It seems as though the older I get, the more I long for my childhood days. I especially miss those cartoons and stories that always ended with a moral lesson. Without a doubt, my favorite is the one about the tortoise and the hare—I never have figured out the difference…
I cannot imagine the hardships that our ancestors endured before they discovered fire—especially in colder climes. While warmer seasons might have provided reprieves, instant heat had to seem like magic during colder months. However, our ability to control temperature wouldn’t be complete until we were also able to cool things…
Pipe welders are required to weld in multiple positions—flat, vertical, and overhead—as they work their way around the pipe. Transitioning through these various positions tests the welder’s skill, and it is one reason pipe welding is a highly skilled task. After overhead pipe welding, vertical pipe welding is the second…
Today, industrial production for much of the world has entered the fourth industrial revolution. Often referred to as industrial IoT, or IIoT, this revolution is based on digitization and the increased utilization of cloud computing. In the metal assembly industry, IoT has ushered in advantages that include innovations to operational…
Some things happen like clockwork. Now, I have nothing against groundhogs, but there are other more reliable indicators that warm weather is arriving, such as the sprouting of leaves and the sighting of birds. Almost as predictable is the announcement of a new and improved feeder mechanism for weed eaters….
In addition to water and shelter, food is one of the three pillars on which the sustainment of life depends: it is our energy source. While the basic forms of food processing developed several millennia ago, the ability to process food at scale owes its start to the revolutionary changes…
I was introduced to welding years ago when I used to work on my own cars. That was back before I could afford to put them in the shop. Learning to weld helped me avoid the repair bills that always seemed beyond my budget. Nevertheless, those experiences were beneficial, and…
Most people agree that it is better to build than to destroy, better to unite than to divide. Unfortunately, it’s often easier to tear a structure apart than to join its components together. Thankfully, dedicated welders can step in and assemble varied metal components to create stronger, more useful structures….
Any assembly industry project must ensure the attached or bonded system can withstand contingencies that could result in detachment or breakdown. Attachment methods such as riveting or the use of threaded fasteners may adequately meet this requirement for some metal-based projects; however, for many projects—including piping and/or tubing applications that…
Manual welding diagnostics and repair is straightforward for manual welding machines. It is the sort of thing that is often done entirely on the shop floor even for relatively complex setups like Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) machines. The same is not true of sophisticated orbital welding machines. These are…
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