August 21, 2007
Articles
Controlling Distortion in Design, Part 2: Distortion control continues on the drawing board
In the first part of this series, we examined five basic principles of distortion control that can be managed by the designer. Now, I will add three more...
New power generation facilities will increase the demands on welding
Dr. Robert Buxbaum, a researcher in Michigan, and his company, REB Research & Consulting, recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy...
Filler Metals Make the Difference
By Clare Goldsberry, Associate Editor Filler metals are available in a variety of types and materials designed specific applications. It's critical in...
TIG Welding News
By Clare Goldsberry, Associate Editor Weldcraft (www.weldcraft.com) has developed a series of gas tungsten arc welding torches designed for intricate...
Advances in gas tungsten arc welding technology
By Clare GoldsBerry, associate editor New technologies have made controlling gas tungsten arc (TIG) welding processes easier. The technology used in gas...
Plasma, Laser and Waterjet Cutting - What's new
By Clare GoldsBerry, associate editor Water jet cutting has its place, and is the right choice for multi-layered applications. Plasma arc (on the left)...
3M Acquires Diamond Productions Inc.
3M (www.3m.com) recently acquired Diamond Productions Inc., a manufacturer of superabrasive diamond and CBN (cubic boron nitride) wheels and tools for...
American Torch Tip Buys Precision Products
The American Torch Tip Company (www.americantorchtip.com) has purchased the Precision Products Company of Canaan, N.H. The purchase was completed in May....
American Welding Society Revises Standard on Welding Symbols
The American Welding Society (www.aws.org) has published a new edition of the standard that specifies symbols for certain welding, brazing, and nondestructive...
Employees at Hobart Brothers Company reach safety milestone
Hobart Brothers Co. (www.hobartbrothers.com) announced in late July that its employees have recorded 1.5 million man-hours of work without a lost time...
Partners acquire AiRam and expand line
Fred Ratermann and John Bornhorst acquired AiRam Inc., a 42year-old South Carolina company that produces pneumatic presses, changed its name, and moved...
QVC Wire Center launched
pA new company has been launched to provide aluminum aloy 4043 welding wire. Han Ngo has started the QVC Wire center (www.qvcwirecenter.com) in Scarborough,...
People
Austin Pottner Coleman Wheelabrator Plus names service managerAllen Austin was named the service manager for Wheelabrator Plus, the after-sales division...
Ensuring worker safety and health
By Clare Goldsberry, Associate Editor The metals, fillers and electrodes used in welding produce fumes that to varying degrees can create hazardous situations...
The Right Fit
By Clare GoldsBerry, associate editor The personal and protective gear that welders use on the job has changed to keep up with the changes in welding...
Solid Wire Versus Flux Cored Wire: When To Use Them and Why
By Bruce Morrett, Solid Wire Product Manager, Hobart Brothers Edited by Bruce Vernyi, editor-in-chief Solid wire produces clean-looking welds on thinner...
Welding work begins on 9/11 memorial
Tony Campbell, a welder at Banker Steel, strikes a first arc on one of the 27 columns that will be the foundation for the 1,776-foot-tall Freedom Tower...
Welding Society establishes scholarship
The American Welding Society and the AWS Foundation established the largest original section-endowed scholarship in the Society's history in June. The...
Burnisher accessories<
Metabo Corp. (www.metabousa.com) offers a line of burnisher accessories for the Metabo SE12-115 burnisher that provide additional finishes on a variety...
Cutting control upgrades
ProMotion Controls' HS-862 kit upgrades controls for oxyfuel, plasma or waterjet processes. ProMotion Controls Inc. (www.promotioncontrols.com) has introduced...
Electrodes for salt-water welding
Arcos Industries LLC (www.arcos.us) has introduced a covered electrode for welding nickel-copper alloys to themselves and to steel. The Arcos 9N10 electrode...
Laser radiation barrier curtain
Wilson Industries Inc. (www.wilsonindustries.com) aas introduced the Laz-R-Barrier LP200 curtain that is designed to protect against accidental and chronic...
Stainless steel abrasive wheels
Rex-cut Products Inc. (www.rexcut.com) offers the Rex-cut Stainless Steel Kit with three types of specialty abrasive wheels for grinding, blending and...
Welding robot
The new, compact six-axis ARC Mate 100iC from Fanuc Robotics America Inc. (www.fanucrobotics.com) is equipped with iRVision and features internal routing...
Wire conduit
Conduit Armor Weld Wire Conduit from Elco Enterprises. Elco Enterprises Inc. (www.wire-wizard.com) said it's new Conduit Armor weld wire conduit is coated...
Airgas acquires Lehner & Martin
Airgas, Inc. (www.airgas.com) acquired Lehner & Martin, Inc., an industrial gas and welding supply distributor based in Santa Ana, Calif., with branches...
Ohio community college to lead national welding education and trainings
The Lorain County Community College in northern Ohio has been named project leader for a $4.9 million National Science Foundation program to establish...
