The Welder - Consumables - Page 2
What gas should welders use for manual plasma cutting?
Compressed air typically is used for manual metal plasma cutting in a fab shop. But oxygen, nitrogen, or other gas blends give fabricators ample reasons to use them instead.
National Standard announces staff changes
Wire manufacturer National Standard has promoted Chris Pruett to product manager for welding filler metals and hired Matt Wasinger to fill Pruett’s former position of district sales manager for industrial wire.
Astaras names international sales manager
Largo, Fla.-based Astaras Inc. has hired Sam Thompson as international sales manager.
E-book from CO2Meter.com explores welding gases, gas detection equipment
CO2Meter.com has released the e-book “Your Guide to Understanding Gas Safety & Analysis Across Welding Applications.”
National Standard appoints district sales manager
Welding wire manufacturer National Standard has named Steve Coker as district sales manager for Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The FAQs about MIG gun nozzles and contact tips
Consumables experts break down the relationship, variety, role, and importance of MIG gun nozzles and contact tips.
Bernard and Tregaskiss release catalog of welding guns, consumables
Bernard and Tregaskiss have announced the availability of a joint MIG welding guns and consumables catalog.
Understanding the relationship between deposition rate, deposition efficiency, and production output
The Consumables Corner duo clarify deposition rate, deposition efficiency, and production output, as well as provide some real-world examples of the terms.
Bernard AccuLock S consumables offered on select Miller packages
Bernard has announced that AccuLock S consumables will now be standard on its BTB MIG guns included in select packages from Miller Electric Mfg. LLC.
Victor HRF2400 Pro flowmeter regulator from ESAB offers 70-CFH flow range
Victor, an ESAB brand, has introduced the HRF2400 Pro flowmeter regulator calibrated for CO2, argon, or gas blends used for TIG, MIG, and gas-shielded FCAW.
Meritus Gas Partners acquires MagneGas assets
Meritus Gas Partners, a portfolio company of AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity team, has acquired substantially all assets of MagneGas Welding Supply – South LLC.
The chemistry behind mild carbon steel GMAW electrodes
Cost and productivity may come down to whether or not a welder understands the chemistry behind mild carbon steel GMAW electrodes.
Diagnosing porosity issues in vertical-up gas metal arc welding-pulse (GMAW-P)
The Consumables Corner team addresses a shop’s porosity issues in vertical-up welding using gas metal arc welding-pulse.
Hobart opens new Customer Experience Center
Hobart has announced the grand opening of its new Customer Experience Center at its headquarters in Troy, Ohio.
Copper coating on ESAB’s Purus welding wire helps reduce clogging, flaking
ESAB has introduced an enhanced version of its Purus copper-coated solid wire for high-volume and robotic MIG and pulsed MIG welding applications.
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