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Arc Welding - Page 24
- From The Fabricator
Chicago metal artist fortifies welding frequently by drawing daily
- By Eric Lundin
- Apr 16, 2022
- Article
After years of drawing, Chicago-area artist Moises Mercado applied his artistic vision to welding. He even won a prize in his very first metal art competition: a gold medal at the 2021 SkillsUSA Welding Sculptures category.
- From The Welder
Playing with Fire: Dissecting the Hulk-like beast that is oxyacetylene in the fab shop
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 13, 2022
- Article
Oxyacetylene is a lot like the delicate balance between Marvel’s Dr. Banner and his alter ego the Incredible Hulk. It doesn’t take much to turn oxyacetylene from a welding and fabricating powerhouse to a tool of mass destruction.
- From The Welder
Jim’s Cover Pass: 7 guidelines for becoming a good welder
- By Jim Mosman, AWS, CWI/CWE
- Apr 13, 2022
- Article
Want to become a good welder? Our seven expert welding tips and tricks can help anyone in their quest to become a good welder. Learn how here.
- From The Fabricator
Industry 4.0 comes to welding positioners: What does it mean for manufacturing?
- By Dan Davis, Michael Bell, and Mika Nihti
- Apr 12, 2022
- Article
The welding positioner now can be digitally connected with the rest of the metal fabricating enterprise. What does that mean for the fab shop?
- From The Fabricator
How the welding cobot changes the metal fabrication shop
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 11, 2022
- Article
The modern welding cobot can be used as a flexible, smart tool, and exemplifies a new kind of automation in the sheet metal shop. Learn how from our experts.
- From The Fabricator
How to clean a MIG welding torch
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 9, 2022
- Blog Post
In the first video of his new how-to series, In the Workshop, Detroit-based welder-fabricator Josh Welton explains the simple way to keep a MIG welding torch clean.
- From The Welder
Harris Products Group’s 25GX gas regulator available in camo design to honor veterans
- Apr 6, 2022
- Product Release
Harris Products Group is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its model 25GX gas regulator by offering it with a limited-edition imprinted camouflage design.
- From The Fabricator
Kjellberg Finsterwalde marks 100 years in business
- Apr 5, 2022
- News Release
Kjellberg Finsterwalde, a manufacturer of products and technologies for plasma and laser cutting, welding, and customized special-purpose machines, celebrated 100 years in business on April 4.
- From The Welder
The facts about weld porosity
- By Paul Cameron
- Apr 4, 2022
- Article
Porosity has developed a bad reputation, driving welders to take drastic and sometimes detrimental actions to remove or eliminate it. While full removal is necessary in certain situations, in others, the presence of porosity can range from being a cosmetic nuisance to a potential benefit.
- From The Welder
April is National Welding Month - be sure to thank a welder
- By Amanda Carlson
- Apr 1, 2022
- Blog Post
April may be National Welding Month, but welders have proven time and again, especially over the last two years, why they are essential and worth being admired and appreciated every day.
- From The Fabricator
Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters: Episode 4, Seven Bailey
- By The Fabricator editors
- Mar 30, 2022
- Blog Post
In episode No. 4 of Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Minneapolis-based Seven Bailey about their 20-plus-year career as a metal fabricator, AWS certified welder, welding inspector, educator, and artist.
- From The Fabricator
When metal fabricators and welders enter the "Twilight Zone"
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 24, 2022
- Blog Post
There are crazy things that can happen while working in a fab shop. Then there are some truly mind-blowing situations that even the most veteran tradespeople have a hard time explaining. Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton shares two stories of welding weirdness.
- From The Welder
ESAB module connects RobustFeed Pro wire feeder to competitive welders
- Mar 24, 2022
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has launched its RobustFeed Pro Connect communication module so that users of competitive welding machines can connect to the RobustFeed Pro portable wire feeder.
- From The Fabricator
Twin-wire GMAW meets the pipe welding cobot
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 23, 2022
- Article
Cobots could make the pipe spool welding shop more productive. In the long run, collaborative robots could also change how pipe welders learn their craft.
- From The Welder
Vectis Automation partners with AWS Foundation to raise funds for welding scholarships
- Mar 18, 2022
- News Release
In honor of National Welding Month, Vectis Automation, a Loveland, Colo.-based designer and integrator of cobot fabrication systems, will donate a percentage of each system sale during the month of April to the AWS Foundation.
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