Tag: welding

Guide to consumables for stainless welding

A new guide from Esab aims to provide the correct consumable specification when welding stainless steels.

Oxygen meter for tube & pipe welding

The new OxyINTEGRAL from Orbitec is claimed to be accurate at titanium weld purging levels and, when integrated with the company's orbital welding controllers, can isolate the process and provide traceable documentation, enhancing safety and weld integrity.

Titanium for Dubai desalination plant

Titania SpA (Terni, Italy) and its subsidiary Deutsche Titan GmbH (Essen, Germany) are supplying 160 metric tons of titanium tubes for the construction of a seawater desalination plant in Dubai.

Welding tape from Huntingdon

Backing tape used in the welding of seams or runs help to prevent weld failures and produce flat, slag-free welds requiring no grinding or backgouging.

Outokumpu opens Sheffield centre

Outokumpu, the largest manufacturer and supplier of stainless steel in the UK, is celebrating the official opening of a GBP 10 million processing and distribution centre in Sheffield, UK

Arc control turns electronic

Orbimatic GmbH has introduced a new option for their ORBIMAT 250C orbital welding power supply.

New source for nuclear welding supplies

Techalloy Company, a 50-year-old manufacturer of stainless steel and nickel alloy welding wire and rods, has formed a strategic alliance with newly formed nexArc Inc., headquartered in Millville, PA.

Reducing fuel consumption

A lightweight valve made from a nickel alloy has won first prize in the "Steel in Research and Development" category of the 2003 Steel Innovation Prize.

Arcus acquires Sosta assets

Stockholder and project supplier Arcus, based in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, has acquired the assets of German pipe manufacturer Sosta as of 1 March 2004.

Metabo: new slicer

Metabo Corporation now offers new aluminium oxide Type 1 Slicer-Plus high-performance wheels that provide increased cutting speed and minimal burr when cutting heavier gauge metals.