As we continue to see a decline in the number and quality of skilled welders one thing remains the same: the demand for critical piping systems within our essential infrastructure. The shops who innovate to overcome this growing challenge to our industry are going to put themselves in a position for growth, while shops who fail to innovate are creating the potential to lose future business. It is an unfortunate reality that our skilled workforce is declining, but a reality non-the-less. GSI Machinery's mission is to strengthen America's critical infrastructure by serving those who maintain it, and to that end we are providing innovations that will keep fabrication on American soil rather than overseas in places where labor and quality are cheap. It is detrimental to the reliability of our infrastructure to have this work outsourced and so we are providing solutions that will keep our shops at home competitive in today's global market. The idea is not to put welders out of a job but instead to free up skilled welders to perform more complex welding operations while our technology handles the mundane, repeatable welding tasks and keeps shops productive with the limited welders they still have. There are numerous benefits to automating the pipe welding process including repeatable quality, consistency, speed, safety, and throughput. If you are curious to learn more, please reach out to us today and let's see if it makes sense for your shop to consider an automated pipe welding solution.