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The Welder November/December 2021
The Welder, formerly known as Practical Welding Today, is a showcase of the real people who make the products we use and work with every day. This magazine has served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years.
Aluminum Etc.: What welders should know about arc welding aluminum
- By Gina Cutts
- Dec 14, 2021
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
The art of arc welding aluminum starts with understanding the roles of oxygen and material prep and how they affect the result. Learn how to arc weld aluminum here.
Consumables Corner: Why are welders experiencing amperage variation on machines doing the same work?
- By David Meyer and Rob Koltz
- Dec 13, 2021
- Consumables
- Article
The Consumables Corner team explains why the same welding parameters sometimes result in different amperages during wire feed welding processes.
What is plasma welding?
- By Steve Milner
- Dec 8, 2021
- Assembly and Joining
- Article
Plasma welding is used across a range of industries where production volume, consistency, and minimal downtime are key. Here are some basic facts about the process and how it’s different from more conventional, mainstream welding processes.
Troubleshooting MIG starts with components of welding gun
- By John Esposito
- Dec 7, 2021
- Consumables
- Article
All components of a GMAW system need to operate in harmony to produce good welding results. If a welder's once finely tuned system starts to stumble, it’s imperative to take a few minutes to check key components for wear.
Jim's Cover Pass: Writing out tribal knowledge in a metal fabrication shop
- By Jim Mosman, AWS, CWI/CWE
- Dec 5, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Tribal knowledge is great in a metal fabrication shop, but what happens when the tribe retires? Jim Mosman explains the benefits of evaluating manufacturing processes and having written weld procedures to ensure consistent, quality work.
The pathway to rapid growth for one Indiana trailer fabricator
- By Amanda Carlson
- Dec 1, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
In a very short amount of time, Liberty Trailers and new owner Mike Teso have taken steps to grow the Fillmore, Ind.-based fabrication company through cultural change, which has added more employees, more revenue, and, very soon, an automated welding cell.
How to get a welding job with no experience
- By Amanda Carlson
- Nov 24, 2021
- Shop Management
- Article
Want to learn how to get a welding job with no experience? See how Lozier Corp. decided that if it couldn’t find existing welders, why not just train them?
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- 05/07/2024
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- 67:38
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