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WeldGalaxy: A digital & dynamic knowledge platform for welding industries

Dec 02, 2018 MerseyEquipment Initiative, News, Wordwide

WeldGalaxy, an international and collaborative initiative to create a digital B2B online platform that connects global buyers with the EU sellers of welding equipment and consumables, officially kicked-off on 4th October 2018. The consortium, led by TWI Ltd as the coordinator, comprises 11 members including SMEs and research organisations across Europe. This project has received […]

Rockford Public Library unveils virtual welding lab

Nov 24, 2018 MerseyEquipment Education, News

People who are interested in welding can now get a hands-on experience. The Rockford Public Library has a new virtual welding system that allows users to experience what it’s like to weld. Users can get an idea of the many physical aspects of welding with the use of a model welding nozzle and virtual work […]

US university Butte College welding students leave their mark on new facility

Nov 18, 2018 MerseyEquipment Education, News, Technology, Wordwide

Over 50 Butte College welding students along with faculty, staff and trustees left their mark Friday on the new welding and manufacturing facility under construction. They were invited to sign their names on a beam that will become part of the 59,525-square-foot building slated to open in September 2019. The $18.1 million budget for the […]

Power of Siberia pipe-laying and welding 95.5% complete

Nov 09, 2018 MerseyEquipment News, Wordwide

Gazprom’s contractors have completed 95.5% of the pipe-laying and welding work on the Power of Siberia pipeline, the Russian monopoly reported following a meeting of its board of directors. Construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline is also continuing, with 1,775 km of both lines having been laid, or 95% of the length of its undersea […]

Repairs underway on submarine missile tubes affected by welding problem

Nov 02, 2018 MerseyEquipment News, Wordwide

Despite a welding problem that affected missile tubes that were to be installed on new U.S. and United Kingdom navy submarines, construction on the U.S. submarines is expected to remain on schedule. The Navy announced the welding problem in August. BWX Technologies Inc., headquartered in Virginia, which manufactures missile tubes, and is a subcontractor of […]

A new approach to fibre laser welding

Oct 30, 2018 MerseyEquipment News, Technology, Welding Industry, Wordwide

The new Coherent CleanWeld technology represents an integrated approach to fibre laser welding that delivers up to 80% spatter reduction, as well as minimal cracking and porosity. In addition to improved process consistency, it allows certain welding processes to be performed with up to 40% less laser power. Coherent’s expertise in delivering unique beam intensity […]

Welding app offers basic joining tips for beginners

Oct 27, 2018 MerseyEquipment Education, Initiative, News, Technology, Wordwide

Well, now there is a welding app developed by Fronius that can help you understand the basics of the art before you have a go at the real thing. Available on Android and iOS platforms, Fronius Welducation Basic has multiple-choice quizzes to help swot up on the joining process along with games to virtually practice […]

BrandSafway introduces BrandTech™ Precision Welding

Oct 06, 2018 MerseyEquipment News, Technology, Welding Industry, Wordwide

Industrial Specialists, a BrandSafway company and a member of the American Welding Society, is introducing BrandTech™ Precision Welding, a modular-welding system with built-in technology, which allows for one or two welding guns to be used at the same time. Manufactured in the United States with USA-made parts, BrandTech Precision Welding uses a drawn arc welding […]

Welding camp connects Mi’kmaw youth to past

Aug 18, 2018 MerseyEquipment Education, Welding Industry, Wordwide

A Mi’kmaw elder in Nova Scotia says a four-day welding camp is helping to connect youth to their Mi’kmaw traditions through modern skilled trades. A dozen young people, ages 12-15, participated this week in Mind Over Metal, a welding camp that teaches Indigenous youth how to weld items, such as a traditional eel spear, and […]

Ivanka Trump tours welding programme at Lewis & Clark to promote workforce development

Aug 12, 2018 MerseyEquipment News, Wordwide

Ivanka Trump toured the welding facility at a southwestern Illinois community college as she promoted the importance of continued worker training. The daughter of President Donald Trump traveled on Wednesday to Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, which opened a $4.5 million training center in 2016 with 30 welding stations. The Belleville News-Democrat reports […]

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