Welding and Metalwork

Dramatic scenes of metal fabrication, featuring sparks flying during welding and cutting processes, showcasing industrial craftsmanship and safety.

Sparks flying while grinding on a belt sander
Sparks flying while grinding on a belt sander
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Sculptor using a grinder to make an abstract metal sculpture
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Caucasian male metalsmith shaping metal and creating sparks.
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Newport News Shipbuilding contractor Rodney Taylor, from Newport News, Virginia, grinds a catapult rail preparing for installation of new plating on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Newport News, Virginia, Oct. 5, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.
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Welder building an iron gate in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
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Construction worker processes a steel beam with an angle grinder on a large construction site, Burglengenfeld, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 7, 2014) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Cruz Gutierrez, from San Pedro, Calif., cuts sheet metal using a pneumatic grinder aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is in the composite unit training exercise phase in preparation for its upcoming deployment.
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worker welding metal with sparks
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worker using an oxyacetylene welder
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Metal welding steel works using electric arc welding machine to weld steel at factory. Metalwork manufacturing and construction maintenance service by manual skill labor concept.
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welding, GA, Georgia, Atlanta, Shielded metal arc welding, industrial, Thomas J. Owens Jr. (Tony)
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Anefo photo collection. Old navy camp for Spanish workers in Rotterdam. Welder at work. January 10, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Replacing CV joint boot
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Welder working with a welding torch
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worker welding metal. worker welding metal with sparks at factory
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Pere Coll working in a factory the metal work entitled "Inici de vol" (Start of flight), 2011, San Adrián de Besós, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Author: RAMON MANENT.
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Industrial worker with protective mask is welding metal in car factory
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STAFF SGT. Walter R. Allen, a member of the 86th Field Maintenance Squadron, operates an arc welding torch. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
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Worker cutting metal with knife. Sparks while knife iron
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (Nov. 3, 2012) Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Micheal Binley, from Scandinavia, Wis., assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), cuts through a damaged ferry slip brace using an oxyacetylene torch, at Hoboken Transit Terminal, N.J. Wasp, USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) are positioned in New York City harbor to provide relief support to areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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Welder wearing mask melting rod to connect two large pieces of steel
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Grinding and sparks in steel fabrication in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Trichy Tamil Nadu India MR 777A Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Welder at work in factory
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Czech Republic, Nizbor. Glass blowers working at Ruckl Crystal Factory.
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Crank shaft is inserted into clipping press to remove excess flash
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A technician at the Naval Research Laboratory uses a "melt spinning" process to create alloys for use in powerful magnets that have applications in computers, aircraft and submarines. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Industrial Worker
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Worker welding automotive part in factory
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Close-up of a welding machine with flame
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Young mechanic with a welding machine in an old dirty garage at night. Man in protection doing welding work, hobby Young mechanic with a welding machine in an old dirty garage at night. Man in protection doing welding work, hobby. ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/IanxIankovskiix 21439184 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Kay, aircraft metals technology craftsman, adjusts the flame of an oxyacetylene torch, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 21, 2011. Kay is assigned to the 86th Maintenance Squadron.
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Worker welding in factory
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Blacksmith working with hammer at anvil surrounded by sparks
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Glassblowing, art and man with blowpipe, factory and creative for manufacturing of glass and industry. Production, shaping and black person in uniform for craft, glassmaker and design for product
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Young caucasian man in red work clothing repairing car with angle cutter. Many sparks on background.
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An industrial white skillfully produces a metal fence for a new business complex, using modern devices, spraying the bright sparks and underline the precision and dedication of the craft. An industrial white skillfully produces a metal fence for a new business complex, using modern devices, spraying the bright sparks and underline the precision and dedication of the craft. , Model Released, SymborGoto
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Industrial Worker Welding with Safety gear in Industrial Pipe Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Glass blowing, shape and black man in workshop for creative small business, artist and handmade craft. Art, product process and glassblower in factory for sustainable project, design and heat tools
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240227-N-EC000-1048 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2024) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class James Burrous, from Richmond, Texas, uses a circular saw to cut a piece of metal to shape during a repair in the metalsmith shop of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Feb. 27. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Navy
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110323-N-BR887-036SEA OF JAPAN (March 23, 2011) Hull Maintenance Technician Jake Sadlowsky, from Abingeon, Il., brazes a low pressure air line valve fitting. George Washington departed from her forward operating port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka in response to the complex nature of the disaster that struck Japan on March 11.
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Worker sawing metal in a workshop in Bukavu, Congo
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Welder welding with protective equipment, Kundl, Kufstein District, North Tirol, Tirol, Austria, Europe
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Josh Crutchfield, a civilian contractor for the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, welds pieces of metal together, May 18, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. As a part of the fabrication flight, metals technology works primarily with welding and computer numerical control machines.
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Airman 1st Class Cory Kalin sprays a piece of metal during a penetrant test June 18, 2014, on Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. Penetrant testing is a method of detecting surface cracks, corrosion, scratches and other surface impurities which create cavities and voids on the surface of metals or other structural materials. Kalin is a nondestructive inspection specialist with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
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Vocational training as a metalworker, teacher, left, checking the welding technique of a vocational student, Youhanabad, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia
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MOBILE, Ala. (Jan. 11, 2016) Kathryn L. Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa, Okla., sponsor of the future littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), etches her initials into the ship's keel plate with the help of Austal welder Brandon Myers during a keel laying ceremony Jan. 11 at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Ala.