Longer, Smaller Size Fillet Welds Reduce Costs
Jun 21, 2006, Omer W. BlodgettOmar Blodgett (left) with co-workers at the Globe Shipbuilding Co. shipyard in 1945. For a given strength of weld metal, the capacity of a fillet weld...
E-beaming the seam
Jun 21, 2006Figure 1: Electron-beam welding machine. Diagram of electron beam and fixture. A critical concern when electron beam welding high precision parts, particularly...
Paying More for Paying Less
Jun 21, 2006, Richard HarrisEngineered solid GMAW wire with a copper flashing will leave a minimal amount of copper through the drive system of the wire feeder, so plugging of inlet...
Vision systems for welding
Jun 21, 2006, Kimberley GillesLine laser and CCD camera set up for triangulation. Acquisition of 3-D information through line-stripe method. In the last five years, technologies for...
Weldings day in court
Jun 21, 2006, Bruce VernyiLawyers across the United States are watching a trial that opened June 5 in federal court in Cleveland, in which the plaintiff claims he was seriously...
Miller Electric launches education web site
May 26, 2006Miller Electric Mfg. Co. (www.millerwelds.com) recently launched a new section of its web site that was developed specifically for high school, vocational...
Shortage of welders hits W.Va.
May 26, 2006Approximately 1,500 welders are needed by businesses in West Virginia, and the shortage is causing businesses to put orders on backlog and to recruit...
Victor launches new brand and product mix
May 26, 2006Victor cutting and welding products (www.victorequip.com) have been re-branded in one of three categories: Victor Professional, Victor CutSkill and Victor...
Selecting Grinding Tools
May 19, 2006, Richard MandelPrepping a tube for welding with an angle grinder. A hand-held die grinder. Bench grinder with 10 in. wheels. Grinding burrs from a wheel with a robot....
Building a "culture of safety"
May 19, 2006, Bruce VernyiLooking at that phrase "culture of safety" makes it easy to think that accident prevention is a boring subject. We've all heard it before, as demonstrated...
Questions and Answers
May 19, 2006, Dave BartonQ: Are there problems indicating a partial flare bevel weld to be used with a concave profile? Should this even be done? The rational is that the joint...
Weld Orientation Has Consequences
May 19, 2006, Omer W. BlodgettExperience and experimentation have shown that the orientation of a fillet weld with respect to the direction of loading affects the joint's strength....
No Gamble - Good Business Judgement
May 19, 2006, Richard HarrisMike VanHouten sets up a workpiece for laser-beam welding Accu-Mold used its laser welding unit to repair the chipped edge (above) of a lifter for a mold....
3M provides information on the new OSHA hexavalent chromium standard
May 19, 20063M is providing information to help its customers meet requirements specified in the new hexavalent chromium standard released Feb. 28 by the Occupational...
Playing It Safe at the Wheel
May 19, 2006, Richard MandelBy ROGER E. CLOUTIER, Senior Product Safety Engineer Carborundum Abrasives, Saint-Gobain North America edited by RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor Safely...
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