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Consumables - Page 4
- From The Fabricator
Quaker Houghton appoints chief supply chain officer
- Feb 28, 2023
- News Release
Quaker Houghton, Conshohocken, Pa., a provider of process fluids to the steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and metalworking markets, has hired Jeffrey L. Fleck as senior vice president and chief supply chain officer.
- From The Welder
Victor HRF2400 Pro flowmeter regulator from ESAB offers 70-CFH flow range
- Feb 14, 2023
- Product Release
Victor, an ESAB brand, has introduced the HRF2400 Pro flowmeter regulator calibrated for CO2, argon, or gas blends used for TIG, MIG, and gas-shielded FCAW.
- From The Welder
Meritus Gas Partners acquires MagneGas assets
- Feb 13, 2023
- News Release
Meritus Gas Partners, a portfolio company of AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity team, has acquired substantially all assets of MagneGas Welding Supply – South LLC.
- From The Welder
The chemistry behind mild carbon steel GMAW electrodes
- By Kaar Valluvan
- Jan 25, 2023
- Article
Cost and productivity may come down to whether or not a welder understands the chemistry behind mild carbon steel GMAW electrodes.
- From The Welder
Diagnosing porosity issues in vertical-up gas metal arc welding-pulse (GMAW-P)
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Jan 20, 2023
- Article
The Consumables Corner team addresses a shop’s porosity issues in vertical-up welding using gas metal arc welding-pulse.
- From The Welder
Hobart opens new Customer Experience Center
- Jan 12, 2023
- News Release
Hobart has announced the grand opening of its new Customer Experience Center at its headquarters in Troy, Ohio.
- From The Fabricator
MicroCare opens warehouse, distribution center in England
- Jan 4, 2023
- News Release
MicroCare, a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning, lubricating, and disinfecting products in New Britain, Conn., has opened a new warehouse and distribution center in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
- From The Welder
Copper coating on ESAB’s Purus welding wire helps reduce clogging, flaking
- Dec 30, 2022
- Product Release
ESAB has introduced an enhanced version of its Purus copper-coated solid wire for high-volume and robotic MIG and pulsed MIG welding applications.
- From The Fabricator
STLE to host two-day educational program on metalworking fluid basics
- Dec 16, 2022
- News Release
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), Park Ridge, Ill., is hosting a two-day educational program on lubrication and metalworking fluid basics March 15-16, 2023, at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill. The education program, sponsored by STLE’s Chicago section,...
- From The Welder
Classifying popular stick electrodes helps welders with decision making
- By Olivier Arnoult
- Dec 3, 2022
- Article
The electrode numbering system helps welders make decisions on which ones to use for which applications and how to maximize performance. The numbers and letters found on three popular SMAW electrodes are explained.
- From The Welder
Why metal manufacturers should consider alternate fuels in heating and cutting torch applications
- By Timothy Reading
- Nov 30, 2022
- Article
As metal fabrication shops look for production improvements and cost savings, a shift away from acetylene to alternate fuels during the oxyfuel cutting and heating processes may be the answer. Here are four things to consider.
- From The Welder
Airgas opens distribution center in Nevada
- Nov 30, 2022
- News Release
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, has opened a safety and welding hardgoods distribution center in Henderson, Nev., the sixth such center in the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Sapphire laser debris shields from Laser Research Optics offer high thermal conductivity
- Nov 24, 2022
- Product Release
Laser Research Optics offers sapphire debris shields that withstand steel splatter, flash, and debris to help reduce focus shift and the deterioration of beam quality while reducing the number of lens changes.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Preheat and interpass temperature defined, Part II
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Nov 15, 2022
- Article
In Part II, the Consumables Corner duo continue the discussion on preheat and interpass temperature—specifically, the reasoning for preheat and interpass control and their effects.
- From The Fabricator
Witt MG 2000-ME ERC+ gas mixer maintains precise mixtures when flow rate fluctuates
- Oct 25, 2022
- Product Release
For applications needing high flow rates of gas mixtures, such as steel production or the chemical industry, Witt offers the MG 2000-ME ERC+ electronic gas mixer.
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