Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Industry 5.0 1 Muralimohan Cheepu, Syed Quadir Moinuddin and Ashok Kumar Dewangan -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Industry 4.0 -- 1.3 Industry 5.0 -- 2 Advancements in Welding Technologies 13 Pavan Meena, Ansari Mohd Farhan, Ramkishor Anant and Shaik Himam Saheb -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Quality of Weld Joint -- 2.3 Pulsed Current GMAW -- 2.4 P-GMAW Process Stability Factors -- 2.5 Suitable Pulse Parameters of Selection -- 2.6 Effect of Pulse Parameters -- 2.7 Pulsed Current GMAW Advances -- 2.8 Double-Pulsed GMAW -- 2.9 Synergic Control -- 2.10 Self-Regulating Control -- 2.11 Microcomputer Control -- 2.12 GMAW Shielding Gas Flow -- 2.13 Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) -- 2.14 The Measurement of Oxygen (O2) Concentration -- 2.15 Spectroscopic Measurements of Plasma Temperature -- 2.16 P-GMAW Numeric Simulation -- 3 Automation in Welding Industries 37 Deepak Kumar Naik, Ved Prakash Sharma and Dinesh Kumar R. -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Automation Trends -- 3.3 Plasma Welding -- 3.4 Laser Welding -- 3.5 Arc Welding -- 3.6 MIG Welding -- 3.7 Resistance Welding -- 3.8 Conclusions -- 4 Digitalization of Welding Processes 49 Atla Sridhar, K. Prasanna Lakshmi, Shaik Himam Saheb and M. Siva Surya -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Techniques for Process Monitoring -- 4.3 Process Monitoring Applications -- 4.4 Future Directions -- 5 AI and ML in Welding Technologies 73 Suresh Goka, Gorle Shanmukha Narayana, Divya Jyothi G., Himam Saheb Shaik and Syed Quadir Moinuddin -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Enhancing the Welding Industry -- 5.3 Machine Learning Algorithm Types -- 5.4 Background of AI and ML -- 5.5 Weld Defects -- 5.6 Level of Weld Quality -- 5.7 Case Studies -- 5.8 Feasibility of Online Inspection of Ultrasonic Weld Quality -- 5.9 Conclusions -- 6 Digital Twin in Welding 91 Syam Kumar Chokka, M. Nagaraju and K. Nagabushan Kumar -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Friction Stir Welding -- 6.3 Defects in Friction Stir Welding -- 6.4 Laser Welding -- 6.5 Summary -- 7 IoT in Welding Industries 111 Harisivasri Phanindra K., S. Venukumar, Muralimohan Cheepu and Venkata Charan Kantumuchu -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Sensing and Analyzing Welding Data via the Internet of Things (IoT) -- 7.3 Welding Manufacture Based on IoT -- 7.4 Conclusion -- 8 VR and AR in Welding Technologies 129 Veningston K. and Dinesh Kumar Rajendran -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 How Intelligent is AI When Coupled with VR/AR? -- 8.3 VR/AR Architecture -- 8.4 Welding Processes -- 8.5 Intelligent Welding Technology -- 8.6 Types of Intelligent Welding Processes -- 8.7 Automated Welding Examples -- 8.8 Applications of VR and AR in Automated Welding -- 8.9 AI and ML for Visual Inspection of Welds -- 8.10 Limitations in the Existing State-of-the-Art Welding Techniques -- 8.11 Conclusions -- 9 Intelligent, Clean Cobot Arc Welding Cell 143 E. Schubert, S. Rose, M. Bender, N. Spietz and T. Weber -- 9.1 Chances for SMEs -- 9.2 Parameters and Consumption Data -- 9.3 CO2 Footprint Methodology -- 9.4 Result Presentation -- 9.5 Conclusion -- 10 Welding-Based 3D, 4D, 5D Printing 157 Suresh Goka, Satish Narayana Srirama, Divya Jyothi G., Syed Quadir Moinuddin and Himam Saheb Shaik -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Differences Among 3DP, 4DP and 5DP -- 10.3 Materials Used in 3DP, 4DP and 5DP Processes -- 10.4 Machinability of Welded Components -- 10.5 Concept of 4D and 5D Printing -- 10.6 FEM-Based Analysis -- 10.7 Applications -- 10.8 Conclusions -- 11 Welding and Joining of Novel Materials 183 Rajendra Goud, Poonam S. Deshmukh, Bhavesh Jain, G. Dan Sathiaraj and Kodli Basanth Kumar -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Core Effects -- 11.3 Arc Welding Techniques for HEAs -- 11.4 Solid State Welding -- 11.5 Explosive Welding -- 11.6 EBW and EBC of HEAs -- 11.7 Laser Welding of HEAs -- 11.8 Laser Cladding of HEAs -- 11.9 Conclusion and Summary -- 12 Sustainability in Welding Industries 215 Y.G. Bala, Santhi B. and Dinesh Kumar R. -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Critical Factors for Sustainability of Welding -- 12.3 Adoptability of Sustainable Welding -- 12.4 New Welding Standards for Sustainability -- 12.5 Resource-Conserving Techniques -- 12.6 Sustainability in Welding Training -- 12.7 5S Lean Strategy for a Sustainable Welding Process -- 12.8 A-TIG Welding: A Small Step Towards Sustainable Manufacturing -- 12.9 Sustainability Indices -- 12.10 Conclusion -- 13 Global Welding Market Growth 229 Y.G. Bala and Dinesh Kumar Rajendran -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Patrons of Global Welding Market -- 13.3 Welding Technologies in the Global Welding Market -- 13.4 Fluxes, Wires, Electrodes, and Fillers -- 13.5 Welding Market Dynamics -- 13.6 Manpower and Labor Challenges in Global Market -- 13.7 COVID-19's Impact on Global Welding Materials Market -- 13.8 New Opportunity in the Welding Market and Advanced Applications -- 13.9 Conclusions -- 14 Quality Assurance and Control in Welding and Additive Manufacturing 245 Venkata Charan Kantumchu, Syed Quadir Moinuddin, Ashok Kumar Dewangan and Muralimohan Cheepu -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Quality Issues in Welding -- 14.3 Quality Issues in 3D Printing -- 14.4 Conclusion -- 15 Welding Practices in Industry 5.0: Opportunities, Challenges, and Applications 263 Suresh Goka, Syed Quadir Moinuddin, Muralimohan Cheepu and Ashok Kumar Dewangan -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Manufacturing Trends -- 15.3 Welding Technology -- 15.4 Variety of Materials Used by Welding for Industry 5.0 -- 15.5 Virtual Reality (VR) for Welders -- 15.6 Challenges and Opportunities in Nuclear Reactor -- 15.7 Challenges of AM-Based Functionally Graded Materials Through LDED -- 15.8 Conclusion -- References -- Index.