The future of Welding Training goes through the latest technology trends and developments. Augmented Reality is leading the revolution in this field, and its technology and methodologies keep going around the world to be showed. In the last month, it has been presented in Germany, Australia, Korea and Norway. In Melbourne, Australia the World Federation…
Simulators are key in training programs across different industries and fields. The development of new technologies like Augmented Reality or Artificial Intelligence is improving their features and enhancing the learning process of trainees. From flight to surgery, any activity that requires hand skills and involves any kind of danger can be trained using a simulator.…
Korea Polytechnic Dasom High School organized a 2018 career learning experience at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KIITs) in Wonju, Gangwon Province. The event was hosted by KIITs and Postech, and its objective was to show future trainees how vocational training is currently being enhanced by the latest technologies and methodologies. The students had…
The development of Augmented Reality has experienced different phases in the last decade. This technology offers the possibility to “augment” the real world by adding virtual elements to it. Although AR has been in public consciousness for more than a decade, the massive embracement of smartphones was a turning point for it. In the smartphone…
Whether you are an occasional welder or a professional experienced one, WPS will play a key role everytime you need to perform a weld. In a trade like Welding, attention to detail and specifications is crucial, so every welder must be really clear on all the details a weld requires. The main objective of a…
In the recent years, qualified and certified welders have become some of the most demanded professionals within the industrial sector worldwide. In fact, according to de American Welding Society, the welding industry will face a shortage of around 400,000 skilled operators by 2024. Welding fits perfectly with people who like manual works, who are mechanically driven, meticulous…
The first Advanced Welder Training Centre is ready to open at the Tasmanian Minerals and Energy Council (TMEC) Centre of Excellence in South Burnie, it will count on the latest technologies on welding training. This new Centre is possible thanks to the collaboration between two institutions that are willing to bring the next step in…
The term Industry 4.0 arises from the combination of new information technologies and data analysis with advanced fabrication techniques and processes. The most representative features of this new era are smart connections and data. We are currently living in the information era. According to Bernard Marr, Big Data specialist, more data has been created in…
Singapore has held the first educational event on welding training trends and technologies where the latest developments like Augmented Reality (AR) welding simulators were presented to the more than 150 attendants from welding training school managers to leading companies within the industrial sector. The seminar was organised by Uniweld and supported by the Singaporean government…
Augmented Reality has experienced a fast growth is the last year and everyday it is easier to find a new industry that is applying it to its activity. For most people, their first contact with this technology comes in the form of a videogame or an app. Although the gaming industry is benefitting from the…
