The shipbuilding industry is a very diverse industry that manufactures larger, mainly seagoing vessels for cargo or passenger transport, the offshore energy industry or military purposes. It also includes the maintenance and conversion of these vessels. A wide range of materials are used in the shipbuilding industry, from structural steel to high-strength steel, stainless-steel and aluminum.

In most cases, these materials are joined using the traditional arc welding process. To a large extent, these are manual operations, but there is a growing trend towards robotization and automation to increase both productivity and quality. Whatever the application is, Böhler Welding offers the right consumables and application technologies. In combination with our equipment, we offer Full Welding Solutions for yards and system suppliers.