Welding Industry Insights

The welding industry sits at a pivotal moment: Demand is surging across critical sectors, yet a lack of skilled professionals is creating challenges in meeting that need. At the same time, rapid advances in automation, robotics, and AI are reshaping what welding work looks like — and who is prepared to do it. To better understand the industry’s current realities and future direction, four professionals with strong AWS ties shared their perspectives: AWS Executive Director and CEO Carey Chen; AWS Director-at-Large K..