A strategy for survival
Jan 17, 2007, Kimberley GillesBy KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor Individual strategies that welding shops develop and use to survive typically are as unique as the shop, but a review...
Diving out of retirement
Jan 17, 2007, Kimberley GillesBy KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor "I'm not just graduating divers and welders. I'm also trying to graduate guys that can grow with a company men that...
Building an oil boom
Jan 17, 2007, Richard MandelFort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Construction begins 300 miles to the south of Fort McMurray for many of the structures needed at the oil sands facilities...
Robots make the difference
Jan 17, 2007, Kimberley GillesBy MARY KAY MOREL, Motoman Inc., Edited by KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor Jeff Tuttle, president of Tru-Form Steel and Wire Inc. of Hartford City,...
Not out of the woods yet
Nov 6, 2006, Bruce VernyiAttorney Michael Degan gave a detailed update Oct. 16 on welding fume litigation at the 62nd annual Gases and Welding Distributors Association convention...
Improve Welding Quality With 3D Laser Seam-Tracking
Oct 26, 2006By CHRIS ANDERSON Welding Engineer, Technology Leader for Welding, Motoman Inc. edited by RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor A laser tracker added to a robotic...
No shortage of welders here
Oct 26, 2006Edited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor A Greenheck welder uses a Millermatic 350P to lay welds on an aluminum louver. Photo courtesy of Greenheck...
Remember Your Roots
Oct 26, 2006By OMER W. BLODGETT, ScD., P.E. Paying attention to your groove weld root details is important. When a butt joint requires a full strength connection,...
Of amperes and ammeters
Oct 26, 2006By AUGUST MANZ Fellow of the American Welding Society edited by KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor In arc welding, the number of amperes (amps) indicates...
Giving new life to older robots
Oct 26, 2006Edited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor MTD Consumer Products now produces consistent welds on a tank reservoir for a log-splitter used by the lumber...
Cutting corrosion in welding stainless
Oct 26, 2006We are welding 304 stainless steel with Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) with a ER308L filler metal. Our problem is that...
Making joints with structural adhesives
Oct 26, 2006By KIMBERLEY GILLES, associate editor Preparing aluminum parts for adhesive bonding at Mickey Truck bodies. While adhesives may join materials better...
Improving cycle time in spot welding application
Oct 26, 2006By RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor Automated spot-welding can be optimized with integrated pneumatic controllers Welding cycle time is critical for high-volume...
Tier-1 Supplier Boosts Production After MIG Robot Retrofits
Oct 26, 2006By RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor By retrofitting this Fanuc robot with Auto-Axcess, DTR increased productivity 25 percent. Part of the increase occurred...
Ring around the pipe
Oct 26, 2006Edited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor One of the swivel mechanisms. Saipem uses the swivel nozzle when it needs to bevel the pipes. One of the...
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