July 20, 2007
Articles
The Challenges of Robotic Aluminum Gas Metal Arc Welding
By Joe Hoffman,Senior Welding Engineer, FANUC Robotics America, Inc. A good understanding of the welding process and how to control it from the robot...
Strategies For Automating A Welding Job
By Clare Goldsberry,Associate Editor Multiple robots can be coordinated for automated welding and fabrication. Robots in an automated welding cell. Automation...
Controlling Distortion In Design,
Distortion is a potential problem when metals are joined by arc welding processes. The intense heat of welding causes localized expansion of both the...
Two Special Ships
e-mail: bvernyi@penton.com In late 2004 the welders at the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems shipyard in Avondale, La., a suburb of New Orleans, were finishing...
The Future Of Manufacturing In Kansas City
Kansas City, Mo. The U.S. Department of Commerce published "Manufacturing In America: A Comprehensive Strategy to Address the Challenges to U.S. Manufacturers"...
Products
Equipment Cincinnati Inc. (www.e-ci.com) offers a 2,500-W, GE Fanuc C200E "Level Up" resonator as an upgrade to its Cincinnati CL6 laser cutting system....
Welding ASTM487 Casting Materials
Q: What shielded metal arc welding electrode should I use to weld ASTM A487 Grade 6 Class A material? Can you give any suggestions regarding precautions...
The Beginnings And Development Of Pressure Hull Welding Of United Kingdom Submarines
BAE Systems has been building submarines in the United Kingdom since 1888 and has developed many welding processes, including those used on Astute class...
Welding 684 ft. Of Payback
By Lawrence HaftL, associate editor Specifications for the USS New YorkLength: 684 ft.Beam (width): 105 ft. Displacement: Approximately 24,900 long tons...
Industry News
AWS establishes largest original scholarship in society's historyThe American Welding Society (www.aws.org) and the AWS Foundation have established the...
Internet Forum On Welding
The world's largest Internet forum on welding is Welding magazine's WeldingWeb. You can find answers to many questions about welding and you can socialize...
AWS Website Recognized As One Of The Best
American Welding Society's JobFind Internet site has been selected to Weddle's Top 350 Career web portals. The American Welding Society's career website,...
Welding webcast on entprise resource planning
Welding magazine is sponsoring, on July 18, an hour-long webcast on enterprise resource planning for gases. Listen in at no charge to learn about ways...
3M Acquires Diamond Productions Inc.
3M (www.3M.com) recently announced it has acquired Diamond Productions Inc., a manufacturer of superabrasive diamond and CBN (cubic boron nitride) wheels...
Airgas Completes Acquisition Of Linde U.S. Packaged Gas Business
Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) completed on June 30 its acquisition of Linde Gas USA LLC, and with it most of the U.S. packaged gas business of Linde AG....
American Torch Tip Buys Precision Products
The American Torch Tip Company (www.precisionproducts.com) has purchased the Precision Products Co. of Canaan, New Hampshire. The purchase was completed...
AWS establishes largest original scholarship in society's history
The American Welding Society (www.aws.org) and the AWS Foundation have established the largest original section-endowed scholarship in the society's history....
Electro Abrasives Celebrates Its 20th Year
The management, staff and plant employees of Electro Abrasives Corp. (www.electroabrasives.com) celebrated the company's 20th anniversary in June. It...
Harris Products Establishes Scholarship
The Harris Products Group (www.harrisproductsgroup.com), a Lincoln Electric company, has established a scholarship fund to honor Larry Schweikert, who...
Praxair Acquires Wilson Welding of Warren, Michigan
Praxair Distribution Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (www.praxair.com) a supplier of industrial gases, announced that it has acquired Wilson Welding...
