September 27, 2006
Articles
Welding AR500 is easy If you follow the rules
We are building a hopper out of 3/8 in. AR400 abrasion-resistant steel plate that will have vibrators mounted to it. I am wondering what GMAW filler metal...
Advice to Young Welding Professionals
Omer Blodgett teaches, and says he also learns in seminars. This month, I would like to depart from my usual technical format to offer some principles...
Merging technologies
IMTS 2006 ran from Sept. 6 through 13 at Chicago's McCormick Place and, as the largest trade show dedicated to manufacturing in the western hemisphere,...
Eliminating the Air Apparent
A self-contained air cleaning system designed for weld operations promotes safety and efficiency. A source capture system with filtration can be locally...
Bees' dance tunes welders
Researchers at Cardiff University's Manufacturing Engineering Centre (www.mec.cf.ac.uk) developed an algorithm to work out the most efficient settings...
Erie Shipbuilding has work; lacks welders
Erie Shipbuilding LLC, Erie, Pa., just completed its first project the conversion of a Great Lakes steamer into an articulated tug-barge and is preparing...
ProMotion Controls Inc.
ProMotion Controls Inc. (www.promotioncontrols.com) has moved to a new, 6,500 sq. ft. fullservice customer support center in Medina, Ohio. The facility...
Lincoln Electric to expand
The Lincoln Electric Co. (www.lincolnelectric.com) has agreed to acquire a 115,00 sq. ft. facility next to its headquarters in Euclid, Ohio, to build...
Controlling insurance costs
Fabricators that weld and grind in their shops can control their insurance costs by proactively managing their risks, and by finding an insurance broker...
Fiber lasers make their mark
Product identification made by fiber lasers. High-contrast marks made by a fiber laser. Fast-paced developments have increased the power levels and improved...
Going Retro:
A forge welded tapered candle support the point jabs into a wall. Depending on one's location, there's likely some sort of historic recreation event occurring...
'A' Is for Automation
From the time I was a small child I was fascinated by automation. I remember seeing filmed images of thousands of bottles being serially, automatically...
Revving up motor production
Two Kuka robots are positioned on either side of a stator core. Emerson Motor Co. (www.emersonmotors.com) needed to automate the welding system used to...
Managing a fire risk
Labels on FM-approved hot-work safety products. Winnebago Industries (www.winnebagoind.com) wanted to minimize the risk posed by gasoline in its hotwork...
All-position flux-cored wire
Hobart Brothers Inc. (www.hobartbrothers.com) designed its new gasshielded, flux-cored wire for single-or multi-pass welding on ships, storage vessels,...
Brazing and heat-treating aids
Wall Colmonoy Corp. (www.wallcolmonoy.com) says its Nicrobraz Stop-Off materials prevent filler metals from flowing where they are not wanted, and help...
Carbide bur kit
Rex-Cut Products Inc. (www.rexcut.com) has packaged eight double-cut carbide burs into a 5-in. wide by 3-in. deep by 3 1/2-in. high box for easy availability....
Cryongenically treated tungsten electrodes
Diamond Ground Products Inc. (www.diamondground.com) says its new thoriated tungsten electrodes have longer tip life and produce more consistent welds...
Disk laser series
Trumpf Inc. (www.us.trumpf.com) will offer in North America later this year new 6 kW and 8 kW disk lasers that the company says provide increased power...
Electronic inverters
Thermal Arc's (www.thermadyne.com) new line of welding power sources includes 3.1 electronic inverters with new microprocessor technology. The company...
Gas flow switch
Lake Monitors (www.lakemonitors.com) has designed its Weld Shield gas flow switches to detect insufficient flow conditions for automated or controlled...
Hardfacing wire
Stoody (www.stoody.com) introduced a macro-crystalline tungstencarbide hardfacing wire that the company says offers superior wear resistance. Applications...
Hearing protection
Howard Leight (www.hearingportal.com) redesigned and updated its AirSoft earplugs to improve the fit and increase comfort and performance. The internal...
Heavy-duty rectifier
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products (www.esabna.com) developed the SCR-controlled rectifier for heavyduty manual arc welding with coated electrodes, basic...
Heavy-duty shear
Metabo Corp. (www.metabo.com) introduced a 12-gauge shear for burr-free cutting, shearing and trimming of sheet metal and plastic. The KU6870 converts...
Inductive sensors
Contrinex Inc. (www.contrinex.com) engineered its new sensors to withstand weld spatter and resist electromagnetic field interference in induction welding...
Metal-cored electrode
Select-Arc Inc. (www.select-arc.com) has introduced a metal-cored, stainless steel electrode designed for difficultto-weld metals, especially in automotive...
Pad and blanket
The Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative Inc. (www.weldmark.com) introduced a welding pad and blanket made of flexible, lightweight carbon fiber...
Welding machines with gas engine option
New options on Miller Electric Mfg. Co.'s (www.millerwelds.com) Bobcat and Trailblazer gas-powered welder/generators include 23-hp Kohler and 22-HP Robin...
Resistance welding machine
Marathon Welding Automation (www.orbitform.com) designed its new M-Series pedestal resistance welding machines to weld small-to medium-sized parts. The...
Right-angle beam bender
Pinpoint Laser Systems Inc. (www.pinlaser.com) has introduced a right-angle beam bender for lasers that provides squareness to within 0.0006 degrees,...
Robot vision
Fanuc Robotics America Inc. (www.fanucrobotics.com) offers an integrated robot vision option designed for part location, error proofing, and other operations...
See-through curtains
Wilson Industries' (www.wilsonindustries.com) See-Thru strip curtains are made of extruded, heavy-gauge vinyl and are designed with convex-concave rounded...
Tool preps heavy-wall pipe
Esco Tool's (www.escotool.com) new portable, air-powered, I.D. clamping end-prep tool can put compound bevels on large-diameter pipe made of tough-to-machine...
Torch kit
TurboTorch (www.thermadyne.com) has developed a torch kit for MAPP and propane soldering or brazing. The STK-31 ProPak kit includes an STK-9 hand torch,...
Travel carriage
Gullco Enterprises Ltd. (www.gullco.com) has developed a lightweight, portable friction-drive travel carriage for horizontal fillet, lap and butt welding....
Upgrade for inverter
WeldComputer Corp. (www.weldcomputer.com) introduced an upgrade kit for inverter welding systems that enhances the performance of the company's weld controls....
Vacuum lifter
Anver Corp. (www.anver.com) designed the VPF-57 vacuum lifter to handle cylindrical, nonferrous materials such as billets and pipe. This lifter features...
Vacuum adapter for needle scaler
Superior Pneumatic & Manufacturing Co. (www.superiorpneumatic.com) developed a vacuum adapter for its line of needle scalers. The company says the vacuum...
Welding gun packages
The Lincoln Electric Co. (www.lincolnelectric.com) introduced six welding gun packages that each includes a pre-assembled Magnum welding gun. The semiautomatic...
Welding power source
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) introduced a single-phase, multi-process welding power source that the company says provides advanced,...
Wheels with ribs
Walter Surface Technologies (www.jwalterinc.com) has added ribs to its Type 1 cutting wheels so they cut faster and straighter than their wheels that...
