Table of Contents

Part 1 Technologies: The MIG welding process; Equipment for MIG welding; Shielding gases in MIG welding; Consumables in MIG welding; Flux cored arc welding; Pulsed MIG welding; MIG brazing. Part 2 Quality and safety issues: Improving productivity in MIG/MAG welding; Assessing weld quality in MIG welding; Occupational health and safety in MIG welding; Reducing costs in MIG welding. Part 3 Applications: MIG welding of uncoated and surface coated steel; MIG welding of stainless steel; MIG welding of aluminium and aluminium alloys; Robotic equipment for MIG welding; Optimising the use of robotic MIG welding; Automotive applications of robotic MIG welding; Heavy vehicle applications of robotic MIG welding.

About the Author

Formerly at the Welding Technology Department of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Professor Klas Weman has worked for ESAB Welding Equipment AB and is currently with WEMAB AB in Sweden. Professor Gunnar Linden is Group Senior Expert for Air Liquide in Sweden, where he is in charge of welding technical support. Both have lectured and published widely on welding technology.