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Unwelded is a community of welders, fabricators, and industry insiders striving to keep you at the forefront of the industry, so you get the information you need to stay competitive. We try to make sure that everything you read when you visit Unwelded.com is up-to-date, backed by research, and 100% trustworthy.
We don’t want you to have to spend hours searching for accurate and reliable information on welding. Hardworking folks like you visit Unwelded.com every day looking for welding information, tips, and other resources. You’re welcome to join our community.
Message from Our Co-Founder
Hi there! I’m Darell Laham.
Darell Laham
Editor-in-Chief, Welding the Unwelded
Running a website can be tough, not just because it takes time, but also because it is tricky to stay motivated and consistent. I know too well what it means to keep up a weekly blog.
But in this case, the choice was clear: my writing activities on this platform, Unwelded.com, are integrated with my full-time job as a senior welding engineer with 23 years of experience in TIG, MIG, MAG, dual flux, and stick welding, with over 15 years as an industrial entrepreneur.
Being the co-founder of this wonderful company gives me a lot of freedom to do what I like. I guess you could say I have autonomy but not free time because my days are very long.
How We Impart Knowledge
I believe that the best way to learn is by practice, as I have done for decades. For this reason, I don’t like too much theory when teaching.
I prefer to accompany you with a good welding helmet, a welding machine, and a few tools so that you can direct your own learning process and discover by yourself the skills needed to become a good welder. You can’t imagine how much pleasure I have in exploring the world of welding with my apprentices.
Gennaro Morelli
Robotic Finishing Expert
I met Gennaro Morelli for the first time on Thursday, March 21, 2013, during a demonstration of robot-assisted NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) techniques in the “Mecatronik” cleanroom. The presentation was organized by CETEM and the Spanish Welding Association (CESOL). As soon as he enters the room, Gennaro makes me feel comfortable. His job is far too technical for us to fully understand.
He can’t remember how many cars he has welded, but he does know for sure that among the most memorable jobs were the VW Sharan and, more recently, a luxury Mercedes-Benz. These are just two examples of how he has been able to make a living since the 90s with a career in welding and fabrication.
He now lives in Southern California with his family. Mr. Morelli’s primary job is to develop new robot-based finishing processes to build faster, more sophisticated welding robots, improve the accuracy of the robots, and expand the range of materials that can be handled by robots.
Waylon Sizemore
Safety and Compliance
Waylon is a welder and a seasoned instructor. After decades of working as a welder and fabricator, he learned enough to start his own company supplying welders with equipment.
When the crisis was upon us, he realized that if he wanted to stay in business, he had to switch to other services, like robotic finishing. Today, his focus is not just on normal metal welding and mechanical assembly but also on performing geometric drifts, making laser cuts, and assembling components.
I must admit something: I have a lot of respect for Waylon, who’s the father of four and started from scratch. He pursued his passion and earned an engineering degree. He worked hard and, for the last decade, has been a very reliable friend.
Amalia Miambo
Researcher and Process Engineer
Women like Amalia are a rarity, not just in our line of work, but in life in general. The stereotype most people have regarding manufacturing is that it’s dirty and only meant for men. In sharp contrast, her idea is that if you like working with your hands and building things, then you should definitely look into manufacturing.
She started welding when she was 19 years old and got hooked after she had a pretty intense welding lesson. People thought the idea of a woman welding was strange, but her dad saw that she really enjoyed it and told her to keep going. Amalia enjoys being a woman working in a field that has typically been dominated by men.
When welding, she loves to create. It is her art form. Even so, when working on a production process, it is critical that your welds meet specific guidelines necessary for safety and functionality. Through her years at a small gas utility in Waterloo, Iowa, she has seen many changes in productivity and efficiency.
All of these new advances happen while being committed to meeting the essential guidelines needed to operate safely. Her job was to replace service lines for the company’s customers after doing some cutting to fit the new line to the property line.
She currently lives in Valley Junction, a neighborhood just west of downtown Des Moines. Her present job is to fabricate and repair all sorts of agricultural equipment. It might be a combination link pin and sprocket, or it might be a fold-out foot pedal for the seat on your combine. It could be parts for a new harvester, or it could be repairing the hydraulic jaws on an old grinder or scale.
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