IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

SDG 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

nExhibit “Colour Tau”n Colour Tau is both an analogous and figurative representative of the SDG. It is a Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) welded joint close-up of an aluminium anode rod with explosively welded aluminium-steel bimetal. The joint is used in electrolysers for aluminium production and in operation, it conducts an electric current of 26,000 A. The achievement of the minimum transient resistance is a key parameter in terms of undesirable overheating of the joint. By computer image processing, the macrostructure of this combined welded joint was enhanced. The multi-stakeholder partnerships in the SDGs to share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial support are seen as critical to their overall success and is analogous to the partnerships in the welded joint application and sustainable production of aluminium, one of the most environmentally friendly metals on earth including claimed to be infinitely recyclable.

A successful sustainable development agenda requires partnerships between governments, the private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships build upon principles and values, a shared vision, and shared goals that place people and the planet at the centre and are needed at the global, regional, national and local level. Developing multi-stakeholder partnerships to share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial support is seen as critical to overall success of the SDGs. They are about strengthening and streamlining cooperation between nation-states, both developed and developing, using the SDGs as a shared framework and a shared vision for defining that collaborative way forward.

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection