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Ensuring Structural Integrity: The Critical Role of Welding in Offshore Platform Construction
Offshore platforms are highly complex structures exposed to severe forces and weather conditions. From design to commissioning, welding plays a critical role in ensuring the structural integrity…
TIG Welding Stainless Steel: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
Stainless steel is a very useful material, and as such, it’s used in a wide range of different applications. These days, you can find it anywhere from…
How to Reduce Wear and Tear on Your Plasma Cutter
Plasma cutters, like any machine using electricity, can be a powerful tool in your workshop. However, it can also be a safety hazard, particularly if it’s not…
The Fine Art of Fusion: Exploring TIG Welding Without Filler Metal
TIG, or Tungsten Inert Gas, is a kind of welding using non-consumable tungsten electrodes, a shielding gas like argon or helium, and a filler rod to melt…
Corrosion Control and Welding in Offshore Environments: Strategies for Longevity
Corrosion is one of the most damaging factors in offshore structures that can lead to significant damage and even catastrophic structural failure. Corrosion control is vital for…
Welding Alloys for Petrochemical Applications: Selecting the Right Materials for the Job
The petrochemical industry relies on a significant number of highly exotic alloys for the efficient and safe operation of pressure vessels, process piping, and other equipment. The…
The Environmental Impact: Sustainable Welding Practices in Industry
At first glance, the environmental impact of welding might not seem like a significant concern. At its core, you’re using electricity to generate heat to melt and…
Analyzing the Efficiency of Portable vs. Stationary Fume Extractors
The fumes from welding are very dangerous. They’re a mixture of various materials, including particles from the electrodes, the flux, the metals being welded, coatings on the…
Welding Inspection and Quality Control: Ensuring Excellence in Mechanical Contracting Welds
Whether you are working on HVAC, distribution piping, pressure vessels, chillers, cooling towers, or any other mechanical contracting job, welding inspection and quality control are vital processes…
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