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Three Ways to Address the Welder Shortage
A lack of skilled labor may mean missed deadlines, a reduced ability to compete for jobs, higher costs and lost productivity due to rework. But new technologies and welding systems being designed by welding equipment manufacturers can help fabricators address these challenges, bridge the labor gap and remain competitive by completing jobs on time with high quality.
Forklift Manufacturer Relies on Simulation Software
To improve productivity in their robotic welding operations, Crown has begun to replace the time-consuming manual teaching of their robot systems with simulation-based offline programming for tool path generation.
CRC-Evans Appoints New President
Kevin Allen is now the president of Onshore West.
Lincoln Electric Opens New Tech Center
Their $30 million Welding Technology & Training Center provides technical welding training and turnkey educational systems for training at customer facilities.
Demand for Cobots Increases
Universal Robots hits $170 million in revenue as demand increases for their collaborative robot (cobot) arms.
ESAB Launches Customer Rewards Program
The Burn and Earn program from ESAB provides cash back rebates in the form of a prepaid Visa card, making it convenient to spend reward cash.
Yaskawa Motoman Names New Vice President
David Troeter joins their executive team as their new vice president of customer satisfaction.
Lincoln Electric Appoints New Member to Board
The appointment of Dr. Ben Patel expands their board to 12 directors, 11 of whom are non-employee directors.
Bug-O Appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing
Scott Thayer now leads their sales and marketing team.
How to Get Higher Welding Output from a Smaller Area
The IRB 2600ID robot from ABB Robotics achieves maximum acceleration at all times without restriction to significantly reduce total welding cycle times and increase reliability.
Next Steps in Double Layer Body Building
Take a look at how Alfa Romeo uses the innovative and flexible OpenGate framing system from Comau for impressive high speed construction of their luxury Giulia automobile.
Welding Helmet with Lens Technology for Multiple Welding Jobs in Power Generation Work
The VIKING PAPR 3350 Welding Helmet from Lincoln Electric has an optional extended battery pack and 4C lens technology that gives operators a clear and undistorted view of the welding arc and puddle to maximize control and minimize defects.
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