May 1, 2005
Articles
Hand-held abrasive sticks
Rex-Cut Hand Held Finishing Sticks are made of reinforced non-woven cotton fiber and abrasive grains for fast but reportedly controlled and gentle one-step...
Repackaged aluminum MIG wire
Lincoln's SuperGlaze aluminum MIG wire now comes in the company's 100%-recyclable, 200-lb Accu-Pak boxes. After using the wire, the operator just removes...
Don't design by tradition
Omer W. Blodgett, Sc.D., P.E. When new designs are considered, blindly following tradition can lead to problems. While it may be very tempting to build...
Decreasing the fuel tax to reduce gas prices
Ifind it hard to believe that U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman startled a group of energy-company officials and industry representatives when he announced...
Buyer beware
70 years ago inIndustry and Welding The May 1935 editorial focused on reader reaction to April's editorial cautioning readers about buying small, inexpensive...
A pipeline to success
Pipeline builder employs new welding techniques and equipment to tackle America's first X80 steel pipeline. By Steve Latvis, Miller Electric Mfg. Co Edited...
A plan for productivity
Laser cutting and welding shops fight tough competition. This laser welder integrated into a cold-roll mill is the result of Jac Products going above...
Automatic weld-torch spacing
MG updated its Programmable Auto-Torch spacing on the Titan II welder. Now, after personnel enter values into Titan's global control, the torches are...
Bore-alignment kit
The Microgage Bore Alignment Kit containes a laser used to align extrusion presses, rams, shafts, and machines. The laser, available in 2.250 or 1.0-in....
Cutting fluid that foams
Steco Corp.'s Tap Magic Xtra-Foamy cutting fluid tackles hard-to-machine metals such as high-nickel alloys, inconel, titanium, and stainless steel, up...
Fume, dust collector for cutting tables
Farr's GS4P Gold Series Package fume and dust collector controls emissions from plasma and laser cutting tables. It comes fully assembled with a fan,...
Hydration pack for workers
A provider of "tenacious workgear," Ergodyne says its Worksmart GB5155 Low Profile Hydration Pack features closed-cell insulation, keeping 70 oz of water...
Industrial vacuum cleaners
CFM 08 Series industrial vacuum cleaners are for heavy-duty clean-ups in manufacturing plants and other facilities. Features include HEPA filters, inter-changeable...
In situ oxygen transmitter
Rosemount Analytical Oxymitters provide accurate O2 measurements during annealing of cold-rolled metal products. Annealing is the process of heating metal...
Ironworkers feature five stations
Scotchman's new FI 8510-20M ironworkers boast five built-in stations and 85-ton punch capacities. Units' 10-in. throat depth punch 1 1 /16 in. holes in...
Laser marks precious metals
Miyachi's LMV1000G is a laser marker with 532 nm-wavelength laser output for marketing plastics and previous metals. Units reportedly make machine and...
Portable plasma cutting systems
Weighing only 24 lb, the portable Firepower PC250 Plasma Cutting Systems features 20-amp plugs that connect to any 120-V, single-phase power supply, and...
Compact rotary indexing blaster
Guyson's RX-400 is a compact, standard rotary-indexing blast system for work cells that perform cleaning, finishing, and surface-preparation operations....
Punch press operates unmanned
The 20-station, 33-ton C5 Compact Express turret punch press from Finn-Power operates unmanned. It boasts a maximum sheet capacity of 50 100 in. (1,270...
Safety light-curtains
MiniSafe Flexible MSF4700 safety light-curtains from Scientific Technologies Inc. (STI) reportedly withstand the high shock and vibration environments...
Single-station punch press
The single-station Alpha 1212 CNC punch press from Stippit/LVD features the company's special Cadman CNC control and CNC-controlled, programmable indexing-mechanism....
Tube and pipe cutting system
T-Drill's Pipe Branching System 8 (PCS 8) reportedly cuts up to 8-in. tube and pipe cleaning and squarely in under a minute, making cuts square enough...
Welding-helmit filter
ArcOne's new Industrial Xtreme auto-darkening weld-ing-helmet filter has an external command for shade selection (7-14.), sensitivity, and grinding. The...
Welding systems with SDI technology
Rehm's Synergic.Pro MIG/MAG welders are stepless dynamic instruction (SDI) systems. Operators set the welding voltage based on the job's material thickness....
Wireless meter measures run hours
The onboard, wireless, electronic Shockswitch RF Hourmeter measures run hours for equipment, machines, and vehicles, such as engines, compressors, welders,...
Q & A
Dave Barton Question: What is an F-Number and how can I determine what it is for an E71T-1 electrode? I can't find this information in the American Welding...
Real cells go virtual
Robotic welding cells that combine virtual and real environments save companies time and money. The virtual FlexArc library in Robot Studio stores exact...
Abrasive flap discs
Anderson's line of abrasive flap discs includes the coated Cyclone for grinding and finishing heavy-duty jobs. As the flaps wear, new, sharp abrasive...
Auto-darkening helmets
Miller's Big Window Elite series of auto-darkening welding helmets feature four independent arc sensors, said to improve out-of-position welding. The...
CO2 laser nozzles
Flowmaster CO2 laser nozzles are made by Mate Laser Technologies to tolerances, which the company reports improves CO2 laser cutting performance. The...
Contact tips cut downtime
Tregaskiss reports SureStart contact tips ensure smooth arc start and reduce arc-start failure, extending the life of contact tips and reducing downtime....
Exothermic products for grounding applications
FCI-Burndy reports its exothermic Burndywelds provide simple, portable, and efficient method welding of copper to copper and other materials without using...
Plasma-cutting electrode
For durability, SilverEx-Electrodes feature solid, pure silver combined with special alloys. The electrodes sport large hafnium inserts, which the company...
