Welding equipment refers to the machinery required to perform welding processes. It includes welding machines, welding process equipment, and auxiliary welding tools.

The primary types of welding equipment include electric welders, flame welding equipment, and other welding equipment. Among them, electric welders are the most common, encompassing the following categories:

Arc welding machines, which are further categorized into manual arc welding machines (arc welding transformers, rectifiers, and generators), submerged arc welding machines, and gas shielded arc welding machines (non-consumable gas shielded welding and consumable gas shielded welding).

(2) Resistance welding machines, which are categorized into spot welders, projection welders, seam welders, and butt welders.

(3) Other welding machines, such as flux cored welding machines, plasma arc welding machines, high-frequency welding machines, electron beam welding machines, laser beam welding machines, ultrasonic welding machines, friction welding machines, cold press welding machines, and brazing machines, etc.