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- From The Welder
Add-on equipment makes a difference in SMAW
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 27, 2016
- Arc Welding
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An optional digital meter for SMAW power sources allows welders to lay beads within set parameters.
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What happens when a nonwelder meets a laser?
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 27, 2016
- Assembly and Joining
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How does a nonwelder transition into the role of laser welding machine operator? What aptitude or experience does someone need to be successful? Practical Welding Today® sat down with Tracy Stenger of Superior Joining Technologies, Machesney Park, Ill., to find out.
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Coe Press Equipment to supply nine coil feeding lines to Goodman Mfg.
- Jan 27, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced that it is supplying nine new coil processing lines to Goodman Mfg., a provider of air-conditioning and heating equipment. Seven of the lines comprise standard motorized uncoilers, feeds, and pull-through straighteners in widths of 30, 48,...
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PPG earns 2015 John Deere Partner-level supplier status
- Jan 27, 2016
- Finishing
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Pittsburgh-based PPG has announced its industrial coatings business has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2015 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence program. This status is Deere & Co.’s highest supplier rating. The company supplies electrocoat, liquid and powder coatings,...
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1 + 1 = Weld shop staffing success
- By Orest Protch
- Jan 27, 2016
- Shop Management
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One aspect of the welding industry remains challenging for company management: determining staffing levels for tradespeople and supervisors at the front lines of industrial manufacturing systems and construction projects. While many people do not like crunching basic numbers, nothing beats simple math to come up with money-saving options to get through those tough economic times. The good news is that this is not rocket science. In fact, the number-crunching is so simple that it can be done quickly without any brain-numbing work.
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From kaizen to kata
- By Dan Davis and Stan Whitaker
- Jan 27, 2016
- Shop Management
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Camfil APC is known for its dust collection equipment, but it’s also a metal fabricator. It makes the equipment in its Jonesboro, Ark., facility. Like any other modern fabricating operation, it is looking to eliminate waste where it can. That’s why launching and sustaining a lean manufacturing initiative is so important.
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Weld inspection system finds defects in large, heavy-wall pipe
- Jan 27, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Xiris Automation Inc. offers the WI-3000 weld inspection system for large, heavy-wall pipes. The laser-based system employs a redesigned sensor head with high-resolution, high-quality optics, states the manufacturer. Field of view is from 1.38 to 3.94 in. across depending on the model type,...
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Press brake basics: 10 tips for bottom bending aluminum
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 27, 2016
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Bottom bending aluminum isn’t as common as it once was and it requires knowledgeable press brake operators. Learn ten tips for using an aluminum bending brake.
- From The Welder
Fiber laser welding machine offers focused spot sizes to 10 microns
- Jan 27, 2016
- Laser Welding
- Product Release
Amada Miyachi America Inc. has introduced the LF series fiber laser for precision microwelding. It can be focused to spot sizes down to 10 microns and offers control of pulse width and peak power to control the weld parameters. The lasers are available in either single-mode or multimode...
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Salem Welding expands in Ohio
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Salem Welding and Supply is adding 8,000 sq. ft. to its plant in Salem, Ohio, which will result in the addition of five jobs.
The facility, currently at about 40,000 sq. ft., fabricates custom steel products. The addition is expected to be in operation by the end of February 2016.
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Mill Steel to consolidate Steel Structural Products Louisville with Indiana service center
- Jan 26, 2016
- Metals/Materials
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Grand Rapids, Mich.-based flat-rolled carbon steel distributor Mill Steel Co. has announced it will consolidate its Steel Structural Products Louisville (Ky.) steel framing manufacturing operations and related corporate office with its Ports of Indiana, Jeffersonville service center. Completion of...
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Metcam, Langford Welding & Fabrication partner to launch Best Built Cages
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Metcam, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based fabricator of sheet metal components and assemblies for OEMs, has partnered with Langford Welding & Fabrication, Roberta, Ga., to manufacture and market Best Built Cages™, a lightweight aluminum poultry cage. Chuck Langford, an experienced fabricator and...
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Profile shears’ left curved blade configuration simplifies curve cutting
- Jan 26, 2016
- Shearing
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Kett Tool offers KD-446L profile shears with a left curved blade configuration for maneuverability in cutting corrugated metal. The 5-lb. shears cut cold-rolled mild steel up to 18 ga. at a radius as tight as 3 in., as well as nonferrous metals up to 0.090 in. thick, spiral duct, and wire mesh at...
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Taking high heat and spatter out of nonpulsed GMAW
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- Jan 26, 2016
- Arc Welding
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Waste reduction in manufacturing helped to make Japanese manufacturing a mighty power, and that push for process improvement continues today. It was a big motivator for OTC DAIHEN to develop its Controlled Bridge Transfer-Expanded technology for robotic GMAW applications.
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At WITS end with wrinkles, tears, springback in AHSS?
- By Darrell Quander Jr., George Schreck, and Jim Landowski
- Jan 26, 2016
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: Stamping AHSS comes with forming challenges such as wrinkling, tearing, and springback. A servo’s controlled force can help resolve some of those problems—and keep you from tearing your hair out.
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