Welding technology center of excellence

Welding technology center of excellence

Center of Excellence Welding

The VDM Metals Center of Excellence Welding is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and process technologies. A team of qualified welding metallurgists, welding engineers, and welding technicians is available to answer our customers’ questions regarding welding technology.

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Our service portfolio

Our key areas of focus include:

  • Development and optimization of welding consumables and applications
  • Development of welding parameters for new materials
  • Qualification and approval of new welding consumables
  • Consulting on welding techniques and welding parameters
  • New technologies such as laser or wire arc additive manufacturing

The Center of Excellence Welding draws on state-of-the-art infrastructure—ranging from metallography using optical and electron microscopes to mechanical and technological materials testing and a corrosion laboratory.

In addition, our customers have access to an extensive sample inventory at the Service Center in Werdohl, which keeps semi-finished products from the VDM Metals portfolio and new developments in a wide range of dimensions readily available for test welding. Furthermore, it is also possible to obtain welded samples for application-specific testing.

Your contact

Dr.-Ing. (IWE) Martin Wolf Head of Center of Excellence Welding vCard
Route VDM Metals International GmbH Kleffstraße 23 58762 Altena