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Welding in Canada

Structural welding in Canada answers to a single national standard: CSA W47.1, administered by the Canadian Welding Bureau, which audits a company's procedures, supervisors, and welders before it may weld structural steel1. Most serious fabricators hold it, so specifying CWB certification is shorthand for metal joined to a proven, third-party-verified process.

That rigor suits the work Canada does at scale: structural steel, energy and pipeline fabrication, and precision TIG in aluminum and stainless. TIG carries thin and precision joints, MIG moves faster on steel, and the network pairs welding with machining for complete assemblies, with weld sequencing and access designed to control distortion.

Sources 1. CWB Group, CSA W47.1 certification

CWBISO 9001AS9100ITARISO 13485
Coverage across CanadaQualified manufacturing capacity by Canadian province.Ontario: ~130k parts/moAlberta: ~42k parts/moQuebec: ~40k parts/moManitoba: ~28k parts/moNova Scotia: ~20k parts/moSaskatchewan: ~16k parts/moBritish Columbia: ~16k parts/moOnt.~130kAlta.~42kQue.~40kMan.~28kN.S.~20kSask.~16kB.C.~16k~300,000parts / month
About 300,000 welding parts per month of qualified manufacturing capacity across Canada.

What you can get made

Finishing
Powder Coating, Painting, Heat Treating, Polishing, Anodizing, Deburring, Plating, Sand Blasting
Advanced equipment
5-Axis Machining, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, CMM, Wire EDM, Swiss Turning
Industries served
Industrial, Aerospace, Construction, Food Processing, Mining, Medical, Oil & Gas, Energy

Good to know

  • TIG suits thin and precision work in aluminum and stainless; MIG is faster for steel.
  • CWB certification is the standard for structural welding in Canada.
  • Design to control distortion: balanced welds and adequate access.

Welding by material

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