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AI improves welding performance
Novarc Technologies’ Spool Welding Robot uses the company’s NovEye control system to inspect welds in real time and learn from that observation how to perform successful welds on its own.
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- From The Fabricator
Is the material you ordered the material you are getting to your fab shop?
Properly identifying materials like low-alloy steels or high-alloy steels as they are delivered to a shop is a best practice for metal fabricators.
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Titan Tool Supply introduces TVM videoscopes
Titan Tool Supply Inc. has introduced the TVM series of hand-held industrial videoscopes.
Monitoring product quality on welded tube, pipe mills
Methods for monitoring the welding process on tube and pipe mills for inline quality control continue to become more capable with less reliance on skilled operators.
Taking a close look at the visual inspection process for piping systems
Although many inspection methods can get beneath the surface of a pipe, remote visual inspection with a videoscope remains a critical part of a regular inspection schedule. Modern lens technology can take the hassle out of this process.
Zetec posts webinar on detecting corrosion in pipe elbows
Zetec Inc., a provider of NDT technology in Snoqualmie, Wash., has published a new webinar on measuring wall thickness and detecting flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC) in pipe elbows used in oil and gas and other industrial applications.
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- From The Fabricator
When manual measuring systems still do the trick for metal fabricators
In a digital world, sometimes manual measurement systems still fit the needs of sheet metal fabricators.
Optical system helps tube fabricator with high-speed measurements
As New York tube fabricator Spinco accumulated bending machines, it encountered a bottleneck in using a measurement arm for QC checks. An optical measurement system that keeps up with all 18 benders helped the company grow during the pandemic.
Xiris Automation’s WI-2200-360° Scratch Inspection System finds hairline scratches in tube coatings
Xiris Automation Inc. has developed the WI-2200-360° Scratch Inspection System for tube and pipe manufacturing.
Accurex TubeInspect optical measurement systems support manual, automated tube processes
The new TubeInspect P16.2 HRC and TubeInspect P8.2 HRC systems from Accurex Measurement provide fast, fully optical measurement of tubes and tubular assemblies. With their speed and hands-off measurement, the machines support both manually fed CNC bending and fully automated operations. The...
WI-2000 weld inspection system from Xiris Automation now features Class 2 laser
Xiris Automation Inc. has released a new version of its WI-2000 weld inspection system for tube and pipe manufacturing that incorporates a Class 2 laser. This laser is not a skin or materials burn hazard, nor does it harm the human eye, so installation of the system no longer requires a laser...
Olympus IPLEX GAir long videoscope inspects complex piping systems
The IPLEX GAir long videoscope from Olympus combines maneuverability with wide-view images for complex pipe inspections. Its pneumatic articulation enables maneuverability at distances up to 30 m with outstanding image quality, says the manufacturer. The videoscope’s guide head is designed to...
Steel Tube Institute guide explains how to check HSS tolerances
The Hollow Structural Sections Committee of the Steel Tube Institute has introduced an updated technical guide, “Methods to Check Dimensional Tolerances on Hollow Structural Sections,” to help fabricators and service centers. Available on the STI website, it discusses and illustrates the latest...
Marposs Aeroel Barline.X laser system measures tube ODs
Marposs has introduced the Aeroel Barline.X system for measuring the OD of products manufactured in cut lengths, such as steel drawn tubes and copper tubing. With online gauging and continuous through-feed measurement, the system provides real-time grinder regulation, automatically preventing the...
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