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A Q , P & This capability helps welding operators

CHIEVING UALITY RODUCTIVITY

C S take out the guesswork when it comes

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Providing welding operators with a to adhering to the prescribed weld convenient means to obtain the right procedures, resulting in more consis- weld settings and the skills to watch for tent weld quality. Beyond this, mak- problems is critical when attempting to ing fewer trips to the power source to reduce rejects, rework and scrap. Proper make voltage adjustments means there training is of course a key step, but it is is more time available for arc-on time. also important to look for ways to min-

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AFETY ON THE OBSITE imize downtime, including reducing S J maintenance activities, in order to gain The degree of dif? culty, fatigue, aluminum boat?

greater productivity and reduce costs. frustration and/or potential hazards

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Fabrication welding environments associated with welding are very real has all the metal.

often use long weld cables that can challenges in many welding environ- easily be worn and cut when pulled ments. The work can be tiring, espe- over sharp surfaces. Worn cables with cially on vast job sites that require a

MARINE damaged insulation can lead to a bad lot of travel between the power source

ALUMINUM weld. The result is downtime to repair and the weld joint. Creating a safe both the cable and ? nished compo- workplace is just as important as cre- 5086 5083 nent, and potentially, issues with weld ating an ef? cient one. 5052 6061 quality. Control cables, when utilized, Remote control technology supplies 5456 are often routed with or taped to weld the bene? t of a control cable electron- cables, and are exposed to the same ically, without the need for the physi-

Plate • Sheet • Rod • Bar hazards, resulting in even more prob- cal control cable. It operates by us-

Pipe • Tube • Shapes lems for the welding operator. Dam- ing the existing secondary weld cables

Weld Wire • Fittings aged control cables can result in sig- for communication, and in doing so, ni? cant downtime and costly repairs. adds control to welding system com-

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Newer remote welding technologies ponents that were previously available 304L 316L 303 17-4 don’t remove these environmental haz- only at the power supply. There is no ards, since welding operators still have longer any need to walk back to the

BOAT SHAFTS to weld at a distance from the power machine for adjustment, which can 17-4 condition H1150 source, but it removes the additional greatly reduce a welding operator’s ex- cables to minimize maintenance. By posure to trip hazards and ladder use,

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New Orleans, LA 800-562-9022 nate downtime to troubleshoot issues When it comes to operating a safe, associated with damaged cables, in ef? cient and pro? table welding opera- addition to reducing trips back to the tion, it’s important to look at all aspects power source to make adjustments. that contribute to that success. From es-

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Power sources that employ remote tablishing the best welding parameters

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control technology rely on voltage sens- to reducing operator fatigue by mini- ing wire feeders. These feeders display mizing unnecessary jobsite movement, the actual arc voltage and current mea- it is possible to gain greater quality and

Marine metals sured at the arc and enable the weld- productivity. Welding operators who specialists ing operator to compare the real-time are empowered to make the best welds since 1969.

reading to weld setting presets. Weld- with equipment offering remote control ing operators can continually monitor technologies can contribute positively

Lafayette parameters to ensure that the appropri- to the overall welding operation, while

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