EWI Commits to Accelerated Welder Training
Aims to educate, qualify 25,000 welders over three years EWI initiated a new program to educate and train 25,000 welders in the United States over the next three years, to help reduce “the critical...
View ArticleCurrent-Carrying Welding Reels
Welding Design staff Live current is directed through a 400-amp rotary electrical device for instant and constant use with any amount of unwound cable. Hannay Reels’ arc-welding reels carry live...
View ArticleAnother $87 Million in New Orders for Broadwind
Demand for wind towers surging after reauthorization of federal tax credits Broadwind Energy Inc. reported new orders totaling $87 million from a U.S. manufacturer of wind turbines, its fourth and...
View ArticleIn the Real World, Virtual Training Delivers Experience
Lincoln Electric’s VRTEX training system helps students grasp crucial welding skills and gain certification The Southeast Wisconsin Carpentry Training Center adopts Virtual Reality Arc Welding to...
View ArticleTier 4-Compliant Diesel-Power Welders
Welding Staff Classic 300 HE and SAE-300 HE recommended for pipeline, construction and maintenance applications Lincoln Electric introduced two high-efficiency, EPA Tier 4-compliant diesel...
View ArticleMultiprocess Capabilities for Onsite Pipe Welding
Welding Staff New system simplifies pipe welding for portable field applications to improve productivity, uptime and quality Miller Electric Mfg. introduced the PipeWorx FieldPro system for onsite...
View ArticleDual-Option Robotic Torches
Welding Staff High productivity welding with universal torch necks thanks to endlessly turning media coupling ESAB Welding & Cutting Products introduced the Aristo RT line of robotic torches for...
View ArticleBrazing for Medium-Sized Volumes
Welding Staff Two-station machine for automatic, timed heat control Fusion Inc. introduced the Braze Mate 110LS machine for brazing and soldering medium-volume jobs or short runs of various part...
View ArticleIn Plasma Cutting, Science Matters
Dan Oztunc How it works, what it can do, and why it's gaining popularity for machining and fabricating Understand plasma cutting, how it works, and why it's gaining in industrial applications.read more
View ArticleGE Shifts PV Strategy, Invests in First Solar
Commercial partnership centers on GE’s new choice in thin-film solar cell technology General Electric has shifted its strategy in solar technology, discontinuing a venture to build thin-film...
View ArticleSemi-Automatic MIG Gun for Light/Medium-Duty
WeldingDesign staff Durable, air-cooled device, 180-400 amps Bernard now offers the TGX™ semi-automatic MIG gun for light- to medium-duty welding, and projects requiring shorter arc-on times. read more
View ArticleModular Work-Cell Safety Fencing
WeldingDesign staff Cost-effective system with a limited number of parts, delivered partially assembled ABB Jokab Safety’s Quick-Guard modular fencing system consists of a limited number of parts,...
View ArticleNew Gas-Shielded Flux-Cored Wires
Welding Staff Hobart’s new wires have low fumes, high deposition, to improve comfort and productivity Hobart Brothers’ latest AWS E70T-1 welding wire — the FabCO® 70XHP gas-shielded flux-cored wire —...
View ArticleHow To Choose A Dust-and-Fume Collector
Welding Staff When it comes to buying industrial ventilation equipment, it can be difficult to properly evaluate a dust collector’s capabilities. When it comes to buying industrial ventilation...
View ArticleNew Friction Welder is World’s Largest
TFW’s latest design will be installed in North America for hydraulic process Thompson Friction Welding has built what it called “the world’s largest direct-drive friction welding machine.” It will be...
View ArticleMachine Takes on Hard-to-Weld Sapphire
A developer’s new technology accomplishes a process even more difficult than glass-to-glass welding, and expands the ways that high-tech manufacturers can take advantage of sapphire’s exceptional...
View ArticleNew Outlet for MagneGas Waste-Based Fuel
“Clean burning” hydrogen to be available through AccuGas MagneGas Corporation has identified a new distributor for its hydrogen-based fuel — a product it describes as “essentially interchangeable with...
View ArticleMoving Beyond QuickBooks® software to Support Manufacturing Growth with...
If today’s small and mid-sized manufacturer is to sustain growth and thrive in today’s global marketplace, they must evolve from some of the practices they used in their early stages. Case in point:...
View ArticleSlashing Maintenance Downtime for Offshore Rigs
Henk-Willem Sanders Trelleborg’s new process allows seals to be welded onsite aboard an FPSO platform, eliminating the need to halt operation, disconnect and return to shore for maintenance and...
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