The Welding Summit 2025 is shaping up as more than just a conference—it’s a mirror held up to today’s welding industry. Under the theme “Keeping Pace in an Innovative World,” this year’s agenda isn’t chasing trends. It’s asking real questions about what it takes to stay relevant, from smart data systems to smarter workforce strategies. With sessions that cut across automation, training, metallurgy, and code compliance, the program isn’t just about new tech—it’s about the people expected to use it.
While AI and automation dominate headlines, this summit keeps its boots on the ground. Chris Herzog’s session on orbital welding tech digs into how AI tools can shorten training curves and boost safety, not just add buzzwords. Meanwhile, speakers like Paisley Witkowski are exploring how automation in inspection is already reducing errors—not in theory, but on actual shop floors. The message is clear: these are tools in use now, not tomorrow’s prototypes.
But keeping up isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a human one. With fewer skilled welders entering the trade, talks like Andrew Brown’s on workforce development take center stage. Gen Z recruitment, technician training, and knowledge transfer are no longer HR issues—they’re strategic ones. And sessions like Robert Smilie’s “If We Build It, Who Will Work There?” push the conversation toward long-term solutions.
This year’s summit also doesn’t overlook the fundamentals. Sessions on steel metallurgy and nickel alloy welding remind engineers that new materials bring old lessons back into focus. Whether it’s additive manufacturing or high-consequence alloys, the need for depth in material knowledge is only growing. If the future of welding is faster, smarter, and more connected—Welding Summit 2025 is where the industry checks its footing before making the next leap.
August 6-8, 2025 | The Woodsland Resort, TX
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