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The Art of Welding Thin Materials: Techniques and Tips

While many welding machines have ratings that tell you the maximum thickness of the material they can weld, you’re more often going to encounter the opposite problem:…

Laser Cutting vs. Plasma Cutting: A Complete Comparison

Here at Red-D-Arc, we talk a lot about welding, the act of taking two pieces of material and joining them together. Often, though, you aren’t just welding;…

Preheat Steel for Structural Welding More Efficiently and Safely with Induction Heating

While it may be just a small piece of a much larger job, an effective method for preheating steel used to build structures is critically important….

Welding Integrity: Ensuring Safety in Petrochemical Facilities

Welding is a critical component of productivity and safety within the petrochemical industry. The effective training and best safety practices employed by welders can often delineate the…

Automating the Pipe Welding Process

“Welding Pipe” encompasses many applications ranging from small-diameter sanitary tubing to large-diameter pressure vessels. Some applications are more accessible to automate than others, but many difficult-to-automate applications…

The Role of Welding in Aerospace Manufacturing

Welding plays a key role in ensuring the safety and airworthiness of all aircraft. A single weld failure can lead to fatal crashes, carbon monoxide poisoning, loss…

Scratch-Start, HF, and Lift-Arc: Pros and Cons, Safety & More

One of the most fundamental parts of arc welding is right there in the name of the arc. Arc welding uses an electric arc to generate the…

Red-D-Arc Supports Local Eagle Scout Project

The Red-D-Arc Intermountain District team recently donated a local Scout seeking to attain his Eagle rank by donating a diesel welder. He used the welder to help…