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.

CSI orders 24-inch HF tube welding line from SMS M

California Steel Industries (CSI), located in Fontana, California, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the delivery of a 24-inch HF tube welding line. The line will be used primarily to produce up to 400,000 tons of line pipes according to API 5L.

Usiminas sells CLC-treated heavy plates

Usiminas has just sold the first lot of heavy plates produced with the CLC technology to the energy industry. This is in line with its strategy of adding more value to its products. In total, 2,500 tons were sold to Voith Hydro do Brasil for application in the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant project.

Lincoln Electric’s debuts top-of-the-line welding

Lincoln Electric has released their new Premium Welding Gear Ready-Pak®, which is loaded with top-grade personal protection equipment for welding and other fabrication tasks.

New range of weld purge monitors

newsitemEngineering staff at weld purge experts Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd have developed a new range of Weld Purge Monitors™.

McDermott awarded brownfield contract

newsitemMcDermott International, Inc. (McDermott) announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a brownfield contract to provide two new permanent living quarter modules, including the Front End Engineering Design (FEED), design engineering, construction, transportation and installation for BG Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

STI/SPFA elects new directors and officers

newsitemMembers of STI/SPFA have elected new members to its 2012 Board of Directors at the organization’s recent annual meeting in Tucson, Arizona.

Polysoude introduces the POLYCAR 30 AVC/OSC

Polysoude has introduced its latest revolutionary carriage-type welding head, the POLYCAR 30 AVC/OSC. This product was manufactured in response to high market demand following an increase in the number of more compact constructions and therefore reduced accessibility in terms of radial clearance around tubes to be welded.

LE introduces new HydroGuard™ Oven

  Lincoln Electric’s new HydroGuard™ Bench Rod Oven can be used to help to protect stick electrodes from destructive moisture pickup, a major contributor of potential weld cracking and porosity.

VP of Roll-Kraft presenting at FabTech Canada

newsitemRoll-Kraft’s Vice President of Tube Mill Engineering, Robert A. Sladky, will be presenting, “Tube and Pipe Mill Setup” on Wednesday, March 21, from 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM at the first Fabtech conference in Canada - Fabtech Canada 2012.

Activ8™ delivers welding solution for shipbuilding

Designed for use in shipbuilding, offshore, construction or pipe welding operations, Lincoln Electric’s Activ8™ portable wire feeder offers a modular design that is small enough to fit through ship manways and light enough to carry around the site.