold the metal in the shape of the body, without any flaws. Whereas welding, adjustments can be made, due to other types of things in the welding family. Putting it into perspective for people who don’t know much or anything about welding, It is what keeps us functioning from day to day, from kitchen utensils we use, or the buildings we take for granted that will just “Be there”. Without welding, the president would have a much more difficult way to get to another country, and without airplanes, the world would be completely different and the incredible history would be very altered. Large ships and most other means for transportation would be mainly non-existent. Think of a world where the St. louis Arch would have not been created, the art and design of it that was thought up, would now be meaningless, and would have never been created. Welding is also a skill to keep the old, like new.
As technology advances and new things come out all the time, not only do we need welding to keep building the new, but also repair the old. Without welding, what was done 20-40 years ago, is now a lost cause, and just sent to be bulldozed down. Not only at that, but welding plays a HUGE role in the military. We would have had no ships for war, no tanks, different weapons, no jets and planes, no cannons, less things that have helped America survive and conquer as the long periods of time move on. The military would be completely different, less intimidating, and less demanding. Welding has also given us the opportunity to advance the amount of metals and surfaces we can weld on. We can weld things like Steel, mild steel, aluminum, titanium, all sorts of surfaces that are so big on our buildings and our means of transportation. Not only all of this but we can weld under …show more content…
water! Underwater welding is something that took most Americans by complete and total surprise.
Most people thing Fire, and water, are something that can not come together in a friendly and productive way. However, it all starts with a chamber, most refered to as the “Hyperbaric Chamber”. The habitats that are selected to be used for welding, have slight bumps in the water surface, giving the welder/welders, a slight chamber of air to work with down underwater for the equipment. There are two teams needed for an underwater welding job to get done, the welding team, which usually consists of two or three welders, and the surface team. The surface team is up their with radios, and a pump, that both communicate with the welders and divers, and also they are continuously pumping more air to them, the more air they have to work with, the more comfortable they are and also the better the work down there. The continuous fluctuation of air down in the chamber allows most of the toxic fumes to be thrown out. Without this, the welders would more than likely suffocate and die. The electrode consists of the cathode (negatively charged) and the Anthodia (Positively charged), and around the electrode is a water proofed coating. Without this type of welding, many bridges and different buildings, and docks, would have never been
created. So for the average person, welding may be just another blue collar job. However, when you take the time to really evaluate all the work being done, and the knowledge acquired to get the job done, they are also scientists and technicians. Without welding you can kiss most of your every day needs good bye.
them at unreal temperatures. This process is very familiar with the blacksmith shop, and those techniques. At the very beginning of the 19th century, acetylene was discovered. The discovery of acetylene was very important, giving welding the controllable source of heat it needed to become human friendly. Later on, in the 20th century, the widespread of electricity jolted through America. Once welding was intact and capable of happening, the need for it grew fast. Especially in the military, for things such as; Boats, ships, vehicles, weapons, etc. The first documented use of fusion welding was by a man named Auguste De Meritens, as he welded lead batter plates together, using a carbon electrode in a box with a fixed setting. Advances in the welding industry rapidly grew, with discovery of a metal electrode, by a Russian named Nikolai Slavyanov, and an American named C.L Coffin in the late 1800’s. Oddly enough, despite both of the men discovering the same thing at the same time, neither was aware of one another’s work. Eli Whitney also played a big role in this, given he discovered the idea of interchangeable parts, allowing molds and iron dies. Along the way to a more sufficient and effective welding industry, an oxyacetylene welding torch was created, along with a coated metal electrode, which created a stable arc. The very first time someone used a torch that was just recently created, was to break into a bank vault, stealing hundreds of dollars, which, at the time was a large amount of money. Around 1906, 368 spot welding machines have already been created. It was finally in the 1920’s where major advances in the welding industry occurred. The continuously fed wire electrode was created, thus forever changing the way welding has been thought of. Later on as the future progressed, the process of welding kept changing throughout time, and stick, MIG, and TIG all were tweaked and perfected. The way welding has affected the things in our daily lives, is astronomical and can’t even be comprehended by most people. Welding technology just advances more and more, and the welders institute have lots of detailed mind blowing plans for the future. The way welding has changed has been drastic, however the way welding is, it has yet to venture into the future.
Many Americans who go out and buy things, or order things, have a specific preference, believe it or not. “Made in America”, is what they are looking for, and what they are hoping to find. How does most of the product get “Made in America”? Look at people who want American muscle, they want a loud, breath taking, beautiful car, that is of course, made in America. To get that car, it all starts with the frame of the body, welded together and formed together in factory’s here. Without welding, we would have to much further time and money into a lot of machines that can mold the metal in the shape of the body, without any flaws. Whereas welding, adjustments can be made, due to other types of things in the welding family. Putting it into perspective for people who don’t know much or anything about welding, It is what keeps us functioning from day to day, from kitchen utensils we use, or the buildings we take for granted that will just “Be there”. Without welding, the president would have a much more difficult way to get to another country, and without airplanes, the world would be completely different and the incredible history would be very altered. Large ships and most other means for transportation would be mainly non-existent. Think of a world where the St. louis Arch would have not been created, the art and design of it that was thought up, would now be meaningless, and would have never been created. Welding is also a skill to keep the old, like new.
As technology advances and new things come out all the time, not only do we need welding to keep building the new, but also repair the old. Without welding, what was done 20-40 years ago, is now a lost cause, and just sent to be bulldozed down. Not only at that, but welding plays a HUGE role in the military. We would have had no ships for war, no tanks, different weapons, no jets and planes, no cannons, less things that have helped America survive and conquer as the long periods of time move on. The military would be completely different, less intimidating, and less demanding. Welding has also given us the opportunity to advance the amount of metals and surfaces we can weld on. We can weld things like Steel, mild steel, aluminum, titanium, all sorts of surfaces that are so big on our buildings and our means of transportation. Not only all of this but we can weld under …show more content…
water! Underwater welding is something that took most Americans by complete and total surprise.
Most people thing Fire, and water, are something that can not come together in a friendly and productive way. However, it all starts with a chamber, most refered to as the “Hyperbaric Chamber”. The habitats that are selected to be used for welding, have slight bumps in the water surface, giving the welder/welders, a slight chamber of air to work with down underwater for the equipment. There are two teams needed for an underwater welding job to get done, the welding team, which usually consists of two or three welders, and the surface team. The surface team is up their with radios, and a pump, that both communicate with the welders and divers, and also they are continuously pumping more air to them, the more air they have to work with, the more comfortable they are and also the better the work down there. The continuous fluctuation of air down in the chamber allows most of the toxic fumes to be thrown out. Without this, the welders would more than likely suffocate and die. The electrode consists of the cathode (negatively charged) and the Anthodia (Positively charged), and around the electrode is a water proofed coating. Without this type of welding, many bridges and different buildings, and docks, would have never been
created. So for the average person, welding may be just another blue collar job. However, when you take the time to really evaluate all the work being done, and the knowledge acquired to get the job done, they are also scientists and technicians. Without welding you can kiss most of your every day needs good bye.