Stainless steel water coolers
Weldcraft now offers six models of stainless steel water coolers designed to provide consistent, long-term cooling performance on TIG and MIG welding applications, as well as plasma cutting operations. Silicon and ferrosilicon outlook
According to Roskill, the demand for solar grade polysilicon has tripled in the silicon industry. It is expected that the amount utilized in solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will begin to rival that in the high volume silicon markets within the next few years.
Heavy Rare Earths price doubles in two weeks
After an assessment conducted by Industrial Minerals, results have shown that the price of heavy rare earth elements (REE) has more than doubled over the last two weeks. Dysprosium oxide, used in magnets, lasers and nuclear reactors, has increased from a level of USD 700-USD 740/kg, to a top level of USD 1470/kg.
LE expands POWER MIG® line
Lincoln Electric has added the POWER MIG 180 Dual model to its POWER MIG® wire welder line. With single phase 60 Hz dual 120- and 208/230-volt input power capability, this machine is suitable for welding at home, in the shop or out on the job site. AWSL solar parks receive gov approval
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has formally approved three of Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc.’s (AWSL) initial Capacity Allocation Exempt (CAE) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) applications, allowing the advancement of its first Ontario-based, rooftop solar energy parks.
Lincoln Electric has added Lincolnweld® LAC-690, a low alloy flux-cored wire, to its line of products. Designed for submerged arc welding, the Lincolnweld LAC-690 is suitable for applications that require high strength and low H4 diffusible hydrogen weld deposits. In addition, the wire is capable of producing high impact toughness at low temperatures as required by the offshore industry for applications like rack to chord joints. 
Weldcraft has added the WP-17 Series of air-cooled TIG torches, designed for welding on thin-to-medium gauge materials, to its line of products. The series is made up of six different styles of TIG torches, including models with gas valves and flex necks. The torches offer 150-amp DC and 115-amp AC welding capabilities at 60% duty cycle, and are available with 12.5 and 25ft, one or two-piece, cable lengths. 
Peter Pursall will retire from Electralloy effective 30 April 2011. Upon his retirement, Electralloy will begin a strategic restructuring of their sales and customer service efforts in Eastern Canada. The restructuring will address growing markets in Eastern Canada for Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Forging, Foundry and Steel Service Center applications. Electralloy’s Eastern Canadian customers will be serviced by Kathy Shumsky, Manager of Forged Products 
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. has received the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce 2011 Business Excellence Award in the product innovation category. The company is responsible for designing, manufacturing, and supplying products and services for welding, metal forming, and cold spray applications in the automotive, mass transit, aerospace, and defense industries. 
Lincoln Electric has released the first VRTEX™ 360 software upgrade offered since the launch of the training system in late 2009.The upgrade package for this virtual reality weld training system, available now, is ideal for schools, unions and other training facilities to instruct and educate welding operators in several virtual environments, using stick, MIG or flux-cored arc welding processes.