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.

MSTC offers stainless steel welding certificate

Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin, USA for the past two years has been offering a stainless steel welding certificate at its Marshfield campus with the intention to train a workforce to ensure that Marshfield remains a hotbed of stainless steel fabrication.

Dallas Aeronautical’s new facility

Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) recently completed construction of a new facility that allows for expanded capabilities and a 25 percent increase in employees; all in order to reach their goal of further reducing the turn times they can offer to current and potential customers.

Wisconsin college offering metal fabrication

Northcentral Technical College (NTC), located in Wausau, Wisconsin, is offering metal fabrication training as part of the Technical and Trades Division.

Greg Cisewski, the associate dean of the Technical and Trades Division, has commented that, “The metal fabrication community is telling us we need to have about 100 to 120 graduates per year out of our program to maintain what we're doing for the next 10 years.

New metal repair launched

newsitemThe Merrill Institute, a division of Merrill Technologies Group, is a world class manufacturing centric training and education center located in Alma, Michigan.

Victaulic’s new stainless bolted branch outlet

The manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, Victaulic, introduces the Style 422 Stainless Steel Mechanical-T Bolted Branch Outlet, a mechanical solution that creates a direct branch connection at any location a hole can be cut in pipe.

Metal supplier opens new location

Metal Supermarkets has opened a location in northwest Houston. The franchise, with branches across Canada, the US and the United Kingdom, specializes in selling metal products in small quantity metals cut to size.

Jindal Tubular acquires PSL North America

Jindal Tubular USA LLC, which is a subsidiary of Jindal SAW, has acquired PSL North America for approximately USD $104 million in hopes to better service the American market.

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Sciaky to start selling EBAM systems

Sciaky Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, provides additive manufacturing solutions for large-scale, high-value metal parts. As of September 1, 2014, the company will be offering its electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) systems for purchase.

Linde arc welders now available in Canada

Linde Canada Limited has introduced its line of branded arc equipment to the Canadian market. This line includes MIG, TIG and Multiprocess machines, which are intended for the light industrial, maintenance and DYI markets.

AT&F expands service

AT&F is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and specializes in large scale welding and fabrication. The company has recently expanded its global services with Port of Cleveland’s Europe Express service to Antwerp.