Content tagged with "contact-tips"
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Article
January 6, 2010
GMAW guns and consumables
Figure 1 Familiarizing yourself with the myths and truths about GMAW guns and consumables can have a significant impact on productivity, bottom-line profitability, and welding performance. Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) guns and consumables sometimes are an afterthought for buyers of... Read more...
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September 1, 2009
Preparing for GMAW, back to basics: All about setup
Of all the welding processes, gas metal arc welding is the easiest to learn. However, setting up a GMAW system isn't quite so straightforward. The wire feed process is all about setup, really, and improper setup can lead to some major problems.
If machine settings are... Read more...
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March 24, 2009
Smooth wire feeding, smooth welding
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Welders often take inconvenience for granted. If a wire feeds inconsistently, or if setup takes forever and a day, so be it. It's the way it's always been, so why question it? Nevertheless, questioning everything is a key tenet of lean manufacturing, and it need not be... Read more...
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June 14, 2005
How to choose the consumables you use - Part I
Many factors influence gas metal arc welding (GMAW) consumable selection. Chief among the factors is productivity. Because 85 percent of the cost of making a weld is labor, you need to choose consumables based on how well they improve welder productivity and minimize downtime (see Figure... Read more...
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September 14, 2004
Caring for your contact tips
The contact tip is one of the smallest and relatively inexpensive components in a gas metal arc welding (GMAW) system, but it can cause catastrophic failure and production downtime, highly penalizing productivity. The basic function of the contact tip is to transfer welding current to the... Read more...
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