Re-examining Intermittent Fillet Welds Part 1
Sep 1, 2008, By OMER W. BLODGETT, ScD., P.E.Intermittent fillet welds are used in some work where the loads are small. They reduce the cost of welding and also reduce distortion....
American Welding & Tank Acquires Certified Cylinder Inc.
Sep 1, 2008American Welding & Tank LLC, a division of Taylor-Wharton International LLC, acquired Certified Cylinder Inc. of Crossville, Tenn., on Aug. 1, 2008. American...
Knowledge Is Power
Sep 1, 2008, By John KarpusThe first overall objective to strive for with systems and equipment is efficiency. Time and resource management affects everyone and, whether looking...
Air Products Gets Contract to Supply Steel Industry in Malaysia
Sep 1, 2008Air Products said it has signed a long- term contract with Ann Joo Steel Berhad, a subsidiary of Ann Joo Resources Berhad to supply on-site gaseous oxygen,...
The Growth of Laser and Waterjet Cutting
Sep 1, 2008, By Clare Goldsberry, Associate EditorCutting methods have evolved over the past decade as work requirements have changed. TEDM once was widely used, as was stamping, but those processes have...
Praxair Distribution Names Byers VP for Mergers and Acquisitions
Sep 1, 2008Steve Byers has been named vice president of acquisitions for Praxair Distribution (www.praxair.com). Previously, Byers was general manager for Praxair...
Trying to weld 2024 Al is not worth the trouble
Sep 1, 2008Q: Can 2024 aluminum be welded to 6061 aluminum? A: 2024 aluminum is limited in its weldability, was intended for mechanical fastening and is considered...
Gas Innovations Opens Expanded Facility
Sep 1, 2008Gas Innovations (www.gasinnovations.com) opened its new, expanded facilities this summer with an open house celebration that included more than 200 guests....
Laser cutting and FMS keep Towmaster Trailer out front
Sep 1, 2008Variety was on the mind of Harlan Palm, who ran Palm Industries on the prairie farmlands of Litchfield, Minn. Palm Industries makes roll-over protection...
Case Study: General Motors Grand Rapids Metal Fabrication Plant
Sep 1, 2008The General Motors Grand Rapids Metal Fabrication Plant houses four operational areas in its 2,000,000 sq. ft. facility: Tool & Die Operations, Blanking,...
4 Links in the New Value Chain
Sep 1, 2008There is no magical potion that will transform a business into a value chain success overnight. After all, manufacturing and industrial distribution is...
Finding your place in the value chain
Sep 1, 2008, Bruce Vernyi, Editor-in-Chief E-mail: bvernyi@penton.comWith a diminishing number of welding and gas distributors throughout the world, finding success more than ever depends on finding a niche in which a business...
Techniques to Reduce Robot Manufacturing Cycle Times
Sep 1, 2008Lowering manufacturing cycle times is a continuous challenge. Reducing machine cycle time helps to increase production throughput and profits. Cycle time depends on many factors including conveyors, process times, vision, clamps, tooling, operators, and robots....
Hire the incarcerated?
Sep 1, 2008, BRUCE VERNYI, Editor-in-Chief E-mail: bvernyi@penton.comAssociate Editor Clare Goldsberry writes about the use of a virtual welding program to teach inmates in California's prisons how to weld....
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Expands Training Area
Sep 1, 2008Hobart Institute has responded to the demand for trained welders by adding 8,000 sq. ft. of training area to include two additional, large classrooms and lab space equipped with the latest technology....
Hypertherm Cutting Institute Provides On-Demand Training
Sep 1, 2008Hypertherm (www.hypertherm.com), a global supplier of plasma arc metal cutting technology, has launched the Hypertherm Cutting Institute, an online classroom...
California Workforce Development Program Gives Inmates Welding Skills
Sep 1, 2008, By Clare Goldsberry, Associate EditorThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has launched a program to train inmates in a variety of specialized welding skills that will...
Chemicals Management Services open the door to efficiency improvements and cost savings in metal fabrication
Sep 1, 2008Auto manufacturers generally do not think of themselves as experts in chemical management. That is the reason that, nearly 20 years ago, General Motors...
ESAB Opens New Flux Plant
Sep 1, 2008ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added a new flux plant to its filler metal manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pa., providing the company with a significant upgrade in manufacturing capacity....
Design for manufacturing software helps Hypertherm to create higher profits and competitiveness
Sep 1, 2008Hypertherm Inc., the producer of plasma metal cutting technology, increased its profit per square foot of factory floor space by six times by using design...
Koike Aronson Sets Distribution Program with Rebates
Jul 29, 2008Here’s how the plan works: An “A” Distributor’s sales goal is set by Koike based on the distributor’s performance in the previous year. General market conditions also are taken into consideration, to make the goal as realistic as possible...
Steel seen short for first time in decades
Jul 26, 2008Manufacturers worldwide can expect to see the first shortage of steel in decades, according to the head of the world’s largest steel company...
Welding News Headlines
Jul 1, 2008Focus on the Internet
Jul 1, 2008What's your favorite hood? A new welder is just about to leave tech school, and he's wondering what he should layout for a new hood. Should he go with...
Victor Simplifies Order Process with Configurator Program
Jul 1, 2008Victor, a Thermadyne company that makes gas apparatus and pressure control products, has developed a new ordering process for its specialty gas regulators...
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