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You can plasma cut it, but can you weld it?: Plasma cutting with the right gas and torch setup makes life easier for the welder

Time spent on extensive weld prep easily can eliminate any gains made from faster plasma cutting. Put another way, it doesn't matter how fast a plasma cuts if the resulting cut face can't be welded efficiently.

Publish date: March 10, 2009

Tech cell: Plasma Cutting


Stick welding: Tips for top performance: 5 steps can help a welder avoid getting stuck with poor welds

A beginning stick welder can produce better welds by payingattention to the five basic elements to establish a good, consistenttechnique: current setting, length of the arc, angle of electrode,manipulation of electrode, and speed of travel.

Publish date: August 1, 2009

Tech cell: Arc Welding


Do your welds pass muster?: Evaluating gas and equipment to deliver quality and performance

For a job shop or manufacturer, maintaining weld quality begins with consistent shielding gas in the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. Consistently delivering the correct blend ensures proper arc characteristics and weld quality. Mixing technology, supply gas density, and gas usage patterns can affect the on-site gas blending system's ability to deliver a consistent blend.

Publish date: November 25, 2008

Tech cell: Consumables


In-service weld defects, Repair, replace, or do nothing?

Publish date: December 12, 2002

Tech cell: Welding Inspection


Quality inspections: Ensuring a top notch weld inspection program

To ensure quality welds, it is important to have a quality weld inspection program in place. In order to do so, a company must understand how to evaluate weld characteristics, determine weld quality, and have a welding inspector capable of performing a number of different testing methods.

Publish date: July 10, 2007

Tech cell: Welding Inspection