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Australian doctors forced to improvise with snorkels and welding masks amid PPE shortages

Apr 14, 2020 MerseyEquipment News, World Interest, Worldwide

As the Australian Federal Government increases its capacity to test for Coronavirus, doctors are warning that without personal protective equipment, they’re unable to treat potential cases. Some GPs have completely run out of things like masks, gloves and gowns, as stocks have been directed to hospitals and fever clinics. It’s left health professionals sharing tips […]

Oxnard Native U.S. Navy Civilian Welder Fabricates Laser Mounting Patent for Department of Defense

Apr 06, 2020 MerseyEquipment Initiative, Legislation, News, Research and Development, Technology, Welding Industry

Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC) Expeditionary Maintenance Center (EMC) Welder Javier Esparza and former Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Engineer Ryan Grate have co-invented and patented a laser mounting technology for the Department of Defense. Awarded on August 6, 2019, the patent dons the name Laser Mounting Fixture Patent 10,370,072. The […]

ESAB updates online weld tool

Mar 31, 2020 MerseyEquipment Initiative, News, Technology, Welding Industry, Welding Manufacturers, World Interest

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products recently updated its Quick Weld Productivity Analyzer, which is an easy-to-use calculator for total weld cost analysis. The analyzer tool, available at esab.com/esab-qwpa, also allows users to generate a PDF report, which includes a QR Code they can scan with a mobile phone that takes them back to their original […]

TSTC welding program leads to jobs throughout the world

Mar 15, 2020 MerseyEquipment Education, News, Welding Industry, World Interest

Welders are always in high demand. With 130 students in the Texas State Technical College welding program in Harlingen, instructor Manuel Ahumada knows his students will be able to get a job. “The Port of Brownsville, as well as SpaceX, is expanding and growing. The need for welders will continue, and we do not foresee […]

Glasgow welding company celebrates 30,000 trainee milestone

Mar 02, 2020 MerseyEquipment Education, News, Welding Industry, World Interest

John Tracey Specialist Welding has reached a major milestone after the 30,000th welder graduated from its training centre. The Glasgow-based company – part of the Malin Group – attracts welders from all over the world, and at all stages of their careers, as they travel to train and be tested with JTSW. Paul Flynn, a […]

Crack-free ceramic welding at room temperature is a first

Feb 26, 2020 MerseyEquipment News, Processes, Research and Development, Technology, Welding Industry, World Interest

A low-power pulsed laser has been used to weld ceramic materials together in room-temperature environments for the first time. The technique, demonstrated by Javier Garay at the University of California, San Diego and colleagues, could bring about diverse new applications for electronic and optoelectronic devices. Welding is a crucial element of modern manufacturing, but it […]

Top 10 benefits of plastic welding

Feb 14, 2020 MerseyEquipment News, Technology, Welding Industry, World Interest

When you’re working as an engineer or a designer, you might wonder what kind of joining options it the best one for the product you plan to make. There are all sorts of options ranging from adhesives to mechanical fasteners, snap fits, and plastic welding. The latter has several advantages that you may not yet […]

Sheffield Forgemasters leads landmark research project

Dec 22, 2019 MerseyEquipment News, Research and Development, Technology, Welding Industry

Engineering specialist Sheffield Forgemasters is to lead a consortium of partners in its largest ever research and development project, with an overall project value of £10.5m ($14m). The company will explore industrialisation of Electron Beam Welding (EBW) in civil nuclear assemblies, with the potential to integrate welding into the manufacturing process, offering material improvements and […]

The Cambridge laser beam welder who filmed ‘100 UFOs’ flying through the sky

Dec 14, 2019 MerseyEquipment Local Interest, News, Welding Industry

A Cambridge laser beam welder claims he saw ‘100 UFOs’ flying through the sky as he de-iced his car before work. Paul Fenwick, of Balsham, was readying his car at around 5.45am on Monday 2 December 2019, when he spotted some unusual activity in the sky. Paul, who works for The Welding Institute (TWI) in […]

Scrap metal expands Canadian artist’s forte into welding

Dec 06, 2019 MerseyEquipment Education, News, Welding Industry

Flower gardens, berry patches, straw-bale B&B cottages, and sculptures—lots of sculptures—grace an artist’s 5 acres just outside the community of Winlaw, B.C., Canada. All peacefully coexist under the watchful eye of Rabi’a, who embraced her artistic leanings as she approached her 60th birthday. That was in 2003. Since then her robust curiosity, appreciation for the […]

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