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      <title><![CDATA[Virtual welder training system developed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fronius has developed Virtual Welding, a training tool that consists of a simulated torch and workpiece, a PC, and a screen. The arc and the weld seam are virtual creations. A magnetic tracking system converts hand movements into a virtual world displayed on a screen or 3-D glasses. An extra sensor located on the welding helmet helps ensure that the view of the welding task is true to life. Typical weld seam characteristics are reproduced, and trainees hear typical welding noises in real time. They respond with their hand to develop the required &quot;feel&quot; for voltage and amperage. According to the manufacturer, trainees can deliver usable welding results after a course involving two sessions of 60 hours of practical training on the virtual system. With the product's network capability, training can be done anywhere that is accessible through the Internet.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welding simulator provides real-time technique feedback]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lincoln Electric has developed a new way to teach welding techniques through a virtual welding system called VRTEX&amp;trade; 360. The system incorporates technology Lincoln recently acquired from VRSim Inc., an East Hartford, Conn.-based developer of training software and graphic simulation for industry and academia.Developed in partnership by teams at Lincoln Electric and VRSim Inc., this VRAW&amp;trade; (Virtual Reality Arc Welding) training system provides a virtual hands-on training experience that allows students to complete more passes than traditional training and provides real-time welding technique feedback&amp;mdash;similar to a video game&amp;mdash;to both trainers and students.The system feeds computer-generated data with a virtual welding gun and helmet equipped with internal monitors. The student practices welding in virtual environments, including welding booth and field applications. Training can be conducted in various settings, including classrooms and training centers with limited resources and shop space.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lockout/tagout video training covers multiple work environments]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Summit Training Source offers a new video/DVD training program, &quot;Lockout/Tagout: Employee Awareness,&quot; to teach machine operators and other site workers the importance of the lockout/tagout procedures and best practices for preventing hazardous energy releases. The lockout/tagout system prevents equipment from being accidentally started while servicing is taking place.The video/DVD program features multiple work environments and various types of machines and lockout/tagout scenarios.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[<em>Cutting Data for Turning of Steel</em>covers materials, tools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Industrial Press's  Cutting Data for Turning of Steel, by Edmund Isakov, Ph.D., covers turning in machining, which removes more material per unit of time and consume more power at the roughing operations than end milling, boring, or drilling. Machining recommendations relate to cutting speeds, feed rates, and depth of cuts. How this is accomplished depends on the workpiece material properties and the cutting tool material. Workpiece materials described in this book are the most commonly used grades of carbon, alloy, stainless, tool, and maraging steels. Cutting tool materials are cemented carbides, cermets, and ceramics.The book describes the major mechanical properties of steel: hardness, tensile strength, and machinability. These properties are considerations when selecting machining parameters.The book also features machining recommendations for turning that provide the cutting speed values based on Brinell hardness numbers, the depth of cut, and feed rate in relationships with the type of steel. Numerous calculations are summarized in five appendices.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Book offers tips, tricks for machinists, welders, fabricators]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Metalworking Sink or Swim, by Tom Lipton, is a collection of tips, tricks, skills, and experiences for machinists, welders, and fabricators. It features shop-tested descriptions and illustrations of skills and observations from the author's almost 40 years in the metalworking trades, including a chapter on flame straightening techniques, examples of special workholding techniques, and discussions of crossover skills, such as welding/machine, sheet metal/welding, and design/management.]]></description>
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