Equipment
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The Great Welding And Gases Road Trip
GAWDA Edge is highlighting destinations across the country where welding and gases professionals will have plenty to see and think about—without breaking the bank. -
Arc Welding Automation Projects
Insider secrets to help your customer determine the best system for their requirements Understanding the benefits of automating a welding process is easy: faster, simpler, better, prettier, stronger, safer and more. Manufacturers know that already, which is why everyone who can automate tries to. What is not as easy to understand is the difference between a [...] -
Purchasing Tungsten Solely On Price
Technical Tip A well known, publicly traded manufacturer of aerospace components is preparing for a routine NADCAP welding audit. (As far as a NADCAP audit can be routine.) The 2% Thoriated tungsten electrodes they use in manufacturing are sent to an independent testing laboratory to verify that they are within AWS specification. There is a two-month [...] -
Line Them Up
Torch liners can have a dramatic impact on fabrication downtime. By Paul Pfingston and Jim DiLeo -
Auditing Compressed Air Quality
A simple evaluation can save as much as 25 percent on energy and maintenance costs. By David Barleen. -
Solving Common Plasma Cutting Mistakes
Troubleshoot plasma cutting consumable and cut quality challenges. By Kevin Bonneau -
Robotics 101
Fanuc Robotics Staff Engineer Michael Sharpe provides insight into the robotic welding market. -
In-House Repair And Maintenance Of DOT4L Liquid Cylinders
These valuable assets can be costly if improperly diagnosed. By Brent Lockhart -
Determining The Correct Hardfacing Product
Help your customers choose the right product for their application. By Dave Kiilunen -
Gases And Welding In The Big Game
The gases and welding industry played a major role in the 2011 Super Bowl, with 165,000 ft. of welding. -
The Shale Effect
For gases and welding distributors, shale gas production offers a new and expanding market. By Bob Garland -
Welding & Gases Holiday Gift Guide, Pt. II
The Gift Guide continues in Part II with eight more unique gases and welding gift ideas. -
Welding & Gases Holiday Gift Guide, Part I
Do you have a welding and gases enthusiast on your shopping list this year? These items diverge from your typical welding gear. -
The Low Cost Myth
Recent technical advancements in abrasives can reduce costs. By David J. Long. -
The Basics Of PLC Technology
Automated pump processes offer opportunities for industrial production. By Bill Jones -
High-Definition Plasma Cutting
Automated systems make application-specific choices easier for the sales force. By Jim Colt -
Cleaning And Requalifying Cylinders
Manual and automated options for internal and external cylinder blasting. By Britton Harper -
The Future Of Welding In Manufacturing
Selling the benefits of robotic welding automation to customers. By Brian Doyle -
Advanced Technologies
Edison Welding Institute develops friction stir welding, hybrid laser arc welding, ultrasonic testing and other advancements in welding technology. By Chris Conrardy. -
Welding Goes Hollywood
Lincoln Electric’s robotic welders featured in Iron Man 2. -
Outlasting Everest
Air Liquide's Christopher Guest was within 50 feet of the summit of Mount Everest when his oxygen mask malfunctioned. -
Automating The Welding Fabricators Of America
Tips for selling automated welding equipment to metal fabricators. -
Welding And Gases In The Games
The gases and welding industry played an important part in making the 2010 Winter Olympic Games a success. -
Cooler Runnings
Bo-Dyn and Lincoln Electric help revive the U.S. Bobsled team. -
Finding A Way
Earlbeck Gases & Technologies talks about what it takes to become an AWS-accredited testing facility. By Jim Earlbeck and Jesse Mayne. -
Safe Handling
A discussion of the pros and cons of landfilling, stockpiling and recycling used compressed gas and acetylene cylinders. By Erik Cannon -
Know The Count
A software developer discusses why it is imperative for distributors of compressed gas, industrial gas, medical gas, specialty gas and rare gas cylinders to know exactly where their gas cylinders are at all times. By Jim Broughton -
The Market Power Of Wind Power
Gases and Welding distributors are tapping into the potential in the energy industry, which is creating new business opportunities for manufacturing and innovation. -
Helmet Sellers Face New Trend
Welding equipment distributors and manufacturers find an increased demand for stylized helmets. -
GAWDA Goes To The Olympics
Find out the impact gases and welding had on the 2008 Olympics. -
Purchasing Hardgoods
Research reveals that customers see welding and specialty gases distributors as a key resource in product information and selection. By David Rich. -
Hose Selection 101
Selecting the correct hose for medical gas or industrial gas application is crucial for correct pressure capacity and maintaining purity of the specialty gas delivered. By Patrick Kirk -
Cryogenic Liquid Pump Installation
Tips on liquid pump installation for cryogenics and ways to create low-cost cryogenic liquid pumping. By Denis O. DePierro -
Gas Compressors
Cost benefits outline of gas compressors and the uses of compressor technology for industrial gas transfer. By Robert E. O'Brien -
Efficient Pumping
In the area of cost reduction, some opportunities, like cryogenic pumps, can be overlooked in the midst of the day-to-day pressures of running a gases and welding business. By Mark Sutton. -
HM-220D
Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) issue a Final Notice on HM-220D. By Jay Logsdon and David Norboge. -
Welding Automation: Flexible Or Fixed?
Flexible or Fixed Welding Automation? Decisions in an ever-increasing segment of the welding market, providing increased production and repeatability, and a means to compensate for the lack of skilled welders. By Brad Benfield. -
Preventing Robotic Indigestion
Choosing the right welding wire means less downtime for Automatic welding equipment. By Jim Harbaugh.
