You may already know that welding is an ancient art, but do you know it's real history?

We won’t bore you with all the minor details, but it's important to understand the origins of welding to truly appreciate where it’s going.

Middle Ages

We can trace back welding to the Bronze Age, with examples of iron and gold being welded together during the era of the Ancient Egyptians. It was during the Middle Ages that blacksmithing was developed, but back then, items were produced by welding with a hammer. It wasn't until the 19th century that what we now know as welding was developed.

The 19th Century

During the 1800s, several discoveries and inventions helped welding evolve. First, there was the first electrical arc through the use of a battery in 1800, followed by the discovery of acetylene in 1836. The first British patent for welding was awarded in 1885, with an American patent following in 1887. Three years later, in 1890, C.L. Coffin of Detroit received the first patent in the US for an arc welding process using a metal electrode.

Modern Welding

Resistance, spot, and seam welding patents were awarded throughout the 1900s. World War I created exponential demand for weapons production, where welding played a central role. After the war in 1919, nonprofit organization American Welding Society dedicated itself to advancing the evolution of welding.

It was just a year later that automatic welding was invented by P.O. Nobel of the General Electric Company, which opened the door to the development of various different types of welding electrodes:



• “During the 1920s there was considerable research in shielding the arc and weld area by externally applied gasses. The atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen in contact with the molten weld metal caused brittle and sometimes porous welds. Research was done utilizing gas shielding techniques.”
  
  

Stud welding was developed in 1930, gas tungsten arc welding came about in 1940, and gas metal arc welding was developed in 1948. The second World War again drove growth and advancement in the world of welding. These days, laser welding is the hottest topic of conversation. 

Of course, this is just a brief overview of the past, present, and future of welding. We can’t wait to see what the future holds with regard to innovation and growth within the field, and we ensure that our team stays ahead of welding trends so we can best educate our customers.  Regardless of the tools and supplies, you need to complete your welding project, we can help!

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