Browsing: welding industry trends 2026

Carey Chen, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of the American Welding Society If your manager asks you for a performance review, make sure you are ready to answer the key question: What value do you bring to the organization? For AWS, that question is often framed a little differently: Why would someone join AWS as a member or volunteer? Before I answer that question, it’s important to look at the broader forces reshaping our industry and the opportunities those forces create for both AWS and GAWDA members. We are living through a period of rapid change. Global megatrends are…