Less dependent on highly skilled welders :Good welders are sometimes difficult to get and they are
expensive . The Western European industry is facing a
shortage of personnel, caused not only by inability to keep skilled workers active, but also because of the dwindling recruitment. Engineering schools, technical education and
training programmes all over Europe seems to have lost attractiveness in the young generation (IIW Commission VIII). The welding industry more than many other branches of
manufacturing industry face these problems acutely. back
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