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The impact of sine and square waves in aluminum AC welding, Part I
- By Gina Cutts
When welding aluminum, welders use alternating current (AC) and primarily one of two waveforms, sine and square wave. Gina Cutts shares more about the former in her latest Aluminum Etc.
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- Midwest Technical Institute announces 2024 High School Welding Competition winners
- Miscellaneous metals fabricator increases productivity and opportunity with plasma cutting
- Welding power source’s modes designed to help optimize performance
- Torch made for welding thin, conductive sheet metal
- Three ESAB welding machines win Red Dot Awards for product design
- Power source added to cobot welding system for simplified automation
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- Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1PM CST
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Aluminum MIG wires offer smooth feeding, reduced tangling
- Apr 29, 2024
- Consumables
- Product Release
AlcoTec, an ESAB brand, has upgraded all its 4043 and 4047 aluminum MIG welding wire products with a proprietary surface treatment technology.
Compact weld camera monitors TIG, plasma processes
- Apr 24, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Xiris has introduced the XVC 310 Lipstick Weld Camera for GTAW and plasma processes in confined spaces, such as narrow gap and orbital applications.
ESAB unveils Texas facility renovation
- Apr 15, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
ESAB held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open its newly renovated facility in Denton, Texas.
Engine-driven welding machines include integrated air compressors
- Apr 11, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC has released the Bobcat 265 Air Pak and Trailblazer 330 Air Pak engine-driven welding machines with integrated industrial rotary-screw air compressors. The compact all-in-one machines also offer multiprocess weld quality, auxiliary power, and battery charge/crank assist for...
Tulsa Welding School marks 75th anniversary
- Apr 10, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Tulsa Welding School (TWS) marked its 75th anniversary with a campus event on April 5 for current and past students, faculty, and local dignitaries.
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BlueForge Alliance partners with Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs to develop Submarine Manufacturing Camps
- Apr 8, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, Elgin, Ill., the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association’s charitable foundation, has announced a three-year educational partnership with BlueForge Alliance.
Welding student from Utah to represent the U.S. at WorldSkills 2024
- Apr 5, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
SkillsUSA has selected Wyatt Hansen of Altonah, Utah, as the official U.S. competitor for welding in the 2024 WorldSkills Competition.
Lincoln Electric announces executive appointments
- Apr 5, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Cleveland, has hired Susan C. Edwards as senior vice president, chief human resources officer and named Michele Kuhrt, CPA, as executive vice president, chief transformation officer.
Airgas High School Welding Education Initiative expands to 65 schools for 2024
- Apr 5, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is expanding its High School Welding Education Initiative for the 2024 academic year.
Lincoln Electric acquires RedViking
- Apr 5, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Arc welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Cleveland, has announced its acquisition of RedViking, a privately held automation system integrator based in Plymouth, Mich. RedViking develops and integrates AGVs and mobile robots, custom assembly and dynamic test systems,...
Kemppi Oy appoints CEO
- Apr 3, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Finland-based arc welding products manufacturer Kemppi Oy has appointed Kalle Suurpää as CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2024.
Launching a fleet revival at Seaspan shipyard
- By Robert Colman
- Apr 3, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
Canadian shipbuilder Seaspan has found smart ways to successfully streamline its operations at its shipyards.
Keys to selecting a compact inverter power source
- By Mike Sammons
- Mar 27, 2024
- Arc Welding
- Article
Selecting an inverter-based welding power source may ultimately come down to how much TIG welding you do and how you start the arc during the welding process.
ESAB donates $511,000 in equipment to agricultural mechanics student contest
- Mar 25, 2024
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Through its Future Fabricators program, ESAB has donated welding and cutting equipment with a retail value of $511,000 as part of the prize packages for winners of the Agriculture Mechanics competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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