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Flux-Cored Electrode Usability Designators: What Do They Mean?
Those dash numbers refer to the usability of the electrode with requirements for polarity and general operating characteristics. Here’s how they work.
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Through the cooperation of CNC suppliers, machine tool builders, educational institutions and end users, the machine tool industry is improving its workforce – and itself.
The Shape of Things to Come
Take a few moments to think about a future of new digital marketplaces where, instead of people simply shopping for products online, they instead design and build the exact products they want. Talk about mass customization.
Cleaning and Preparing Aluminum Filler and Base Metals Before Welding
Dirty aluminum sets you off on the wrong foot before you ever strike an arc. Take these cleaning and prep steps for the optimal welding of aluminum.
I Choose That Welding Torch, Please
Though this simple tool does some serious grunt work, most robot users do not put enough thought or care into selecting what welding torch they will use for the rest of their robot’s life. Heath Suraba of Lincoln Electric explains what should be considered when choosing.
From Selection to Storage: The Basics of Common Aluminum Filler Metals
In order to gain the best results when welding aluminum, Tim Hensley of Hobart Brothershere are the reasons why and how it is critical to select the correct filler metal and carefully follow the proper storage and handling procedures for these products.
What You Must Know About Robotic Welding
Lloyd Steed of Tregaskiss identifies the key factors that must be understood to manage a profitable and productive robotic welding operation that really gains a competitive edge and makes the most out of its investment.
What You Must Know About Beveling or Weld Preparation
If beveling has typically been an afterthought in your shop, it could actually be costing you more in terms of quality and time than you realize, then examines some considerations about the beveling process and the equipment you should use that could improve your competitive advantage.
Design Considerations for Robotic Welding Cell Safety
Inherent differences in robotic welding cells make it important to develop a safety strategy for each cell and select the optimal technologies to match that strategy.
Those Who Have the Gold
Thoughts and Observations On Borrowing from Banks: Steve LeFever of Business Resource Services explains how the “Five Cs of Credit” can help shops improve their relationship with bankers by increasing their “bankability.”
Beyond the Punch: Giving Thought to Tooling
By taking time to review old processes, tooling libraries and programming methods, a shop can implement simple tooling changes that positively impact production, minimize costs, reduce space or downtime, and maximize the return.
Safety: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of Liability
Phil La Duke of ERM reports on why more companies are using a prospective supplier’s safety record as criteria for awarding business and why some shops are losing profitable contracts to competitors with better safety records.
