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Hard Automation / Pulsed MIG Conversion

Hard Automation / Pulsed MIG Conversion

Prior Situation A Fredrick, CO fabricator of vehicle hydronic heating systems welded their heat exchangers using semi-automatic 035 solid MIG wire in the short circuit transfer. With 40’ of weld in every exchanger, it was clear welding costs represented a huge labor...
Robotic Welding Procedure Optimization

Robotic Welding Procedure Optimization

Prior Situation General Air visited a Broomfield fabricator of steel ventilation data center floor grids made of 1.5” by .80” mild steel straps.  The fabricator was happy to show us their Fanuc 100i robot cell integrated with a Lincoln Powerwave 455M.  While welding,...
Welding Equipment Certification and Its Importance

Welding Equipment Certification and Its Importance

Know That Your Machines are Working Properly The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was established in 1987. Because of this standardization of quality control specifications, many  businesses worldwide have now become ISO compliant. Compliance then...
Liquid Cylinders: Proper Operation

Liquid Cylinders: Proper Operation

Understanding Dewars & Micro Bulk Tanks One of the offerings in our arsenal of gas products is a liquid cylinder. Don’t let the name fool you, liquid cylinders provide either gas or liquid product depending on the facility’s need. People refer to...
Plasma Cutting May Be Your Cutting Answer

Plasma Cutting May Be Your Cutting Answer

When Oxy-fuel Cutting Doesn’t Cut It For many years, oxy-acetylene was the process of choice for cutting steel. However, the plasma cutting process has progressed to the point where it has become economically and technically superior for most conductive metal...