Welding

• Major players in the worldwide welding guns and torches market are ESAB, Fronius International, Illinois Tool Works, Lincoln Electric, and Panasonic Connect, which act as dominant forces in the industry.
• The Asia Pacific region dominated the global welding guns and torches market share in 2022, responsible for over 37% of the total revenue.
• Advanced welding processes are a significant phenomenon driving the growth of the welding guns and torches market.
• The global welding guns and torches market is highly diverse and segmented, with various types of equipment tailored to different welding processes.

• Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city, has a high level of encroachment and this has led to the pollution of water bodies.
• As scholars of urban planning and chemistry, we conducted a study in the greater Kumasi metropolis to understand the extent of encroachment and pollution of two rivers, Subin and Wiwi.
• We also wanted to know more about the extent of water pollution, land-use dynamics and water resources regulations, and how they influence the quality of water resources.
• We recommend that the city authorities monitor what is happening better and do more to prevent degradation of Kumasi’s water bodies.

Effects of land use on the quality of water bodies

• Also, the intense pressure of urbanisation on the available land has resulted in a high level of encroachment in wetlands.
• As a result of limited investment in sewage plants, most of the city’s untreated waste water is discharged into the surface water bodies.
• This has implications for the quality and sustainability of these water bodies.
• During heavy rains, the refuse runs off into the water, affecting water quality and flow.
• The industrial activities along the water bodies include washing bays, auto-mechanical activities, welding and wood processing.

Time for Kumasi to wake up

• Urban growth can coexist with natural resources if human activities located near water bodies don’t threaten their quality and continued existence.
• Our study shows that Kumasi has developed with little regard for its natural assets.
• City authorities ought to put in place measures to clean the water bodies and convert buffer areas into parks and green spaces.
• Ecologically sensitive areas that are 100 feet away from wetlands should be compulsorily acquired as natural assets for the public interest.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global robotics market size is estimated to grow by USD 22.27 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to Technavio.
• Government initiatives in Europe, particularly through programs like Horizon 2020, are set to propel the global robotics market growth.
• The warehouse Robotics Market is projected to grow by USD 4.1 billion with a CAGR of 13.31% during the forecast period 2021 to 2026.
• The aerospace robotics market size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.2% between 2023 and 2027.

• PITTSBURGH, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in industrial lasers for precision manufacturing, today introduced the ExactWeld 410 laser welding system for medical device manufacturing.
• Medical devices are increasingly relied on to improve patient quality of life and longevity, driving the rapidly growing demand for high-quality and high-reliability precision welding in medical device manufacturing.
• The ExactWeld 410 from Coherent is a new system that excels at the most demanding requirements for precision welding of medical devices.
• Besides precision welding, Coherent offers the medical manufacturing industry a full range of laser systems for cutting and marking with its StarCut Tube , ExactCut , and ExactMark systems.