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Stainless Steel

Apr 04
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Welding Steel Tubing: Why Quality Materials are Important

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

Steel tubing is used everywhere—from refineries to aerospace to pharmaceuticals. It safely and reliably transports process fluids from one point to another. When welding steel tubing, welders have to make sure that the mechanical properties of the metal are not compromised so it can fulfill the reason for use in…

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Apr 04
Closed weld head tube fusion butt welding machine welding a tube system

Tube Fusion Butt Welding Machine

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments
The most common type of weld by far is the butt weld. The term describes a joint that is formed by placing two pieces of metal together in the same...
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Mar 30
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Fabricating Gas Distribution Systems in the Semiconductor Industry

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments
In semiconductor manufacturing, gasses do all the work, while lasers get all the attention. While lasers do etch transistor patterns into silicon, it is a range of gasses that deposit...
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Mar 23
A picture of a mechanized welder welding thin wall pipe.

Welding Thin Wall Pipe Using GTAW

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments
Across multiple industries, thin wall pipes have been used as a critical component where weight, corrosion, and cost are significant concerns—such as in the aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas...
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Mar 14
Cost, quality, and fabrication timeline are all equally important in production welding.

Production Welding for Pipe and Tube Systems

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

The history of pipe and tube production dates back to the 1900s when a process like hot-rolling was used for large-scale manufacturing. Since then, technologies like welding and seamless manufacturing have allowed the production of a much larger scale of pipes and tubes. Welding accounts for over half of all…

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Mar 09
Dissimilar metallic components

How Welding Dissimilar Metals is Easier With TIG

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

Thin or thick sections, steel or aluminum, TIG welding can join it all. And the fusion ability is not just limited to the material with closely-related properties, but it also extends to dissimilar metals. Creating a reliable bond when the properties of two materials differ drastically is challenging, but much…

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Mar 07
A welder uses GTAW welding to finish up a seam in a stainless steel tank interior

Welding in Confined Spaces on Stainless Steel and Avoiding Hexavalent Chromium

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

Welding in confined spaces is likely to be a familiar, if unpleasant, task for most welders. It can sometimes seem like most welding work needs to be done in an unairconditioned, unventilated broom closet and done to an object that can only be reached through a foot-by-foot hole in the…

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Mar 02
Purest tungsten electrode type

Tungsten Electrode Types and Uses

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

The most popular arc welding processes are GMAW and GTAW. The GMAW process is faster; however, GTAW or TIG welding produces higher quality welds. For many industries; such as aerospace, the bar for quality welding requires the process be optimized. Meeting this demand begins with choosing the best materials. Therefore,…

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Feb 23
Electropolished stainless steel

Electropolishing Stainless Steel Pipes

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

In all industries with high-purity requirements, you will observe one thing in common — stainless steel pipes and tubings. The smooth finish and corrosion-resistant features have been ideal for avoiding contamination due to rusting, bacterial growth, or chemical mix-up. The metal is also heat and impact resistant, providing the required…

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Jan 31
Stainless steel tubes in an industrial setting

Stainless Steel Tube Welding Heat Expansion and Contraction

By Engineering Department | Arc Machines, Inc. Orbital Welding, Stainless Steel No Comments

Heat plays a unique role in the production life cycle of a metal. It is a common factor when forming the weld or when altering the properties of the metal, such as— thermal expansion, hardness, metallurgical structure, electrical resistance, etc. However, the successful application of heat in metal comes from…

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