Metal fabricators can save labour hours and costs, accelerate production, improve worker endurance and safety, and improve weld quality on large weldments using positioners. Weld positioners securely hold, lift, and rotate large weldments so that a welder can access the weld area in an optimal orientation, enhancing weld quality, speed, and safety over stationary weldments … Read more
A welding information management solution can measure and track performance metrics to improve productivity and quality, making an overall positive impact on your bottom line. Accurate, real-time data collection and analysis can provide a benchmark for measuring the impact of improvements, and the right technology helps you turn that data into dollars. Welding information management … Read more
This article describes the changes made at the 2016 revision of AS/NZS 2885.2. That edition has since been superseded. Read it as a record of what changed in 2016, not as a statement of the current requirements. AS/NZS 2885.2 (2016) Revisions AS 2885.2 (2007) has recently been revised and released as AS/NZS 2885.2 (2016) with … Read more
Welding supervision is often described as low level management. That description does not survive contact with what the role actually requires. In AWI’s experience most people in the fabrication industry have a broad idea of what a welding supervisor does, and very little detail on what a competent one does. A competent welding supervisor carries … Read more
Quenched and tempered plate is straightforward to weld and unforgiving of the two things that go wrong with it: hydrogen, and an uncontrolled cooling rate in the heat affected zone. This article sets out the controls for both. The tables of chemistry, preheat and heat input reproduced here are the plate manufacturer’s published data. Grade … Read more
Who needs it? AS/NZS ISO 3834 is the Quality Requirements for Fusion Welding of Metallic Materials and is designed to provide guidance and compliance requirements for industries that engage in welding activities. Can my organisation meet the requirements of the Standard? The AWI has made meeting the requirements of the standard as simple as possible … Read more
There are many ways to cut mild steel plate, some of which are suited for automation some are not. Some are suited for thinner plate, some for thicker. Some are fast, some are slow. Some are low-cost, some expensive. And some are accurate, some are not. This article takes a quick look at the four … Read more
The assessment South 32 had expressed a desire to move away from certification and opted for compliance assessment. In late February the AWI audit team applied the compliance assessment to AS/NZS ISO 3834 part 2 at the company’s Collie operations. The site’s responsible welding coordinators, with the support of site management, had developed a comprehensive … Read more
Air Cooler Header Box, In Position Repair CompanyOverview L&A Pressure Welding is an industrial assets manufacturer of pressure equipment, primarily servicing energy, water and chemical suppliers and distributors. The business was established in 1981 and operates from a 4,000 square metre site at Revesby in south west Sydney. An L&A Fabrication Example L&A’s core business … Read more
An Introduction to Welding Inspection Many characteristics of a weld can be evaluated during welding inspection, some relating to the welds size, and others relating to the presence of weld discontinuities. The size of a weld can be extremely important, as it can often relate directly to the weld’s strength and associated performance, undersized weld’s … Read more
