MIAB welding of thick-walled pipe ends: Research finds ways to increase pipe thickness while maintaining quality |
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Submerged arc welding : then and now: It's not your father's sub-arc process |
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Tons of reasons for a new welding positioner: A new positioning table is helping P&H Mining Equipment keep up with its large fabricationsP&H Mining equipment, Milwaukee, Wis., makes very large equipment, such as its largest electric shovel that weighs 1,200 tons. Shovel components keep getting larger, and to keep up with the market trends, the company needed a new welding positioner. That's a "big" deal in every sense of the word. Luckily, Koike Aronson Inc./Ransome was able to help.
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Keeping welding costs from spiraling out of control: Skyline Steel sees laser seam tracking as the answerSkyline Steel, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, recognized in 2001 that for it to win contracts for high-end projects requiring high-pressure and high-strength steel spiral pipe, it would need to become more competitive in price. That's why the company turned to Servo-Robot Corp. and its AUTO-TRAC laser vision seam tracking for pipe welding.
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Incorporating beveling economically: Evaluating joint design, welding processes for edge preparationWhile beveling is known as a common procedure used to shape the edges of thick plates or pipes for welding, not everybody knows how to make the process cost-efficient in the overall welding operation.
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Dealing with Mother Nature's wrath: Fabricated hinge system to protect bridge from earthquake damage |