IIW White Paper

9.7.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 121 9.7.2 Welding in the minerals processing industry – Alumina case study.......................................... 122 9.8 Shipbuilding sector ......................................................................................................................... 123 9.8.1 Industry trends................................................................................................................................. 123 9.8.2 Naval shipbuilding – versatile and innovative in a changing Navy market ............................ 124 9.8.3 Innovative shipbuilding .................................................................................................................. 125 9.8.4 Integrated shop floor technology ................................................................................................ 125 9.8.5 Laser technology – A revolution in shipbuilding.......................................................................... 126 9.8.6 Aluminium ship fabrication............................................................................................................ 126 9.8.7 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 127 9.8.8 The IIW select committee Shipbuilding........................................................................................ 128 9.9 Building sector................................................................................................................................. 128 9.9.1 Needs and Challenges.................................................................................................................. 129 9.9.2 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 130 9.10 Bridge sector................................................................................................................................... 130 9.10.1 Needs and Challenges.................................................................................................................. 130 9.10.2 Welding industry role...................................................................................................................... 132 9.10.3 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 134 9.11 Rail track sector .............................................................................................................................. 134 9.11.1 Rail welding..................................................................................................................................... 134 9.11.2 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 136 9.12 Water transmission sector .............................................................................................................. 136 9.12.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 137 9.13 Advanced steels sector................................................................................................................. 137 9.13.1 Metallurgical challenges ............................................................................................................... 137 9.13.2 Preheat ............................................................................................................................................ 138 9.13.3 Residual stress ................................................................................................................................. 138 9.13.4 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 139 9.14 Electronics sector ........................................................................................................................... 139 9.14.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 141 9.15 Microjoining sector ......................................................................................................................... 142 9.15.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 143 9.16 Medical devices............................................................................................................................. 143 9.16.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 144 9.16.2 Joining live tissues and coatings................................................................................................... 146 9.16.3 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 146 9.17 Nanotechnology and nanojoining sector .................................................................................. 146 9.17.1 Nanotechnology for joining .......................................................................................................... 147 9.17.2 Joining of nanomaterials............................................................................................................... 147 9.17.3 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 148 9.18 Aerospace sector........................................................................................................................... 148 9.18.1 Hot topics ........................................................................................................................................ 149 9.19 Welding in space............................................................................................................................ 151 9.20 Small and medium enterprises’ needs and contributions ......................................................... 152 9.21 Strategies to meet challenges of industrial sectors and implementation............................... 153

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