Welding Machine & Accesories

Three of the most common are Arc, MIG (Metal, Inert Gas) or GMAW (Gas, Metal Arc Welding), and TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding. In order to know which process is best for the particular job you're working on, here's what you should know about each of them. Arc welding is the oldest of these three welding processes.

Types of arc welding include metal inert gas (MIG) welding and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, among others. Friction welding melts the bonding and base material through mechanical friction. This process can be used with thermoplastics and metals.01

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) is probably the highest quality and most expensive of the arc welding processes. It is generally performed manually; however, there are some automatic applications. A good welder can deposit ½ pound of weld metal per hour at about 1-to-3-inches-per-minute travel.