October 19, 2007
Articles
Using arc welding peripherals to improve robot uptime and quality
Fig. 1: When a robot is mounted on a transporter, mounting the cleaner to the moving base saves cycle time during operation. Fig. 2 An automatic nozzle...
Challenges of robotic aluminum MIG welding
By Joe Hoffman, senior welding engineer, FANUC Robotics America, Inc. Vision systems can be used in automated MIG welding for Al. W elding aluminum with...
Make it stiffermake it weaker
Can it be that by making an assembly stiffer, the designer can simultaneously make it weaker? In an example from my experience, the challenge the designer...
It's good to be a welder
Bruce Vernyi, editor-in-chief e-mail: bvernyi@penton.com The welding industry appears to be in an enviable position as we prepare for its largest annual...
Welding 40-year old bridge bearings
Q: Do you have any information the weldability of ASTM A148- 65 (80-50). This material was used in castings for bridge bearings for a bridge constructed...
Phase-change materials provide simple and reliable temperature indications
By Roger Hornberger, General Manager, Tempil, an Illinois Tool Works Company, South Plainfield, N.J. Marks from phase-change materials can be made on...
Abrasives and right angle grinders
Written by Christopher Stone, Owner Lehigh Valley Abrasives, a full service provider of abrasives to the welding and metalworking industries (www.lehighvalleyabrasives.com)....
Catalog released
Omeg a Engineering Inc . (www.omega.com) has released a190-page catalog for its products, and offers on-line shopping with it....
Hobart Brothers Company celebrates 90 years in business
Hobart Brothers Co. (www.hobartbrothers.com) celebrated its 90th anniversary with a company wide event at its headquarters, on August 29th. The event...
LN Acquisition Corporation acquires Reelcraft Industries
LN Acquisition Corp., a Harbour Group company, said it has acquired Reelcraft Industries, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Reelcraft...
N.E. distributor makes growth moves
Middlesex Gases & Technologies, Inc. (www.middlesexgases.com) purchased the assets of Mass Oxygen, a small industrial gases and welding supply company...
Praxair distribution announces price hikes
Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (www.praxair.com) said in mid- September it would increase prices for its packaged gas products...
ELCo hires new regional sales manager
ELCo Enterprises, Inc. (www.wire-wizard.com) hired Kevin Williams as regional sales manager and product specialist for its U.S. mid-South region. Williams...
Laser Mechanisms restructures senior management
Laser Mechanisms, Inc. (www.lasermech.com) mid-September said it real igned its senior management. The company named Mark Taggart managing director for...
Turbo Torch names marketing/product/sourcing manager
Mueller TurboTorch has hired Paul Mueller as its new marketing/ product/sourcing manager. Muellers responsibilities will include managing and developing...
Abrasion-resistant electrodes
The standard laser cutting head accommodates a 5-in. or 7.5-in. SelectWear 50, from Select-Arc (www.select-arc.com) is an open arc, medium chromium carbide...
Abrasive flap discs
Weiler Corp. (www.weilercorp.com) said its new Big Cat abrasive flap discs last 30 to 40 percent longer than standard flap discs, and, due to their thickness...
Giant robot
Kuka Robotics Corp. (www.kukarobotics.com) said its new Kuka KR 1000 titan 6-axis robot is the worlds largest and strongest robot. The unit has a payload...
Tungsten grinder
Weldcrafts (www.weldcraft.com) Triad is for preparing tungsten for both orbital and hand-held TTG applications. The grinder features precision-drilled...
Laser cutting systems
Strippit/LVD (www.lvdgroup.com) has expanded its line of Orion CO2 laser cutting systems with the Orion 3015 and the Orion 3015Plus Auto Load/Unload....
Magnetic inclinometer
A new inclinometer series, PTAS2, from ASM Sensors Inc. (www.asm-sensors.com) has ranges from 15 degrees to 180 degrees, in 15-degree increments, in a...
Pin clamp redesign
Working with its Japanese partner, Koganei, Humphrey Products Co. (www.humphrey-products.com) improved its standard pin clamp by applying a vanadium carbide...
The key to quality
By Dan Hanzel, Quality Assurance Manager, Bernard Welding Businesses frequently undertake initiatives to improve the quality of their products. Most of...
Metallization of ceramics is pushing the boundaries of engineering materials
Brazing joins ceramics and metals in a component used in nuclear particle research. Subassemblies that have ceramics and metals joined by brazing. Technical...
Robotic bending of heavy metal plates
BSC Bau-System-Center Entwicklungs- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, based in Eisenhttenstadt, Germany, is the worlds only industrial manufacturer...
Toyo Seat USA customizes its air filtration
RoboVent air filters on the production floor. RoboVent air filters on the production floor. The Toyo Seat USA produces more than 3 million automotive...
Ultra cuts precisely with American Torch Tip
Ultra Machine and Fabrication specializes in precision armor plate. Ultra Machine and Fabrication (umf1.com) is on the move with the addition of a new...
Weld Monitors deliver means to benchmark
Waveforms of current, voltage, power and weld displacement can be displayed together on a single screen and show the values of selectable parameters....
Super-MIG to debut in Chicago
By Clare Goldsbery, Associate EditorAdvancements in welding dont happen often, but when they do they can open avenues for new applications and permit...
NTC America Laser Group to introduce laser systems
NTC AmericaLaser Group (www.ntclaser.com) plans to introduce its advanced laser processing systems, including its TLM Series 5-axis model, that the company...
CGW launches new flap disc line
CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels (www.cgwheels.com) expanded its line of U.S.-made flap discs with the introduction of Z-Flex flap discs. The company said the...
Push-Pull MIG gun with unique tension control for aluminum
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) has developed a gooseneck-style MIG welding gun that is designed to optimize the feeding performance for...
Spectra-Curtain transparent welding curtain
Wilson Industries (www.wilsonindustries.com) has developed a welding curtain that allows outside light into a welding booth to help the welders vision...
Tempil offers infrared thermometer
Tempil, an Illinois Tool Works Company has introduced an infrared gun for non-contact measurement of welding preheat temperatures. Tempil said its Tempil-IRT-16...
Thermal Dynamics launches line of plasma cutting machines
Thermal Dynamics (www.thermadyne.com) has developed a line of plasma cutting machines designed to improve productivity, and to provide an added punch...
