Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials — typically metals or thermoplastics — by using high heat to melt the parts together and then allowing them to cool to cause fusion. Welding is distinct from lower-temperature, metal-joining techniques such as brazing and soldering, which do not melt the base metal. Pre-heating components before welding…
MCR Safety offers high-heat, double-wool lined welding gloves
Welding demands high-quality protection due to the strenuous working conditions involved. Plus, any work gloves should also enhance the wearer’s performance, providing grip and overall comfort. MCR Safety‘s 4750 features premium leather, double-wool palm lining, and a 3 1/2″ cuff. This combination provides excellent heat protection — up to 500° F. These glove meet ANSI…
What advances in welding address material variations?
Written by Tarick Walton, Global Product Manager Ultrasonics, Branson Welding and Assembly at Emerson Conventional ultrasonic welding technology, using single-parameter weld modes, has enabled electronics manufacturers to achieve high levels of assembly quality and reliability. This is particularly true for products built from rigid, molded plastic components. Ultrasonic welding creates a high-frequency, heat-generating motion between…
Snap-on features Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet with multi-function light
Snap-on‘s latest product feature is the Phantom Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet. Patented, quick-adjust comfort fit headgear offers simple, push-button adjustments. Plus, a new compact shell allows for better performance when used in closed or tight work spaces. The welding helmet also has flexible lighting options. There’s a multi-function light. In fact, it’s a 360-degree pivot LED…
Emerson marks 75 years of innovation in welding technologies
Emerson is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its Branson brand — a name that has become synonymous with ultrasonic technologies for plastics and metal welding, and precision cleaning. The Branson portfolio has led the industry with expanded offerings beyond ultrasonics, developing nine other material joining technologies including laser, vibration, and infrared welding. Emerson marked the…
New welding manual for engineering fastener foundations
A new welding manual from OHIO Nut & Bolt Company, a division of Buckeye Fasteners, offers the company’s most up-to-date information on welding projection and spot weld fasteners. So, if you’ve been having issues with resistance spot or projection welding fasteners to sheet metal, this is the document for you. In fact, the information represents…
Ironclad earns two OH&S product-of-the-year awards
Ironclad Performance Wear, a Brighton-Best (BBI) company and pioneer in the hand-safety industry, announced that it was recently awarded the Occupational Health & Safety‘s new product-of-the year award for two new gloves. “We are proud to receive the award in the “hand-protection, impact-resistant” category for the new Command Series A2 PU IMPACT (KCI2PU) and in…
Alternatives for bonding strong bimetal joints
Written by Jed Bothell, Vice President Atlas UHV Bimetal fittings, joints, and couplings of all types are used in a wide variety of industries including vacuum, cryogenic, semiconductor, aerospace, nuclear, oil and gas, and medical markets to enable product developers an easier transition — typically, from stainless steel to aluminum. Other metal combinations available include…
Tillman’s new TIG welding gloves protect against cuts and abrasions
The John Tillman Company launched a new 1332 Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding glove, providing welders the key advantages of soft, pliable material while offering outstanding cut, abrasion, and puncture-resistance. Tillman’s top-grain, goatskin leather offers the characteristics needed to maximize a welder’s sense of feel and dexterity. This leather is also well-known for its strength…
Tillman’s new MIG welding glove protects and reduces hand fatigue
With extensive research into the performance needs of welding professionals, the John Tillman Company has developed a new metal-inert gas (MIG) welding glove. The Tillman’s 53 MIG glove was designed to increase comfort, protection, and durability for welders. Made of premium split cowhide on the back, with top cowhide on the palm, the gloves resist…