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Four Tips for Developing an Effective In-House Welder Training Program
Even seasoned welders don’t always remember – if they ever learned – all the basics regarding techniques and materials. Optimize fabricating operations and help plug your future skilled-labor gap by instilling good habits from the start.
More Than Modulars – Supplier Makes a Difference
With a customer base predominantly comprised of essential businesses, Bluco Corp. remains open and committed to earning their trust. Donning all the necessary PPE and abiding by all of CDC’s and Illinois’ mandates, the modular fixturing manufacturer has a big advantage: They’ve got what they need in-house to create customer solutions.
Welding Titanium? Oxygen Analyzer Gives the Green Light to Start
Designed for demanding purge welding environments, HFT’s PurgeEye Desk reads oxygen levels from 1,000 ppm down to 1 ppm. Equipped with PurgeNet to connect with important accessories, the unit also features automatic fault finding diagnostics.
High Output Power in a Compact Diode Laser Package
Coherent’s HighLight DL HPS puts the laser head, power supply, water chiller, and heat exchanger into a single, compact enclosure measuring 670 x 1050 x 1760 mm. Eliminating the complexities and expense of deionized water, its closed-loop chiller uses distilled water, thanks to conduction-cooled laser diodes.
Coherent Creates ‘Center of Excellence for Fiber Lasers’
Laser source assembly and testing join the manufacturing site of fiber laser components, laser engines and combiners at Coherent’s Tampere, Finland facility. The entire Coherent HighLight fiber lasers series will be housed here to create the industrial high-power fiber lasers for challenging welding tasks.
American Welding Society Answers Questions Amid COVID-19 Changes
AWS has published the following responses to FAQs as they navigate the uncharted territory of coronavirus. Seminars, certifications, FABTECH, hardship relief and more are addressed in their official web statement.
Where to Find Federal Funds to Buoy Your Small Business
Until the light emerges at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, SBA funding options may give small manufacturers the financial life rafts they need to weather the storm. Additionally, the federal government addresses 8 common challenges small businesses may be wrestling with.
Forging the Factory of the Future
Manufacturer signs three-year service agreement that will transition the operation from fixing one robot at a time after a failure to monitoring the performance of 30 robots individually and as a fleet.
How to (Safely and Securely) Use the Cloud to Improve Welding and Cutting Operations
Fabricators tend to operate by anecdotal evidence and company history. Data-management tools like ESAB’s Digital Solutions can help companies understand — and move the needle on — their true drivers of productivity.
Exposing the Dangerous Myths About Welding Equipment and Machinery
Plenty of risks accompany the operation of welding equipment and machinery – but misinformation can increase the chances for poor decision-making and hazardous mistakes. Westermans Intl. Technical Director Mark Reaney calls out some industry myths and offers tips to help you operate as safely as possible.
