by Graham Fry | Oct 10, 2018 | Articles, Job Knowledge
Finding the perfect career is a daunting task. You have to weigh your skills and passions, the hours you’d like to work, and job market. Most of the successful people I know started out in a welding trade. There is a misconception that a trade is a destiny not a...
by Graham Fry | Oct 8, 2018 | Articles
The Safe Way To Onshore and Offshore Welding Oil and Gas Pipelines Globally wanted. Locally owned. Dangerous and non-renewable. Inevitable part of our societies and our lives. Oil and gas it is. Kempii are keeping you on the safe side Tested in the Atlantic Ocean,...
by Graham Fry | Oct 8, 2018 | Articles
The NEW 4004IP is HERE! This NEW Series Aristo MIG 4004i Pulse builds on the already acclaimed welding performance with enhanced software and hardware, delivering increased response times, to provide superb starting characteristics and arc characteristics. Whether you...
by Graham Fry | Oct 8, 2018 | Articles
Narrow Gap Welding Process Tandem Submerged Arc The Lincoln Electric Narrow Gap Welding Process is designed to meet the quality, mechanical properties and overall cost requirements of heavy wall fabrication. It is a submerged arc process designed to weld thick walled...
by Graham Fry | Oct 8, 2018 | Articles
ESAB Rebel EMP 215ic The go-anywhere, weld-anything machine is here! The Rebel EMP 215ic has everything you need to get the job done – start to finish – and all controlled via a 4.3in LCD screen! This true Multi-Process welder means that whether you are...
by Graham Fry | Aug 29, 2018 | Articles, Equipment
ESAB Renegade ES 300i & ET 300iP Welders are always on the go, so their machines need to be too. They need to go fast and far. They need a machine that can keep up. That machine is the Renegade.The most portable machine with the highest power-to-weight...
by Graham Fry | Aug 29, 2018 | Articles
Challenge: Are Demanding tasks eating up your profits? The conventional narrow gap welding can be applied with most welding processes, but it has its disadvantages: It requires exceptional skills from welders and is practically impossible without special equipment. In...
by Graham Fry | Aug 28, 2018 | Articles
Introducing the new light weight WeldSkill 155 and WeldSkill 185 that offer exceptional welding performance with up to 0.9mm Solid Wire at an accessible price. These Multi Process welding inverters are capable of performing MIG (FCAW/GMAW), Stick (MMAW) and Lift TIG...
by Graham Fry | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles, Equipment
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...
by Graham Fry | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles, Equipment
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...
by Graham Fry | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles
As the oil and gas industry begins to recover after oil price declines, improving efficiency will be critical. While today’s oil and gas market is still plagued with many uncertainties as the industry continues to readjust after the oil price declines of the past...
by Graham Fry | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles, Membership
The AWI is your institute, and it exists entirely to support, promote and regulate your profession and the Australian Welding and Fabrication industry. If you do not like the way AWI operates, the services it delivers, or the way in which it recognises professionals...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Equipment
The WeldNet are excited to announce the launch of their new website: weldspeconline.com What is weldspeconline.com? It is an online shop where manufacturers and contractors can buy single-page, shop-floor ready, welding procedure specification(s) (WPS). This site...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Equipment, Welding
When it comes to choosing a welding helmet, Sentinel is it. With ergonomic headgear, supreme comfort, large lens, intuitive controls, and crystal-clear visibility – it’s exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Every project needs the right equipment...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Certifications
Simplifying the Certification for AS/NZS/ISO 3834 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...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Certifications
AWI Certification is now available for Certificates 1 to 9 and Welding Supervisors. Following on from the discussion regarding AS/NZS 2980, The AWI offers streamlined, relevant and practical certification for welding personnel. AWI has been successful in introducing...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Articles, Equipment
The Tweco SGT250 Spool Gun is a comfortable pistol grip spool gun that has the cable connected from the handle for a well-balanced, light weight feel in the hand and easy maneuverability for precision welding. With a powerful 250Amp @ 20% duty cycle (Argon) and high...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Articles, Job Knowledge
Corrosion and fatigue Corrosion: nature’s great destroyer – and the bane of any offshore operator’s business. In 2016, NACE International released its report on global corrosion, “International Measures of Prevention, Application and Economics of Corrosion Technology...
by Graham Fry | Jun 2, 2018 | Articles, Welding
Kemppi redefines extreme industrial welding with the X8 MIG Welder In this era of fast disruption and transformation in every industry, heavy manufacturing is also encountering new opportunities and challenges at a pace never seen before. Digitalization, automation,...
by Graham Fry | Feb 27, 2018 | Certifications, Welding
Technoweld Training Pty Ltd has been appointed as TWI’s new training agent in Australia. Led by Mr Graham Fry, Technoweld Pty Ltd has a wealth of experience offering welding inspection and consultancy services to the oil, gas, mining, defence and construction...
