In this updated, comprehensive Second Edition of Welding Engineering: An Introduction, author David Phillipsaddresses all of the mostimportant topics in welding engineering. The book covers a broad range of subjects and presents each topic in a relatively simple, easy to understand manner, with emphasis on the fundamental engineering principles. The author provides several important updates including pulsing, short circuit transfer to arc welding, improvement in efficiency to laser welding and ultra-phased array technology to welding inspection. Similarly, the author includes new topic areas: additive manufacturing and computational modeling of welds, two areas that are rapidly growing within the field. Added coverage of welding metallurgy and non-ARC welding balances out the ARC welding content. Suitable for students smooth learning experience, this edition includes a new feature - assignments. These assignments will be simple but effective, sitting at the end of each chapter for the student to reflect as they read; not only will this be useful for students, but this will allow the instructor some inspiration for their assessment questions.