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Two leading UK road tanker manufacturers realized significant savings by using weld backing tape for the linear and circumferential welds on their stainless steel tankers.

Posted: April 14, 2010

Two leading UK road tanker manufacturers have discovered that by simply using Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited's (HFT; Carms, UK) weld backing tape for the linear and circumferential welds on their stainless steel tankers, they have realized significant savings:
? Purge gas quantity and set-up time are dramatically reduced.
? Weld drop-through is eliminated along with the necessity for back-gouging and two-sided welding.
? The use and complicated set-up of expensive backing bars has been eliminated.

? Post-weld cleaning and weld dressing has been minimized.

? Welding has been faster.

HFT has recently extended its range of weld backing tapes. There are now three different grades of tape being manufactured to accommodate welding currents up to 240 amps. As well as being suitable for road tankers, the tape is ideal for all other cylindrical items and sheet metal work. Apart from the advantages mentioned above, it is significant that with the use of Argweld® Weld Backing tape, the backside of the weld is flat, smooth and oxide free.

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Huntingdon Fusion Technique Limited, huntingdonfusion.com

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