WELDIFY addresses the emerging need to develop a skilled workforce in the field of welding circular/reused metals. As the European construction and automotive sectors are rapidly seeking to use more and more recycled metal, both out of environmental and geopolitical/economic concern. In an increasingly unstable world, it is vital that Europe reduces its reliance on imported raw materials. However, recycling and reuse has the potential to alter metals’ material qualities. For that reason, high-tech welding technologies and training need to be applied to avoid the potentially catastrophic effects of poor quality welds, which can lead to loss of human life when critical infrastructure or components fail. 

At the moment, the EU market faces a labour shortage of close to one million skilled people in circular material welding (CMW) and overcoming this shortfall is the cornerstone of bringing manufacturing back to Europe while facilitating the deployment of circular economy in the automotive and construction sectors.