Gases & Welding Distributor articles from September 2005

Gases & Welding Distributor archives from September 2005

Silver clouds on the horizon for the U.S.(Viewpoint)
September 1, 2005... A late-August report from the nonpartisan Population Reference Bureau had good news for the United States. The United States, it turns out, is the only major economic power that is producing enough children to keep the size of its work force...

Products for plasma-arc cutting.(Web Wise)
September 1, 2005... Motor Guard Corp. has launched motorguard plasma.com, which highlights products for plasma-arc cutting applications. Site features include product illustrations, application data, and technical information. It also provides automatic listings...

Resources for hydrogen users.(Web Wise)(enhanced website)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Proton Energy Systems Inc.'s enhanced website, protonenergy.com, is a resource for hydrogen users needing information on the benefits of on-site hydrogen generation. As an interactive site, it features calculators for estimating the benefits of...

Recruit robotics professionals.(Web Wise)
September 1, 2005... Robotic Industries Association (RIA) has launched an interactive job board at roboticsonline.com, where employers and recruiters can reach robotics professionals, including RIA members. For robotics professionals, the site provides job search...

Resurfaced website.(Web Wise)
September 1, 2005... International Surface Preparation Corp. refocused its website, surfacepreparation.com, to reflect its commitment to contractors and surface preparation professionals. Subject headings include airblast, wheelblast, abrasives and media, parts,...

New name, new website.(Web Wise)
September 1, 2005... Motion Controls Robotics, the new name of Motion Controls Plus Inc., has launched motioncontrolsrobotics.com. The company changed its name to convey its commitment to the robotics industry and to create strong brand recognition.

Online toobox for clutches, brakes.(Web Wise)
September 1, 2005... Force Control Industries Inc. consolidated 30 years of engineering experience into forcecontrol.com/designers.htm, its new online Designers Toolbox. Features include information about upgrading clutch and brake performance and reliability,...

Airgas Puritan Medical, the medical business of Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., has introduced a new dental nasal mask for use with nitrous oxide.(Snapshot)
September 1, 2005... Airgas Puritan Medical, the medical business of Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., has introduced a new dental nasal mask for use with nitrous oxide. The company says its Safe Sedate mask represents the first major dental mask upgrade in 25 years, and...

The American Welding Society.(Snapshot)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The American Welding Society's board of directors has authorized the free, electronic distribution of the current revision of ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes to provide the widest distribution possible. The standard,...

Fluke Corp., Everett, Wash., a maker of handheld test and measurement tools, has acquired LEM Instruments, a division of LEM Group.(Snapshot)
September 1, 2005... Fluke Corp., Everett, Wash., a maker of handheld test and measurement tools, has acquired LEM Instruments, a division of LEM Group. LEM Instruments is a European manufacturer of test and measurement equipment including analyzers and systems for...

Linde Gas LLC, Cleveland, and Proton Energy Systems, Rocky Hill, Conn., a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., will now sell Proton's proprietary product line to Linde's portfolio of analytical, metallurgical and energy markets segment products.(Snapshot)
September 1, 2005... Linde Gas LLC, Cleveland, and Proton Energy Systems, Rocky Hill, Conn., a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., will now sell Proton's proprietary product line to Linde's portfolio of analytical, metallurgical and energy markets...

Automatic nozzle changer reduces manpower.(News)
September 1, 2005... Customers gain additional flexibility in unmanned, multishift flatsheet laser cutting operations with Trumpf's new nozzle changer. Typically, operators change laser cutting nozzles when material or sheet thickness changes or when a nozzle...

New consortium announced.(News)
September 1, 2005... Six automation companies have joined forces to develop new flexible manufacturing processes the aerospace industry. The consortium was formed to reduce time-to-production cycles and capital expenditures by developing a new production model that...

Jeff Gordon Racing School opens in August.(News)
September 1, 2005... NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will open a driving school in August at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. Students will use cars actually raced by top NASCAR drivers, :i including Jeff Gordon and Dale Eamhardt Jr. The Lincoln Electric Co.,...

Kuka Robotics joins Edison.(News)
September 1, 2005... Kuka Robotics Corp., Clinton Township, Mich., a manufacturer of industrial robots, has become a member of the Edison Welding Institute, (EWI), Columbus, a materials-joining engineering and technology organization. Kuka plans to work with EWI's...

Lincoln Canada launches mobile demo unit.(News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... As part of Lincoln Electric Canada's 75th Anniversary celebration, the firm showcased a new Mobile Demonstration Unit (MDU) at its Toronto headquarters. Sales engineers will demo the firm's newest welding technology including inverters,...

In memoriam.(People)(Obituary)
September 1, 2005... James Patrick Allen of Portland, Tex., recently passed away. Allen worked in the welding industry for 30 years for companies such as Chemetron, Dixie Oxygen Co., Liquid Air Corp., Esab, Matheson Tri-Gas, and Airgas. His most recent position was...

Cavagna North America Inc.(People)
September 1, 2005... Cavagna North America Inc. has appointed Matt S. Gimmer product manager for compressed-gas equipment, including industrial, medical and specialty gas valves and related compressed gas equipment in North America. Gimmer was previously with...

Praxair Distribution Inc.(People)
September 1, 2005... Praxair Distribution Inc. (PDI) has promoted James Baughman, currently Central Great Lakes Division general manager (DGM), to vice president of marketing. "Baughman has a proven record of excellence in profitably developing new markets and...

Huffman Corp.(People)
September 1, 2005... Robb Hudson will manage Huffman Corp.'s outside sales force and domestic and international distributor representatives. His direct sales area will include Western Europe and parts of Asia.

Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc.(People)
September 1, 2005... Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc., Worcester, Mass., has named Joseph H. Menendez vice president of Bonded Abrasives Worldwide and Abrasives North America. He succeeds Benoit Bazin, who has been named chief financial officer of Compagnie de...

Machinery & Welder Corp.(People)
September 1, 2005... Machinery & Welder Corp., West Allis, Wis., has hired Gall Beyer II as vice president of sales, tie has 24 years experience in the welding supply and distribution business, most recently as branch manager with Airgas Inc.

Perfect Fit Glove.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Perfect Fit Glove, Smithfield, R.I., has chosen Greg Wall, vice president and general manager, and Matt Reid, senior product manager, to lead a new product team that will ramp tip production and realign senior management for rapid growth in new...

The American Welding Society.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The American Welding Society, Miami, has selected its 2005-2006 Class of Fellows and Counselors, based on their accomplishments and welding-industry contributions. The class of fellows includes Harvey R. Castner, William H. King, Ravi Menon,...

Kolene Corp.(People)
September 1, 2005... Kolene Corp, Detroit, has promoted Dennis McCardle to general manager, Alloy Descaling. McCardle was previously product group manager of Alloy Descaling and Cleaning Processes and has held positions in sales and service before joining the...

Bosch Tools and Accessories.(People)
September 1, 2005... Bosch Tools and Accessories, Mr. Prospect, Ill., a division of Robert Bosch Tool Corp., has appointed Frank Carroll to president of Bosch Power Tools North America. Carroll has been with Bosch for 17 years, including aposition as president and...

The American Welding Society has elected Damian Kotechi president.(People)
September 1, 2005... The American Welding Society has elected Damian Kotechi president. Kotecki is a technical clirector of The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland. He has served AWS as vice president and as a director. Kotecki plans to expand the association's global...

Savvy cylinder filling: distributors that install the right fill plant technology can speed up operations and improve plant efficiency for greater profitability and a sharper competitive edge.(Filling technologies)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... Whenever a distributor can deliver products faster and more efficiently it keeps customers happy, makes the distributor more profitable and differentiates itself from the competition. Upgrading filling technologies can accomplish that, but the...

Wired for service: last year, Select-Arc Inc., Fort Loramie, Ohio, racked up 30% growth in sales. It now claims 10% of the U.S. market in welding electrodes. In January 2006 the firm celebrates its 10th anniversary. As it approaches that milestone, Dale Stager, CEO, agreed to speak with GWD and offer his views on the reasons for the firm's decade of success.(Executive Perspective)(interview)(Interview)
September 1, 2005... GWD: How would you characterize Select-Arc's relationship with its distributors? Stager: We sell 85% of our products through distributors and work hard to build our relationships. Every year end users ask for 1-nore technical assistance on...

GAWDA goes Hawaiian: GAWDA celebrates its 60th anniversary.(Gases and Welding Distributors Association )
September 1, 2005... It has been quite a trip,from post-war Dayton to Hawaii. Twelve.founding members of what is now GAWDA created an organization, launched an industry and plotted a course that led to dynamic growth in the past 60 years. Incorporated under...

High-speed aluminum MIG welding: new control technology makes welding easy at high volumes and fast wire speeds.(mercury inert gas)(Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America)
September 1, 2005... Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America, Elgin, Ill., developed its MIG Force push-pull wire-feed system to help manufacturers meet the productivity and quality challenges of high-volume MIG welding of aluminum. The system tightly controls...

Dave Barton: Q&A.(Question & Answer)
September 1, 2005... Question: Do you have any prequalified welding procedures for structural steel? We are using E7014 and E7024 welding electrodes. Answer: Since you mentioned structural steel and prequalified welding procedures, I assume you are doing work...

Self-darkening lens.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Weldmark's retro-fit 5.25-in. x 4.5-in., variable-shade, auto-darkening lens fits most 5 x 4 welding helmets. The lens is solar-powered with battery backup and features 1.9 x 3.74-in. viewing area, 9-12 shade settings, TIG welding down to 10...

Coated abrasive flap discs.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Anderson's line of abrasive flap discs includes the coated Cyclone for grinding and finishing in heavy-duty jobs. As the flaps wear, new, sharp abrasive is exposed, reportedly producing a consistently high cut rate throughout the disc's life....

Auxiliary oxygen connection.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Acme Emergency Oxygen Inlet Boxes are used with bulk oxygen supply systems to connect temporary, auxiliary supply sources in emergency or maintenance situations. Also for low-pressure or hyperbaric supply, the boxes feature one-inch safety...

Auto-darkening helmets.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Miller's Big Window Elite series of auto-darkening welding helmets feature four independent arc sensors, said to improve out-of-position welding. The unit's lens window is 30% larger than the company's standard helmets. Big Window Elites use...

Contact tips cut downtime.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Tregaskiss reports SureStart contact tips ensure smooth arc start and reduce arc-start failure, extending the life of contact tips and reducing downtime. The company makes the tips with its special Tough Lock design. Tregaskiss says field tests...

C[O.sub.2] laser nozzles.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Flowmaster C[O.sub.2] laser nozzles are made by Mate Laser Technologies [+ or -]0-10[micro] tolerances, which the company reports improves C[O.sub.2] laser cutting performance. The Flowmasters include one and two-piece copper nozzles in single...

Precision seam tracking.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Gullco Kat Trackers sense the slightest variation across a weld seam and automatically correct the position of the weld torch. The special travel carriage system can be used with other traveling and rotating devices employed in automated...

Hand-held abrasive sticks.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Rex-Cut Hand Held Finishing Sticks are made of reinforced non-woven cotton fiber and abrasive grains for fast--but reportedly controlled and gentle--one-step deburring, edge-breaking, removal of parting lines from molds, and finishing. Suitable...

Gases reduce CEM error.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Emissions Credit Class Gold Standard EPA Protocols gas mixtures feature a [+ or -] 0.7% analytical accuracy that improves calibration accuracy of continuous emissions monitors (CEMs). Thus, Emissions Credit Class protocols reduce CEM error, a...

Repackaged aluminum MIG wire.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Lincoln's SuperGlaze aluminum MIG wire now comes in the company's 100%-recyclable, 200-lb. AccuPak boxes. After using the wire, the operator just removes the box's ring, cardboard core, and corner supports, collapses the box, and then throws...

Speedy palletizing robot.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Kuka's KR 100-2 PA palletizing robot's three-axis arm is light and fast because it is made of carbon-fiber-composite materials. The robot has a small footprint and high vertical reach, so it is suitable for high-speed, medium-payload...

Exothermic products for grounding applications.(Products)
September 1, 2005... FCI-Burndy reports its exothermic Burndywelds provide simple, portable, and efficient method welding of copper to copper and other materials without using an external power source. Resulting connections are fusion or molecular welds of...

Updated conveyor.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Updates to Accuzone 24-V motorized roller accumulation and transportation conveyor include a standalone and programmable DeviceNet networked controller that eliminates over 20 electrical connections per 10-ft. Other updates include optimization...

Plasma cutting electrode.(Products)
September 1, 2005... For durability, SilverEx-Electrodes feature solid, pure silver combined with special alloys. The electrodes sport large hafnium inserts, which the company reports gives fast cutting speeds, long life, and cutting precision. Thermacut Inc....

Prewelding wipes for pipes.(Products)
September 1, 2005... EZ Wipes clean pipe surfaces prior to welding, as well as the whole lab shop. The wipes have two sides--an abrasive side for removing pipe blemishes and a smooth one for hidden contamination. EZ Wipes remove contaminants--cutting fluid...

Probe protection.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Marathon's Thermal Shock Absorber is an insulated sleeve that protects hot-atmosphere sensing probes from thermal shock (luring removal from boilers or furnaces. One person can operate the sleeve and special safety gear is not required. ...

Vacuum for toxic materials.(Products)
September 1, 2005... The CFM A 15 vacuum safely collects toxic and nuisance materials without electricity. It is well-suited for applications where electricity is unsafe or unavailable. The main filter's large surface area reduces premature filter clogging and...

Heavy-duty hole cutters.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Roto-Kut Ultra Hole cutters cut material up to 1-in. thick, including sheet metal, tubing, plate, and iron. The company reports the holemaker cuts up to 10 x and lasts up to 10 x longer than heavy-duty drill bits, and can last up to 500 x...

Portable beveller.(Products)
September 1, 2005... The TKF1100 is a compact, portable, flexible, and precise power beveller. The machine removes 0.35-in. beveled edge from high-grade steel or a 0.43-in. one from steel in one cutting stroke on sheets up to 0.98-in. thick. The company reports the...

Borescope with rotating lens.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Lenox's Swing Prism Adjustable Borescope's rotating lens provides a 50 [degrees] field of view that scans through both a 120[degrees] included arc and a full 360[degrees] orbital scan. A choice of 0.25-in. or 0.312-in. for the outer diameter is...

Blaster cleans pipes.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Viking's SR-12P pipe and rod blaster cleans materials ranging in size from fractional diameters up to 12-in. diameter pipe to an SSPC-6 surface finish on a continuous flow basis. Its two wheels allow for a 6-ft. blast zone, which the company...

Speedy punching and shearing.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Salvagnini repons its S4N punching and shearing machine is 3-53 faster than a turret punch press. All 96 punching tool stations at(' live, eliminating tool ==change time. The company reports the special multi-press head combined with an...

Software monitors gas systems.(Products)
September 1, 2005... CONCOA's Advantium software provides real-time gas system monitoring and event-logging capabilities by monitoring the output of the Advantium 8 remote alarm. The software receives input via the Advantium 8 RS232 communication port, which...

Flexible cell for sheet metal.(Products)
September 1, 2005... The new Shear Genius Flexible Manufacturing Cell for sheet metal squares sheets quickly on a machine table with no auxiliary table. A new actuation mechanism for X and Y movement of the coordinate table and a new, optional fourth clamp have...

Cut-off and grinding wheels.(Products)
September 1, 2005... Rex-Cut Cut-off and Grinding Wheels for stainless steel fabrications feature the 0.04-in.-thick Alpha-Green Cut-off wheel for fast and cool cutting of pipe, robe, rod, and sheet. For rough grinding, the Sigma Green wheel has a zirconia and...