February 1, 2005
Articles
Avoid introducing constraint
Omer W. Blodgett, Sc.D., P.E. Any design engineer or manufacturer dreads the following scenario: A new system is installed at a customer's facility, and...
Automation is key to global competitiveness
Arecent USA Today interview with Uwe Doerken, former executive chairman of DHL, got me thinking about the reality of automation and how it is essential...
Protect wiring from sparks
Newman's spirally cut, expandable, PTFE cable wrap protects wiring on lasers and marking and welding equipment from sparks. Applied like tape, the wrap...
Here's How It's Welded
Look at the past to explain the present Seventy-five years ago, the welding industry and this publication, then named Here's How It's Welded, were in...
Laser cutting in a 3D world
Today's advanced 3D laser cutting machines are tomorrow's metal-processing standard. By Thomas Burdel and Pieter Schwarzenbach of Prima Laser Tools. Edited...
Adhesive seals tundish nozzles
Ceramabond 813A is an alumina/silica-filled paste that seals tundish nozzles used in steel foundry applications. The adhesive bonds to ceramic, refractory,...
Angle plates for mounting fixtures
Misumi's cast and welded angle plates for mounting fixtures, air cylinders, actuators, and motors come in 3 to 18-in. heights. They feature reinforced...
Bimetal reciprocating saw blades
Max Cut Air Saws are bimetal blades used with pneumatic saws in sheetmetal cutting applications. The blades have M42 steel edges and measure 1 / 2 X 0.025...
Carbide-tipped hole saws
Simonds' carbide-tipped hole saws are made with special tungsten carbide tooth tips and precision ground teeth that the company reports tackle the toughest...
Cut bevels automatically
Compound Skew Plasma bevel rotators cut continuous bevel profiles from +45 to -43, creating bevel and land configurations for weld preparation surfaces....
Digital panel meters
Trident universal digital panel meters have watertight NEMA 4X front panels and bright-red, 0.56-in., four-digit LED displays that are easy to read. The...
Gas-fired, infrared tube heaters
The Space-Ray ETS/ETU series of low-intensity, gas-fired, infrared tube heaters now includes 19 different heaters in over 100 configurations. The heaters...
Glare-free lighting
Well-suited for construction sites, lightweight GloBug light towers throw glare-free light 360 over 150 ft because of 1,000-W metal-halide lamps. The...
Holemaking display centers
Hougen's holemaking display centers found at distributor locations and retail tool outlets now feature custom-molded clamshell packaging of numerous tooling...
Metal-patching compound
Lab-metal is a ready-to-use repair and patching compound that hardens when exposed to air. It fills dents, seams, and cracks, and can be thinned for use...
Metal-forming presses
The Longbed Pressformer FP series of presses combine a two-cylinder pressbrake frame with Pacific's press control systems. The company reports the units'...
Nozzle-cleaning station
Lincoln's Power Ream nozzle-cleaning station removes and prevents spatter buildup in robotic cell MIG torches. A clamp holds the gun nozzle firmly in...
Plasma/oxyfuel cutting systems
Plasma Automation's new Vicon Elite is a precision plasma/oxyfuel cutting system that does scribing and drilling. Vicon's gantry accommodates a variety...
Portable plasma cutter
ESAB's HandyPlasma 380 plasma cutting machine weighs 22 lb and is ready to use just hook up the air, plug it in, and start cutting. It is well-suited...
Dual-processor CNC
The new PC-based Promotion Duo controller provides multitasking, easy part creation, and nesting for oxyfuel, plasma, and waterjet cutting applications....
RFID tool-tracking and antitheft service
Safe & Sound is a one-stop, full-service radio frequency identification (RFID) tool-tracking and antitheft resource for the construction industry. Safe...
Safety light screens
Banner's EZ-Screen is a non-contact, point-of-operation, safety light-screen system sporting several new features, including fixed blanking. With this...
Solid and stranded-wire compactor
The MC1301 compactor for solid and stranded-wire welding applications produces a solid, fused-weld joint with single or multiple parts on applications...
Speedy lasers
Laser Group of NTC America's newest laser cutter the TLZ is a bridge-type, 2D, 3-axis CO2 system that the company claims "redefines speed." The TLZ features...
Stationary spot/projection welder
Dengensha America's S-NDX is a new addition to the company's NDX series. The S-NDX is a stationary spot/projection welder well-suited for heavy-duty applications...
Vertical bandsaws cut tough alloys
Tannewitz's vertical bandsaws cut tough alloys such as stainless and tool steel, as well as mild steel, brass, and aluminum. The bandsaws have 16, 20,...
Welding generator
Miller Electric reports its Miller Legend 302 is the only low-speed, gas-engine-driven welding generator that produces 5,500 W of peak power and 5,000...
Wheel and rim blaster
Viking's WH2600 wheel and rim blaster removes paint and rust from wheels and rims for improved paint adhesion and visual inspections for defects. The...
When good GTAW arcs drift
Drafty conditions are bad for welders and their GTAW arcs. Richard Harris, consulting editor According to CK Worldwide, its Gas Saver front-end kit lets...
Finishing brushes for small angle grinders
Mighty-Mite says its steel brushes for small angle grinders eliminate vibration during use, providing long brush life and reducing operator fatigue. The...
Flux-cored wires for hardfacing
McKay VertiWire 600 gasshielded flux-cored wires are for hardfacing mild and low-alloy steel components prone to moderate abrasive wear and medium to...
Mounted points clean cast-metal parts
Rex-Cut mounted points feature multiple layers of non-woven cotton fiber and aluminum oxide abrasive grains pressed and bonded into balls, cones, and...
Paint creates metallic barrier
The Steel-It line of paints which contain 316 stainless steel creates a metallic barrier that resists chemicals, solvents, and detergents. The paints...
Portable gasoline-powered welder/generators
Miller's new Blue Star line of portable generator/welders run with gasoline engines. Both the Blue Star 145 DX and Blue Star 185 DX models have five gallon...
Spring-rewind reels for gas welding
Hannay's N400 reels handle up to 100 ft of twin 1 /4 or 3 / 8-in. oxygen/gas hose for welding. They feature two swivel-joint inlets and two outlet risers...
Tungsten electrodes handle TIG and plasma welding
Process Welding's thoriated, ceriated, and lanthanated electrodes for GTAW and PAW welding are seven-in.-long with diameters from 0.020 to 1 /8-in. The...
Portable welding-fume extractor
The Mini Flex is a portable system that removes and filters welding fume in confined spaces. The system is well-suited for light and medium-duty arcwelding....
Tape seals root gaps
EZ Zone Tape seals root gaps on stainless steel and aluminum pipes without contaminating the weld site with adhesive. Halogen and fluorocarbon-free, the...
