Consumables News Archive
Selecting and Preparing Tungsten Electrodes for TIG Welding
Jun 17, 2010, By Joshua SprinkleTungsten has the hardness and high-temperature resistance that make it ideal for carrying the welding current to the arc. Here’s what you need to know to gain top TIG welding performance...
Growth in EU Welding Consumables
Jun 17, 2010Frost & Sullivan cites improvements in wind power, automotive, and construction ...
Stoody Simplifies Invoicing in Link with Thermadyne
Feb 25, 2010Reduces prices for all position and flat horizontal flux-cored stainless wires...
Hypertherm Expands Management Team
Nov 1, 2009In support of several new initiatives in preparation for future growth, Hypertherm has expanded its management team...
Welding Business Briefs:
Nov 1, 2009Hobart Welding Products introduced the Trek 180, a self-contained, battery-powered MIG welding package for true, off-the-grid welding...
Lincoln Electric Completes Chinese Acquisition
Jul 1, 2009Lincoln Electric Holdings' Asian subsidiary, Lincoln Asia Pacific, completed its previously announced acquisition of Jinzhou Jin Tai Welding and Metal Co. Ltd....
Enterprise Resource Planning
Mar 1, 2009, By CLARE GOLDSBERRY Associate EditorEvery welding shop is being forced by the economic times to do more than ever with fewer resources than ever. That makes a focus on productivity the name...
Lincoln Electric announces cutbacks
Mar 1, 2009In an indication of how difficult the domestic and international economy continues to be, just weeks after being named again as one of Forbes Magazine's...
Electrodes for food, chemical and petro plants
Jan 1, 2009New bare wire and covered stainless steel electrodes Arcos 308H from Arcos Industries LLC (www.arcos.com) feature a restricted carbon content of 0.04...
Keeping welding rods useable
Jan 1, 2009There is a demonstration on the strength of a weld and the importance of keeping welding rods clean and dry on the WeldingForum (www.weldingweb.com)....
Maintaining Your MIG Gun
Jul 1, 2008, By Andy Monk, product manager, BernardTime spent maintaining a MIG gun can be considered downtime, but that doesn't mean it is time wasted. Proper gun maintenance can substantially extend...
Letters
May 15, 2007, Welding StaffA much less costly way to stop wasting shield gas and much simpler is to simply move the flow meter to the wire feeder. Connect the regulator as usual,...
Selecting filler metal for flue pipe
Apr 26, 2007, Dave BartonPlease provide your recommendation on whether to use weld filler metal 16-8-2 or ER308H on stainless steel flue gas pipe made of ASTM A240-304H, and used...
Selecting the Correct Braze Alloy
Apr 26, 2007, Bruce VernyiBy THOMAS J. WALZ Edited by BRUCE VERNYI A great number of brazing problems are caused by the use of the wrong braze alloy. Often, a braze alloy is selected...
Best Practice in Oxyfuel Welding
Apr 26, 2007By CLARE GOLDSBERRY, associate editor Oxyfuel gas welding can be a hazardous, yet good profession. And, while there are many safety specifications for...
