Before the arc, there is fit-up and prep. Edges are beveled, surfaces are cleaned with a grinder or a wire brush, and pieces are clamped and tacked. Then the welder sets the machine for the process, MIG, TIG, stick, or flux-core, picks the wire or rod, and sets voltage, amperage, and gas flow. During the weld, the torch angle and the travel speed change as the joint changes position, and the welder manages the puddle to avoid undercut and burn-through.
After the weld comes slag removal, a visual check of the bead, grinding where needed, and sometimes a dye penetrant or ultrasonic test. Distortion from heat is anticipated and compensated with clamping or sequence.
The head camera captures the welder's view of the puddle through the helmet, along with the hands on the torch and the filler. Fixed cameras around the booth or the fixture show the body position and the joint from outside, synchronized with the head camera. We film full shifts in working fabrication shops with consented, paid welders, cleared for commercial training. Episodes are segmented per joint or per pass, with plain-language step labels and success or failure tags from the weld inspection. Hand, torch, filler, workpiece, and clamp tracking is optional. The data arrives in the form your pipeline reads, inside your own cloud account.
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