June 21, 2006
Articles
Paying More for Paying Less
Engineered solid GMAW wire with a copper flashing will leave a minimal amount of copper through the drive system of the wire feeder, so plugging of inlet...
Welding and Space
Theres an old Chinese curse that says, May you live in interesting times. If you are a contemporary of mine, a fiftysomething, you are fortunate indeed...
Vision systems for welding
Line laser and CCD camera set up for triangulation. Acquisition of 3-D information through line-stripe method. In the last five years, technologies for...
Welding for the Underground
Tunnel borer components can be large enough to require workstands to reach areas for plasma cutting. A new tunnel boring machine, viewed from the front...
E-beaming the seam
Figure 1: Electron-beam welding machine. Diagram of electron beam and fixture. A critical concern when electron beam welding high precision parts, particularly...
Accessories for plasma cutting
Hypertherm Inc. (www.hypertherm.com) added a circle-cutting guide, multi-purpose operator face shield and dust covers to its line of accessories for Powermax...
Air-powered abrasive belt machine
Dynabrade Inc. (www.dynabrade.com) introduced a 4 hp, 25,000 rpm version of its Dynafile II abrasive belt machine for grinding, deburring, blending, finishing...
Carbon steel electrode
Select 737 from Select-Arc Inc. (www.selectarc.com) is a gas-shielded, flux-cored carbon steel electrode designed to weld carbon and certain low-alloy...
Oxy-fuel cutting torch
Smith Equipment (www.smithequipment.com) introduced a heavy-duty oxy-fuel cutting torch for high-capacity demolition and metal scrapping applications....
Induction heating system
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) introduced an induction heating system that uniformly and quickly preheats joints to be welded or provides...
Inverters for TIG
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) offers two new inverters for TIG/Stick products. The Dynasty 700 and Maxstar 700 deliver 5 amps to 700...
Cylindrical lenses
Laser Research Optics (www.laserresearch.net) introduced a full line of zinc selenide (ZnSe) cylindrical lenses featuring focal lengths from 5 in. to...
Military-approved wire
Hobart Brothers Co. (www.hobartbrothers.com) introduced the first military approved HYN classification gas-shielded, flux-cored, all-position wire for...
Precision plasma cutting
Esab (www.esabna.com) says its new m3 plasma cutting and marking system produces high-speed, low-cost standard plasma cutting; high-quality precision...
Portable gas analyzer for welding
Witt-Gasetechnik (www.wittgas.com) introduced a portable, compact and lightweight gas analyzer to monitor and measure gas mixture to the torch. PA-O2/CO2...
Power-quality analyzers
Fluke Corp. (www.fluke.com) introduced the Fluke 435 power quality analyzer for power distribution systems. Trends are displayed and events captured on...
Safety door
Genesis Systems Group LLC (www.genesis-systems.com) offers a safety door that can be used on a wide range of shop applications. The company says its LifeGuard...
Gas-shielded, flux-cored wires for heavy fabrication
The Lincoln Electric Co. (www.lincolnelectric.com) has introduced two gas-shielded, fluxcored wires for mild steel welding. UltraCore 712C is designed...
Cutting tips
Weldmark (www.weldmark.com) says each tip in its new line of cutting tips is tested individually under tight quality control standards. The tips are designed...
Cutting and welding outfit line
The Lincoln Electric Co. (www.lincolnelectric.com) introduced a welder/generator featuring its Chopper Technology that the company says delivers good...
Abrasive discs finish stainless
Rex-Cut Products Inc. (www.rexcut.com) says its new line of cotton fiber quick-change abrasive discs blend welds and finish stainless steel in one-step....
Duplex stainless steel
Rolled Alloys (www.rolledalloys.com) says its new LDX2101 stainless steel is considered a lean duplex because it has only 1.5 percent nickel and 0.3 percent...
Ear plug dispenser
3M (www.mmm.com) has introduced plastic dispensers for its 1100 foam ear-plugs and 1120/37062 soft foam ear-plugs. The dispensers can be refilled with...
Five-axis laser for welding and cutting
The TLC 1000 Hybrid 5-axis laser from Trumpf Inc. (www.us.trumpf.com) has a moving table in the X-axis and a cantilever Y-axis. The company says the laser...
More grinding life
J. Walter Inc. (www.jwalterinc.com) has added more zirconium grain to its Enduro-Flex flap discs. The company says the addition extends the grinding life...
Longer, Smaller Size Fillet Welds Reduce Costs
Omar Blodgett (left) with co-workers at the Globe Shipbuilding Co. shipyard in 1945. For a given strength of weld metal, the capacity of a fillet weld...
Larger than life-size
By KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor John Brommel positions partially completed sculpture at its permanent location. In 1971, Brommel started a five-year...
Weldings day in court
Lawyers across the United States are watching a trial that opened June 5 in federal court in Cleveland, in which the plaintiff claims he was seriously...
Chemical Safety Board cites poor quality welds in explosion report
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said an unqualified welder made poor quality welds in a pressure vessel, and the low-quality welds led to the violent explosion...
Selecting Abrasives for Prepping Welds
Jeff Simons, technical service engineer 3M Abrasive Systems edited by Richard Mandel, senior editor A coarse surface conditioning disc can be used to...
Tube and pipe notcher
Heck Industries (www.heckind.net) says its new manual tube and pipe notcher machine makes perfect fit, 90 degree notches. The machine has a one-pull handle...
Plug-and-play vacuum stations
Anver Corp. (www.anver.com) introduced a series of self-contained vacuum stations with high-flow vacuum pumps and energysaver circuitry. Vac-Pack Stations...
Cutting and welding outfit line
Thermadyne Industries Inc. (www.thermadyne.com) launched a new line of cutting and welding outfits. The Victor Professional series includes the Journeyman,...
Cutoff wheels for angle grinders
Flexovit (www.flexovitabrasives.com) introduced Razorblade EX Ultra Thin .040-in. wheels for angle grinders. The company says these wheels have the fastest...
Questions and Answers
I will be welding aluminum 5052 to 6061-T6 and 6061-T6 to 6061-T6, using 5356 and 4043 filler metals. I am a designer and am concerned with the mechanical...
See-through curtains
Wilson Industries Inc. (www.wilsonindustries.com) introduced transparent vinyl strip curtains suitable for use as welding screens and traffic doors. The...
Industrial vacuum hose
Flexaust Company Inc. (www.flexaust.com) introduced MG-V, a polyvinyl chloride hose, and MG-U, a black elastomer polyurethane hose. Both are reinforced...
Miniature hose reel
Coxreels (www.coxreels.com) introduced a hose reel that has a 4-in. drum width and measures 14 in. from swivel to removable handle. The 112-3-50 reel...
New handles cut vibration
Metabo Corp. (www.metabousa.com) has added Vibratech anti-vibration handles to its line of angle grinders. The company says the new handle's design eliminates...
Water-jets retrofit to CNC machines
WardJet Inc. (www.wardjet.com) designed its new water-jets to be retrofitted to CNC machines such as lasers, robotic arms, oxy-fuel or plasma-cutters,...
Federal welding suit opens in Cleveland
A lawsuit over the effects of welding fumes and whether they can cause Parkinsonism opened in federal district court in Cleveland June 6. The suit is...
