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Financial Justification: Achieving a Two-Year Payback with Robotic Welding
Deciding whether to convert manual or semiautomatic arc welding stations over to robotic welding is typically driven by the payback or return on investment achieved through labor savings. But Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric explains that labor savings do not comprise the total anticipated savings and shows how they are generated from a variety of other process-related areas.
Basic Tips for Understanding (and Preventing) Common Types of Weld Cracking
The best defense against weld cracking is to understand its causes and solutions. And he shows why the best place to start is by understanding hot cracking and cold cracking.
FROM 5G TO 6G: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY ON OUT-OF-POSITION PIPE WELDING
Keith Packard and Derick Railling of Hobart Brothers explain how making the change to a tubular wire for out-of-position pipe welding applications can yield significant productivity gains. They also show how to ensure that the chosen wires best match the base material for the application and how to prevent an already difficult task from becoming more so.
LESSONS LEARNED IN GTAW QUALIFICATION TESTING
To emphasize the importance of the effects of welding heat input and cooling rate on weld mechanical properties, Regis Geisler of Lincoln Electric analyzes another application where a one percent nickel electrode was successfully implemented in a welding application.
Filtration System for Weld Fume Control
The Circulator™ from Lincoln Electric is a supplement to an existing source extraction system that is ideal for small shops that have overhead cranes, large amounts of infrastructure, or other obstructions for ductwork and offers an economical alternative to a push-pull system.
Lincoln Electric Dedicates 443 Ft Wind Tower
The welding OEM demonstrates its commitment to renewable energy by constructing a $5.9 million 2.5 MW wind tower at its world headquarters in Cleveland, OH, that will generate up to 10 percent of the energy used for its main plant and save up to $500,000 a year in energy costs.
Troubleshooting the Wire Feed System
Accurately troubleshooting problems with the delivery of the welding wire to the weld pool and the current to the wire when they arise or, better yet, avoiding them before they arise, is crucial to maximizing the benefits that these processes offer.
ADVANCES IN ROBOTIC WELDING
The next generation of innovation and advances in industrial robot technology promise to increase your productivity in arc welding and other multipurpose applications.
Lincoln Electric Becomes First Welding Equipment Manufacturer to Add Tag Codes
Company implements mobile 2D technology that aids consumers in the re-sale distributor showroom with product selection and customers in the post-sale environment with operational tips and support resources.
THE TOP 10 MISTAKES IN RUNNING A WELDING OPERATION . . . AND SIMPLE WAYS TO SOLVE THEM
With equipment, weld procedures, filler metals, consumables and so many factors to monitor, it is inevitable that mistakes will occur in welding. But they don’t have to happen. Bernard, Hobart Brothers and Miller Electric review the most common mistakes that occur . . . and recommend how to solve them.
SHORTEN THE CALENDAR, SHRINK THE GLOBE
Robotic welding integrator Genesis Systems uses scalable, flexible DELMIA Robotics 3D digital manufacturing technology to get their systems to the build phase much quicker than their competitors, eliminating a huge amount of retool time, saving up to 30 percent in tool design and reducing design changes by 65 percent.
ROBOTIC SUBMERGED ARC WELDING IN POWER GENERATION FABRICATION
A welding robot typically uses a solid or metal cored electrode. Submerged arc welding (SAW) is an exception. Jeff Nadzam of Lincoln Electric explores how this highly efficient welding process is being embraced by East End Welding to deliver sound weld deposits that are lower in hydrogen, fuse well with parent materials, and create exceptional finished weld mechanical properties.
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