From the Editor's Desk

The quest for materials with greater mechanical and resistance properties combined with fabricability, which are to be used in conjuction with new-generation welding hardwares for achieving higher productivity and economy, has given rise to multi-disciplinary research programmes in the industry. This is a must. Numerous statistics indicate the lack of relationship between production volume, cost and R&D expenditure in all industrial sectors. In the global R&D scenario India’s share remains abysmally low. This concerns us all. In the market place, we can only compete on the basis of quality for quality with the support of planned R&D, and not by borrowing foreign technology for ever. We know it all!