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TECH FEATURE WELDING

Source: ESAB access the data,” said Chittim. “So, 400i and 500i power sources. applications, very critical applications, heaven forbid down the road there’s a With a 750-amp output at 100% duty whether it’s stainless steel or alumi- part failure, you have the data in your cycle and an 820-amp output at 60% num,” said Chittim. hands and you can go back and say, ‘I duty cycle, Warrior 750i ARCAIR offers With the HIP line, ESAB has its syn- know that weld on panel line number the power needed to enable greater pro- ergic line, which are very speci? c to two, torch ? ve, at that time, that speci? c ductivity with the larger diameter elec- different applications. “We could have weld, was welded with the right amps, trodes used in such applications as ? ux synergic line that’s speci? c to a ? ux four the right wire feed speed, the right volt- cored welding, hard facing, cladding, welding type of wire, generally used in ages, the right travel speeds.’” mechanized applications and arc goug- shipyards, speci? cally for out-of-posi- ing with carbons up to 0.5-in. diameter. tions of vertical pull-ups or downs, if

ARCAIR, an ESAB brand, invented you’re putting some panels together,”

Inside the ESAB Heavy

Industrial Product (HIP) Line the carbon arc gouging process, which said Chittim. “There’s very speci? c, “The ESAB heavy industrial product is widely used to back-gouge welds as ? ne-tuned parameters for ? ux four wires, (HIP) line is broken into two sectors,” part of making a full-penetration weld, but we also have them for aluminums said Chittim. “We have the Warrior remove weld defects and remove worn and also mild steel wires, stainless steel product line and the Aristo.” or torn metal in shipyard, offshore fab- wires, allowing the equipment to be ? ne-

ESAB launched its complete line of rication and other heavy fabrication ac- tuned speci? cally for the application.” heavy industrial systems featuring the tivities. The Warrior 750i ARCAIR also “That was the synergic lines, the spe- new Warrior 750i ARCAIR CC/CV offers Stick and TIG welding output. ci? c technology in the equipment. But power source, the new Aristo 500ix “And then we have our pulse capable when we talk about the equipment itself, pulsing power source and new Robust machines, the Aristos. That’s where we we have the CC/CV multi process line,

Feed Pulse and Robust Feed U6 wire get a little bit more into the advanced which is robust equipment,” said Chit- feeders. These four products join the technologies, creating speci? c wave tim. “It has heavy duty cycles; it can previously launched Robust Feed Pro forms, having pulse on pulse capabili- withstand the environment. Partnering wire feeder and the existing Warrior ties for speci? c, very strategic welding with that we have the robust feed line 50 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2022

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