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Butt welding is a metal welding process in which round or profile stock is welde d end to end.

[1] Butt welding can be used to run a processing machine continuously, as opposed to having to restart such machine with a new supply of metals. Usually, the seams (or abutment sections) are cleaned and prepared, and set on a n automated piece of equipment which then welds the two materials together. Afte rward, the material is usually ground down to a smooth finish and either sent on its way to the processing machine, or sold as a completed product.

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