The article discusses the development of inert gas-shielded welding using a non-consumable electrode (TIG welding), outlines the history of shielding gases and tungsten electrodes, presents the primary accomplishments and patents related to the evolution of the TIG method worldwide and describes the first welding equipment produced in Poland and the attempted  use of the TIG method.

doi: 10.17729/ebis.2019.3/7