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      <title><![CDATA[Making the case for robotic welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1The American Welding Society contends that the average age of a welder is 55, with many approaching 60 years old. With so many welders on the verge of leaving the work force, many fabricators...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robotic advancements in welding tube, pipe]]></title>
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Figure 1Unlike sheet metal and plate, most of which are flat and require straight 2-D welds, tube and pipe have an endless variety of shapes, diameters, and joint configurations. Each application has...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Think before you integrate (robotic welding)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Before taking the plunge with robotic welding, stop and consider these common mistakes so your experience is a successful one  The number of manufacturers investigating the benefits of flexible...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[5 traits to look for in a robotic cell operator]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Robotic cell operators who can visualize how the robotic welding arm moves around a part can become very successful programmers. Photo courtesy of ABB Robotics.The ugly truth in metal...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keeping sight of the little things]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Choosing the right robotic GMAW gun, consumables, and wire can be just as important to productivity and weld quality as the power source, tooling, and robotic arm.Robotic gas metal arc welding (GMAW)...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robotic pipe welding with a human touch]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[  Pipe welders follow &quot;spool&quot; drawings that map out how the fit-ups are to be joined and how they fit into the overall piping structure to be constructed in the field.  When it comes to welding pipe,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Back to school with robotic welding]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Neighboring industries have turned to automated welding to deal with the welder shortage. NWICC responded by integrating robotics training into its curriculum.When your philosophy is lead, follow, or...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is it time to put a robot in front of a press brake?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dan Aronson, president, P&amp;A Metal Fab Inc., Clackamas, Ore., is no stranger to robots. His company runs six robotic welding cells, and it has a 12-year-old robotic press brake cell as well. Robotic...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fabricator meets competition challenge with welding robot cells]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SituationLB Steel LLC/Coburn Steel Products is a privately held fabricating and machining company with about 300 employees and multiple plants. Approximately 350,000 sq. ft. of its 500,000-sq.-ft....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:08 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keeping welding  costs from spiraling  out of control]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1Skyline Steel&acirc;€™s Cartersville, Ga.-based facility has been making spiral pipe with the same mill equipment that was originally installed in 1992.

The large-diameter pipe used for the...]]></description>
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