Welding Automation: Innovations Continue To Evolve
May/June, 2011
Welding
Snake-like Robot Welds Pipes
In-bore welding uses high-powered optics and snake-arm robotics.
Shear luck
A Las Vegas job shop hits the jackpot with an investment in automated plate processing equipment
Training Welders
Virtual Weld Training Is a Powerful Tool
Welding and Machines for E6010 Electrodes
E6010 electrodes, one of the basics for pipe and plate stick welding, are old standbys that are easily handled by industrial transformer-type welding machines. But the new generation of portable inverter-type machines don’t always handle them well. An industry expert tells the 6010 story and explains what to look for in an inverter welder for this penetrating electrode.
Digital bonds
ERP solutions bring manufacturers enhanced competitiveness by strengthening company connections
Proper Liner Installation Is Vital to MIG Gun Performance
Everything is important in MIG welding. Even getting the liner set up right can mean the difference between welding and not welding.
Explosive Method to ‘Weld the Unweldable’
A collision of materials seeks to create a new type of weld.
Walk the line
New technology reduces the steps welders have to take at the United States’ largest private real estate development
What’s Different About Laser Welding
We sometimes forget how mature laser welding is. It’s been around since the ‘80s, and the applications, properties and advantages have accumulated into an extensive technology.
