Tag: welding

New welding specs

The American Welding Society (AWS) has just issued 13 revised Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPS) for welding of 10 through 18 gauge galvanised steel, carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel sheet metal, in the as-welded condition, with or without backing.

Global concept

Axxair has introduced its Global Concept, a system that can both cut and weld thin stainless steel tubes in pre-fab, on site or in the workshop.

New plasma-cutting process

The French company SAF (Air Liquide Welding group) has presented a plasma-cutting process evolution called DUALGAZ.

Titanium seminar

The TIG will be holding a one-day seminar entitled "So you want to make it in titanium?" at Austincourt, Birmingham, UK, on 16 October 2002.

Sandvik Steel UK merges with RGB

AB Sandvik Steel (Sweden) has announced that it is to merge Sandvik Steel UK and RGB Stainless Ltd.

Forth Welding & Cladding Services

Scottish company Forth Tool & Valve Ltd (FTV) has re-entered the weld cladding industry with the recent opening of Forth Welding & Cladding Services (FWC).

Joints in high-temperature alloys

A one-day meeting is to be held at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on 20 November 2002.

Stainless used in airport rebuild

In 1996, a fire destroyed part of Düsseldorf airport and for safety reasons the authorities decided that it should be completely rebuilt.

Orbital welds take flight

When Cessna Aircraft Company was ready to begin manufacture of its Citation X, the world’s fastest business jet, its engineers were presented with the challenge of finding a way to join the small diameter titanium hydraulic and fuel lines, while maintaining rigorous standards of quality.

Research warns of declining welding skills

Following completion of research undertaken last year on behalf of the British Stainless Steel Association, Director Duncan Munro has suggested the association act to co-ordinate efforts to counter the threat of declining fabrication and welding skills in the industry.