by Graham Fry | Feb 18, 2019 | Articles
Performing gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) on anodized aluminium is a bit like trying to poke a hole in a sheet of ice without disturbing the water underneath. In this case, the ice is the hard layer of oxide created by the anodisation process and the water is the...
by Graham Fry | Feb 18, 2019 | Articles
Leading international welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, has unveiled its new Kemppi X8 MIG Welder for extreme industrial welding – the ultimate choice for demanding welding. The X8 MIG Welder is a multi-process system for synergic and pulsed MIG/MAG welding, MMA...
by Graham Fry | Feb 15, 2019 | Articles
It is with great excitement that CIGWELD/ESAB announces the launch of the new Transmig 255i! These units will be available in early February with pre-orders being accepted NOW! The Transmig 255i is a compact self-contained single phase multi-process welding inverter,...
by Graham Fry | Feb 12, 2019 | Articles
The precipitation hardening (PH) stainless steels are a family of corrosion resistant alloys some of which can be heat treated to provide tensile strengths of 850MPa to 1700MPa and yield strengths of 520MPA to over 1500MPa – some three or four times that of...
by Graham Fry | Feb 11, 2019 | Articles
To confirm that a weld has been made to specification it is usually required to measure and often document the parameters that have been used. For arc welding the main parameters are as follows: Welding current Arc voltage Travel speed These parameters can be used to...
