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Articles tagged with "tig welding"

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	These aren't your grandparents' wheelchairs: Forget about transportation—these chairs are built for combat By: John Luck Vesco Metal Craft, a manufacturer of rugby wheelchairs, makes specialized wheelchairs from 6061 seamless aluminum tubing. This violent, collision-oriented sport causes cracks in the welds' heat-affected zone, so the company sought better manufacturing methods. It added heat-treating to its process and switched to an inverter-based welding unit that gives the company's welders advanced waveform control. Publish date: December 11, 2007 Tech cell: Aluminum Welding
	Preventing porosity in humid environments By: Frank Armao, Contributing Writer Publish date: March 11, 2008 Tech cell: Aluminum Welding
	Getting the needed fixtures: Product proliferation at Woods Equipment Co. drives move to modular welding fixturing Woods Equipment Co. builds a variety of attachments and implements for agricultural, landscape, and construction vehicles. In a search to increase the productivity of its welding efforts amidst an ever-growing product line, the company discovered modular welding tables from Bluco Corp. Publish date: November 8, 2005 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	What's your frequency: The role of adjustable output frequency in GTAW By: John Luck More knowledge about adjustable-output frequency has played a significant role in the development of new technologies that have made GTAW applications more reliable and adaptable. Publish date: January 15, 2008 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	GTAW common joint designs By: Jack Fulcer, Contributing Writer Understanding common gas tungsten arc weld (GTAW) joints, knowing when to use them, and mastering the proper method for each can help you achieve better welds. This article focuses on butt, corner, and T joints and discusses considerations such as material type and thickness. Publish date: November 11, 2008 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	The GTAW top 10: How to identify and remedy common GTAW mistakes By: Brad Hemmert Publish date: July 1, 2009 Tech cell: Arc Welding
	Eagles, dragons: Stainless steel takes on many forms: Artist uses GTAW to create 'shock and awe' art By: John Luck, Contributing Writer Metal fabricator Kevin Stone uses gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) to sculpt massive pieces of art from stainless steel. Read about Stone's creative and technical processes and discover important tips that can improve your stainless steel welding. Publish date: October 14, 2008 Tech cell: Art and Sculpture
	Robotic GTAW: Manual GTAW developments advance automated process By: Matt Brooks Robotic GTAW is a little-known process that has made significant advancements recently, thanks in part to the advancements made to manual GTAW that have made it more user-friendly and compatible with the environment. Applications that were once nearly impossible to accomplish can be handled with relative ease with modern GTAW systems. Even today robotic GTAW continues to improve and advance into new fields to create a better future for the welding industry. Publish date: September 16, 2008 Tech cell: Automation and Robotics