'Welding - the Achilles heel of the South African manufacturing industry?'

Welding remains the most important metal joining technology available to the manufacturing industry today, with widespread application in fields as diverse as microelectronics, power generation, structural design and the petrochemical industry. While global demand for consistently high quality welds in a wide variety of advanced materials and applications continues to grow, is the South African manufacturing industry positioned to take advantage of the opportunities offered?

Prof Madeleine du Toit

May 16, 2012

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