Standardization and repeatability have become popular buzz-words in the welding industry as it continues to adapt itself to lean business models. These practices have focused in part on establishing protocols that create uniformity of quality and appearance for every product […]
TROY, Ohio. May 9, 2008-Hobart Brothers has created the fourth in an ongoing series of free educational welding posters, addressing the 10 most common welding problems and their likely causes and solutions. Using color diagrams and concisely written explanations, the poster is […]
Bucyrus International Inc.’s 8750 walking dragline weighs nearly 15-million pounds and features a 400-foot welded-construction boom. It can swing a 120-cubic-yard bucket and move 360,000 pounds of overburden 600 feet from one point to another and cycle back to do it again within 90 seconds. Bucyrus’ 495 high performance electric rope shovel has a working weight of nearly three-million pounds and […]
TROY, Ohio. March 25, 2008-For general purpose, low-hydrogen welding applications, Hobart Brothers offers the Hobart® 418 (AWS E7018-1 H4R), a stick electrode with several distinct features that will help improve weld quality and productivity. The Hobart 418 electrode provides excellent arc […]
Stick welding is a skill that takes much practice to master, and selecting the correct electrode for the job can be equally challenging. Stick electrodes are available in a wide range of types, each of which provides different mechanical properties and operates with a specific type of welding power […]