A Few Basic Things You Might Not Know About Structural Steel Welding

Anytime that structural steel is being used to construct some type of building or structure, welding is typically done too. If you're interested in structural steel welding, then you may want to know a little more about how it's done and the techniques and processes that are used in the building process. These are some of the basic things that you might want to know about structural steel welding. 

Some Work Is Done in a Shop

First of all, you should know that many welding professionals have welding shops that they use for performing various welding tasks, including structural steel welding. In some cases, it's easier to go ahead and weld multiple components together in the shop. Then, when the components are delivered to the building site, they will be ready to use right away. Some welding professionals prefer to get their work done in the shop, where they might have all of their welding equipment and supplies. Then they don't have to worry about taking their equipment with them to get work done.

Some Work Is Done On-Site

Of course, even though it's true that some structural steel welding is done in a shop, not all of it can be. With some building projects, some of the welding is best done on the job site. In this case, the welding professional will arrive at the job site, where they will either bring the structural steel themselves or where the structural steel should already be available. Then, they will bring portable welding equipment with them, and they might use scaffolds, scissor lifts, or other equipment to help them get their job done, such as if they need to perform structural steel welding at heights.

Welding Alone Might Not Be Enough

Although welding is commonly used in structural steel buildings, welding alone is often not the only technique that has to be used during the building process. Other techniques might be used to connect various structural steel components to one another. Large, heavy-duty bolts and other industrial-grade fasteners might be used, for example.

Different Welding Types Will Be Used

You shouldn't assume that the same welding techniques and equipment are used for all parts of a structural steel welding job. Different types of welding might be used on the job site and in the shop. Generally, structural steel welding professionals know about different types of welding techniques and have access to different types of welding equipment, so they should be able to perform the best type of welding for each part of the job.

Contact a local structural steel welding service to learn more.