Implementing AI in Welding

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of those buzzwords that seems to be everywhere: finance, healthcare, and even the apps on your phone. But what about welding? Could AI make its way into the booth or onto the shop floor? The short answer is maybe, but not in the way most people think. AI can potentially make welding “smarter” and more efficient, but it faces real obstacles. To understand what it might mean for welders, we need to first look at how today’s machines already work and why adding intelligence is not a..