Welding

Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, mostly metals, by using high heat to melt the parts together and allowing them to cool, causing fusion. It is a widely used technique in the fabrication of equipment such as tubes or heat exchangers. Below you can find the latest newsitems that involve the topic of welding. If you wish to include your newsrelease on our Stainless Steel World Americas website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact us.

PurgEye® 100 for stainless steel welding

Measuring the oxygen level before, during and after welding stainless steel is crucial to achieve oxide free, zero colour welds.

Stanley Black & Decker acquires Nelson Fastener Systems

Connecticut-based Stanley Black & Decker has reached an agreement to purchase Nelson Fastener Systems, a manufacturer of fasteners and studs, from Doncasters Group for approximately $440 million in cash.

STI/SPFA has revised two of its standards

The Steel Tank Institute/The Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) have revised two of its standards: SP001 Standard for the Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks 6th Edition, and SP031 Standard for the Repair of Shop-Fabricated Aboveground Storage Tanks, 5th Edition.

MagneGas to acquire gas & welding supply business

It has been announced that MagneGas Corporation, a clean technology company, has executed a binding agreement to acquire all of the assets of San Diego based NG Enterprises Inc.

New vocational welding training

zSpace, a mixed-reality (MR) education provider based out of Sunnyvale, California, has partnered with Mimbus, a provider of vocational training tools, to offer a new welding application and hand-held simulator for welders and boilermakers.

An interview with a Welding & Metallurgy Engineer

Stainless Steel World Americas first had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Pradip Goswami in the spring of 2016. As an engineer with over 30 years of experience, he has a wealth of information so we were glad to have the opportunity to speak with him again and delve deeper into his experiences and knowledge, specifically on the welding side.

ESAB purchases Sandvik welding wire business

Sandvik Materials Technology, a world-leading developer and producer of advanced stainless steels and other high-performance materials, with locations throughout the Americas, has signed an agreement to divest its welding wire operations to ESAB, a provider of welding products and part of Colfax Corp.

Flexible Welding Enclosures from HFT

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT), whose US headquarters are located in Florida, are broadening their range of standard circular enclosures for welding titanium and any other reactive metal for additive manufacturing, to include purpose designed and manufactured models to encompass volumes of 30 m3 and greater to meet the needs of research and production entities internationally.

New RubyLaser fiber laser welding system

Ontario, Canada-based Automation Alternatives has introduced the RubyLaser fiber laser welding system. The system aims to deliver high power density while minimizing the HAZ, the company reports.

Accessories for inflatable weld purging systems

When welding metals such as stainless steel, titanium and zirconium it is important that the welding zone is purged of oxygen even as low as 10 parts per million (ppm) before, during and immediately after welding, in order to achieve a clean, oxide free, zero colour weld.