Clean cutting
New consumables offer long life in automated plasma cutting systems
Consumables
Gas consumption 4.0
As more manufacturers gravitate toward lean manufacturing, an innovation for shielding gas management emerges
Special delivery
Optimizing MIG welding requires an understanding of the seven variables of wire delivery
Avoiding Failure
Understanding and extending contact tip life.
Down to the Wire
The metal fabrication industry continues to develop new alloys for new applications and products at a quick pace. This rapid development of different base metals sometimes requires new filler metals, unique shielding gases and equipment.
Up for the challenge
Instead of welding specialty metals using standard electrodes and wires, custom solutions can provide better results
Based on a tip
Contact tip recess is often overlooked as a variable that can affect the quality of a weld
Under construction
Five basic steps to extend the life of heavy equipment through hardfacing
Conserving Consumables
When applicable, fabricators benefit from switching to automated, spooled-wire welding techniques
Filler metal attention
Getting to know the best practices for handling and storing filler metals
