keevitusdefektide (nt sisselõigete) ja õmbluse ülemineku parandamine/kohendamine pingekontsentratsiooni vähendamise eesmärgil kasutades TIG-keevitust (vt TIG-keevitus), a post-welding operation consisting in remelting of the weld toe region aimed to promote a reduction of the stress concentration effect in that zone by an induced smoother transition between the plate and the weld crown (see: gas tungsten arc welding/TIG-welding)