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Consumables - Page 37
- From The Welder
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. appoints product support specialist
- May 26, 2015
- News Release
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., Windsor, Ont., has appointed Dan Mazerolle to the new position of product support specialist. In this role, he provides technical support to CenterLine customers with an emphasis on consumable welding product applications. A graduate of St. Clair College, he has...
- From The Welder
Electrode’s stable arc reduces burn-through
- May 14, 2015
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced Select 430LCb-Mod metal-cored, ferritic stainless steel electrode. It offers an extremely stable arc that produces fast travel speeds with decreased burn-through and spatter, according to the manufacturer. The electrode handles poor fit-up and gaps and can be used...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Eliminating weld cracking in restrained joints on high-strength steel
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- May 12, 2015
- Article
Q: We're a construction equipment manufacturer that is finding that our customers increasingly require more components designed and manufactured from high-strength steels such as A514 or 4130. This means we have to preheat and follow slow cooling conditions, but even then certain joints or...
- From The Welder
ESAB, CWA to offer GMAW gun webinar
- Apr 30, 2015
- News Release
As part of the CWA (Canadian Welding Association) Webinar Series, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products will offer a two-hour webinar, “MIG Gun Selection, Maintenance, Repair, Troubleshooting & Retrofit—A practical guide to lower operating cost and maximize gun life, welding uptime and operator...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: The right filler metal to weld duplex stainless steel
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Mar 16, 2015
- Article
Q: We manufacture stainless steel tanks used in various industries and we aren’t always informed of service conditions and chemical exposures. We would like to reduce or minimize the number of filler metals we use to cut down on costs and prevent accidental use of the wrong filler metal. The...
- From The Welder
Torch-cleaning station cleans torch components with granulate blast
- Mar 10, 2015
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers the JetStream, a particle jet torch-cleaning station that cleans consumables with a high-velocity blast of granulate. Particle jets clean all torch components (nozzle, tip, gas baffle) without mechanically gripping the torch. The torch fits through slits...
- From The Welder
Electrode welds thin exhaust components
- Mar 9, 2015
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a metal-cored ferritic stainless steel electrode designed for use on thin materials in automotive applications. It can weld aluminized or other coated components on 0.03-in. material with no burn-through. The FP 439Ti electrode provides a stable spray arc over a...
- From The Welder
Weld Mold marks 70 years in business
- Feb 11, 2015
- News Release
Weld Mold Co., Brighton, Mich., celebrates 70 years in business in 2015. Founded by Matt Kiilunen in 1945, the company manufactures high-alloy welding electrodes, as well as cored-wire and solid-wire products, from NiCrMo and high-chrome hotwork alloys to high-nickel and cobalt alloys to chrome...
- From The Welder
Electrode welds zinc-galvanized, primer-coated steels
- Feb 9, 2015
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced a premium carbon steel, composite metal-cored electrode designed to weld zinc-galvanized and primer-coated steels. Superior arc stability produces spatter-free welds at high travel speeds, the company states. Select 70C-6 ZN provides a stable arc with fine spray...
- From The Welder
Hard automation machine torches mount remotely, directly
- Feb 6, 2015
- Product Release
D/F Machine Specialties offers automatic, water-cooled-to-the-tip, 850-amp, continuous-duty-cycle machine barrels for automatic single-arc welding systems. These torches receive their utilities at 90 degrees to allow direct mounting. They are designed to deposit weld metal at fast travel speeds,...
- From The Welder
Water-cooled GTAW torch has double-function switch
- Feb 3, 2015
- Product Release
TBi Industries has introduced the XCT 400-W, water-cooled GTAW torch with PrecisionSwitch Dual double-function switch. The new design reduces the number of consumables required. The compact torch includes a new collet design. Its large contact surface provides a constant, reliable current...
- From The Welder
Low-manganese, metal-core wire offered
- Jan 30, 2015
- Product Release
Hobart Brothers Co. has expanded its FabCOR® Element™ family of low-manganese wires to include the FabCOR Element 70C6 metal-cored wire. According to the company, extensive testing shows the wire creates among the lowest manganese emissions of similarly classified AWS A5.18 E70C-6 wires in the...
- From The Welder
Lightweight welding torch withstands harsh impacts
- Jan 27, 2015
- Product Release
The new PullMig push-pull welding torch from Fronius, which weighs 3.5 lbs., can survive a fall from almost 10 ft. completely unscathed, says the company. A stainless steel outer tube and an antitwist device in the zero position help ensure that the torch neck, which rotates through 360 degrees,...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Causes of centerline cracking in FCAW root passes
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Jan 20, 2015
- Article
Q: We are a bridge and structural steel manufacturing shop that uses a mixture of common base materials such as A36, A572, and A992. Recently we’ve been experiencing sporadic centerline cracks in the root passes of fabricated I-beams that we weld with flux-cored arc welding (FCAW). Oddly enough,...
- From The Welder
Electrode welds aluminized material
- Jan 15, 2015
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced Select FP 409Ti, a composite metal-cored electrode designed for welding ferritic stainless steel, particularly on thin-section, aluminized material. Titanium acts as the stabilizing agent to provide oxidation and corrosion resistance. The electrode provides a...
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