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.

PipeWorx pipe welding system

Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced the PipeWorx Welding System, a multi-process welding system designed for use in pipe fabrication shops.

Babcock Power acquires

On 1 September 2009, Babcock Power Inc. (BPI) announced that its subsidiary, Babcock Power Services Inc., acquired all assets of Welding Technologies Inc. located in Gainesville, Georgia.

POWER MIG 216 welding system

Lincoln Electric has released the POWER MIG 216 welding system for the autobody and sheet metal fabrication industries.

METALFORM Mexico continues as planned

The Precision Metalforming Association, The American Welding Society, The Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and The Society of Manufacturing Engineers have announced that their show in Mexico, scheduled for 2-4 June 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico, will continue as planned.

PVT opens new training center

US-based Pipe and Valve Technology Institute (PVT) has opened a new training center and is now offering two training modules.

Hobart Boilermaker low alloy electrodes

Hobart Brothers Co. of Troy, Ohio, US has introduced its Hobart Boilermaker family of low alloy stick electrodes.

Pipemaster weld program

US-based Magnatech has introduced the Pipemaster, used for multipass orbital pipe and boiler tube welding.

USA: Technip wins subsea contract

Technip has announced that it has been awarded a contract by W&T Offshore Inc. for the Daniel Boone field development in the Gulf of Mexico.

USA: subsea contract

Technip has been awarded a contract by W&T Offshore Inc. for the Daniel Boone field development, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Modular fume extraction system

Lincoln Electric has announced that it has released a modular fume extraction hood with Statiflex filter banks to control and remove weld fumes and grinding particulate.