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Arc Welding - Page 73
- From The Welder
Jim's Cover Pass: Tips to pass a 4G SMAW 7018 test
- By Jim Mosman, AWS, CWI/CWE
- Mar 15, 2018
- Article
Jim Mosman shares insight for passing a difficult out-of-position SMAW weld test.
- From The Welder
Stick welding in Iraq? New art venture? Step outside your comfort zone
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 15, 2018
- Blog Post
Human beings are creatures of habit. We tend to find our comfort zones in work and life and stay there, even when the comfort isn’t so comfortable. While staying there may be easy and, well, comfortable, it also can be restrictive and inhibit growth. When’s the last time you stepped outside your comfort zone and tried something new? If you need inspiration, read on.
- From The Welder
Lincoln Tech expands welding training to Indiana
- Mar 14, 2018
- News Release
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. will introduce a new welding and metal fabrication training program this spring in Indianapolis. The campus will be the fifth Lincoln Tech school in the U.S. to provide training for welding careers. In the new program, students will practice GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and...
- From The Fabricator
A new approach to welding skills validation
For many years technologies such as virtual welding simulators were viewed as a way for vocational programs to teach some basic skills in a cost-effective manner. Now technology advancements are changing the way welding training is being done. They could be making their way to the private sector before you know it.
- From The Welder
Fronius ArcTig welding torch allows electrode cooling to the tip
- Mar 5, 2018
- Product Release
Fronius has developed ArcTig, a modified GTAW process for mechanized joint welding. The torch has an electrode clamping system that enables the electrode to be cooled to the tip, increasing the combined resistance and creating a high arc voltage. Electron emission takes place over a small area but...
- From The Welder
Fronius USA hires four new employees
- Feb 20, 2018
- News Release
Welding equipment manufacturer Fronius USA, Portage, Ind., has hired four new employees for its Perfect Welding business unit. Two new sales application engineers join the tech support group at company headquarters in Portage. Erik Stengline and Mike Cramer both graduated from Pennsylvania College...
- From The Welder
Lincoln Electric named to 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies list
- Feb 13, 2018
- News Release
Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and brazing and soldering alloys, has been recognized by the Ethisphere® Institute as one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies. It is...
- From The Welder
Weld-Ed announces 2018 professional development workshops
- Feb 12, 2018
- News Release
The National Center for Welding Education and Training (Weld-Ed), located at Lorain County Community College in Lorain, Ohio, has announced its 2018 professional development workshop series for welding educators and industrial trainers. These seven hands-on, instructional workshops are conducted...
- From The Welder
ESAB completes acquisition of Sandvik welding business
- Feb 2, 2018
- News Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Annapolis Junction, Md., has completed the acquisition of the Sandvik welding operations, including production units in Scranton, Pa., and Sandviken, Sweden; the technical sales and product management organization; as well as multiyear strategic collaboration on R&D...
- From The Welder
EWM UM series GMAW torch compatible with welding machines featuring Euro torch connector
- Jan 31, 2018
- Product Release
EWM offers the UM series universal GMAW torches. They are compatible with all welding machines featuring a Euro torch connector. The torch trigger helps ensure safe, simple operation with its effective pressure point, states the company, and torch trigger protection prevents unintentional ignition....
- From The Welder
The Refrigeration School begins classes for new welding specialist program
- Jan 23, 2018
- News Release
The Refrigeration School Inc. (RSI), an HVAC/R school in Phoenix, has started classes for its new welding specialist program in collaboration with Tulsa Welding School (TWS). The program can accommodate 120 students. The program focuses on welding safety, torch cutting processes, proper arc welding...
Clamping jig aids in mitering, coping, welding at precise locations and angles
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 23, 2018
- Article
Generations of welders have struggled with tube and pipe fitup for welding. One such welder, Tim Uecker, got fed up with using a combination of clamps, vises, jigs, and fixtures, and devised a system specially for setting, marking, cutting (mitering or coping), and welding tube and pipe.
- From The Welder
Recapping Schweissen & Schneiden 2017
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 22, 2018
- Article
When people think of Germany in the fall, most often they envision Oktoberfest, considered to be the world’s largest beer festival and fair. But every four years Germany is also home to Schweissen & Schneiden, a welding and cutting trade fair that draws equipment manufacturers and attendees from...
- From The Welder
Women, welding, and a changing cultural landscape
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 22, 2018
- Article
The rapid-fire exposure of high-powered men in politics, entertainment, and business has sparked a movement imploring for change in the way people in power behave. Welding, too, is in need of a change in terms of how it embraces, views, and relates with female welders. Josh Welton lends his views on the subject and provides a sounding board for several women welders to share their experiences navigating the male-dominated trade.
- From The Welder
Catching up with Brennan Palmiter
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 20, 2018
- Article
In 2008, 16-year-old Brennan Palmiter had quite the resume. He was a race car driver, a teen spokesperson for welding and the trades, and he was on the path to earning an associates degree and high school diploma at the same time. Now 25, Palmiter is embarking on a career as a robotic welding applications engineer with the same energy and enthusiasm that he had as a teen.
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