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19th to 21st of May 2026
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MAY 2026

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Vigo ship-builders, pioneers in the use of laser technology for welding

Coinciding with the International Institute of Welding, a technical-scientific meeting, at which the major experts in this field are attending, will be held in Vigo in the middle of April AIMEN and the slip-builders are studying how the use of applied laser technology could be more profitable. The managing director of the technology centre, Jesus Lago, states that the next step is to combine traditional arc welding with lasers, thus achieving the advantages of both technologies. The laser requires a steady, continuous supply of precise heat and “infinitely quicker” than currently used, whilst at the same time avoiding distortion of the metal.