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Forging the Factory of the Future
Manufacturer signs three-year service agreement that will transition the operation from fixing one robot at a time after a failure to monitoring the performance of 30 robots individually and as a fleet.
How to (Safely and Securely) Use the Cloud to Improve Welding and Cutting Operations
Fabricators tend to operate by anecdotal evidence and company history. Data-management tools like ESAB’s Digital Solutions can help companies understand — and move the needle on — their true drivers of productivity.
Exposing the Dangerous Myths About Welding Equipment and Machinery
Plenty of risks accompany the operation of welding equipment and machinery – but misinformation can increase the chances for poor decision-making and hazardous mistakes. Westermans Intl. Technical Director Mark Reaney calls out some industry myths and offers tips to help you operate as safely as possible.
5 Ways to Calculate Your Actual Welding Costs
Tracking equipment purchases, labor hours, filler metal, and consumables is obvious and relatively straightforward. If you’re like many fabricators, though, you’re probably also budgeting for expenses you shouldn’t have to incur.
Calculate Total Weld Cost from Fabrication Shop Data
The updated ESAB Quick Weld Productivity Analyzer tool enables fast report generation and editing. Among its improvements, the calculator provides more filler metal for the North American market.
Healthy Welding Wire? No Cancer-Causing CrVI Emissions Here
Free of chromium and nickel, EnDOtec Safe-Hard 600 wire range from Castolin Eutectic has reduced fume emissions and complies with the strictest European Exposure Occupational Limits. Perhaps more than 120 million workers are exposed to harmful welding-related fumes, so removing Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI) is an engineering, chemistry and safety coup.
One Modular Torch Covers Multitude of Needs
Fronius’ welding torches for manual Tungsten Inert Gas welding (TIG) can be customized to suit the welder’s personal preferences as well as the welding task at hand. Their modular design offers a range of sustainable and cost-effective options.
Busted: 5 Myths About Metal-Cored Welding Wire
Metal-cored wire isn’t new, but there are often misconceptions about applications, cost, performance, strength, and workability compared to solid wire. Read on to learn how you might be missing opportunities to increase welding operation productivity for less cost.
Inflatable Pipe Purging System for 300ºC Pre- and Post-Weld Heating
Achieve continuous pipe weld purging during sustained heat treatments with HotPurge, developed by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT. The system is available in 6” to 88” and can be used repeatedly.
Two in One: Hybrid Milling/Friction Stir Welding Machine
Mazak expands its line of multitasking machining centers with the VTC-300C FSW, a milling machine with friction stir welding (FSW) package for joining alloys with low melting points. Machine also features full traveling-column design, automatic tool changer, and 40-taper spindle.
Cost-Effective Alternative to Thoriated Tungsten Electrodes
Comprised of three scientifically balanced oxides that promote migration and evaporation rates, Diamond Ground Products’ thorium-free Tri-Mix tungsten electrodes are a cost-effective and safe alternative to Wolfram Industries’ 2% thoriated tungsten electrodes.
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