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Aluminum Welding
Aluminum Welding - The aluminum welding technology area has instructions, tips, and product information geared specifically toward welding this lightweight, versatile material.
- From The WELDER
Aluminum Etc.: What is military-grade aluminum?
- By Gina Cutts
- May 18, 2023
- Article
Readers send Aluminum Etc. columnist Gina Cutts questions all the time. In her latest column, she answers one reader’s question about military-grade aluminum.
- From The WELDER
Aluminum Etc.: What do you call a woman who welds? A welder
- By Gina Cutts
- Apr 19, 2023
- Article
Aluminum Etc. columnist Gina Cutts says women who weld are simply welders—albeit welders who have had to prove time and time again that they belong.
- From The WELDER
Why aluminum welding fumes can be hazardous without proper precautions
- By Kyle Billy
- Apr 10, 2023
- Article
Welders and welding/fabricating companies should understand the hazards associated with fume exposure to reduce or eliminate health risks while welding nonferrous metals like aluminum.
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Managing Dangerous Dusts from Metalworking
- Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 2PM ET
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This webinar will discuss the different types of airborne dusts produced when manufacturing assemblies using metalworking methods. We will discuss issues with poor indoor air quality, combustible dusts, and toxic dusts. We will also cover the various metalworking applications that generate airborne dust including thermal cutting (Laser and Plasma), production and fabrication welding, robotic welding and thermal spray. Last, we will explain the available filtration options to ensure safety, improve air quality in your manufacturing facility and comply with the relevant safety standards.
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Energy Efficiency and HF Welding
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 11AM ET
- Webcast
High frequency (HF) welding is a type of electric resistance solid state welding in which metal strip edges are heated – using high frequency power (kW) applied through an induction coil – and then forged together to create a longitudinal seam weld. HF welding relies on precise weld heat input to weld advanced steel chemistries and emerging ferrous and non-ferrous materials. The focus of this webinar is to provide an understanding of energy efficiency in HF induction welding.
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- From The WELDER
Aluminum Etc.: Explaining aluminum series numbers for cast alloy designation, Part II
- By Gina Cutts
- Mar 1, 2023
- Article
Gina Cutts completes her discussion on the designation system for aluminum, this time addressing cast aluminum and what the series numbers mean.
- From The WELDER
Washington metal shop goes big with aluminum structures
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Feb 1, 2023
- Article
Topper Industries knows how to weld and work with aluminum. The Washington-based fabricator specializes in aluminum structures ranging from residential gangways and docks to massive bridges.
- From The FABRICATOR
A first-time experience for welding students at FABTECH
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 16, 2023
- Blog Post
This past November at FABTECH 2022, Darla and Josh Welton caught up with a few welding students from Georgia Trade School to discuss their experience attending the show for the first time and their budding careers in the skilled trades.
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- Jan 11, 2023
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RobustFeed Wire Feeder Setup for Aluminium Welding
- Jan 11, 2023
- Video
Fabricators need a reliable wire feeding system to ensure consistent quality in their welding applications.
- From The WELDER
Aluminum Etc.: Explaining series numbers that differentiate aluminum alloys, Part I
- By Gina Cutts
- Dec 8, 2022
- Article
In an effort to help fabricators and welders, Gina Cutts breaks down the series numbers that differentiate aluminum alloys from one another and how to better understand this identification system.
- From The FABRICATOR
Taking aluminum welding to the next level
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 16, 2022
- Article
CMC of Georgia launched in 1910 in Chicago. Today, its extensive automated blanking line feeds a welding department with growing capabilities.
- From The WELDER
Aluminum Etc.: High school skilled trades centers no longer for difficult teens
- By Gina Cutts
- Sep 29, 2022
- Article
High school vocational skills centers are shedding a longstanding negative stigma for trades like welding are becoming more of a desirable option for teens considering their post-graduation futures.
- From The Additive Report
Pitt engineering school touts benefits of its new large-scale metal 3D printer
- Aug 23, 2022
- News Release
Gefertec 3D printer makes metal up to 900 by 700 mm
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 07/25/2023
- Running Time:
- 56:59
This week, Jessica Considine – a welder, fabricator, and artist based in the Detroit-area – joins The Fabricator...
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