The Elite Series of manual, straight cutting torches offer the ability to cut up to 10 in. when using acetylene and up to 12 in. with alternate fuel gases — Fig. 9. The patented Elite Swirl Head Injector design mixes high-pressure preheat oxygen and lower pressure fuel gas to create a vacuum-producing “entrainment zone” that pulls gas through the torch. The series also moves from a positive pressure universal mixer to a universal injector by changing the cutting tip from acetylene to any alternate fuel gas. In addition, the torches feature a three-tube, in-line design; internal tip nut that keeps the cutting tip seated; and color-coded pressure adjustment knobs for identifying gases. The series includes the Oxweld SCT-1500 and Purox SCT-4200 families.ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, www.esabna.com The women’s Arc Armor® apparel, engineered with feedback from women welders, features the Indura® cloth jacket as well as GMA and GTA gloves — Fig. 10. The jacket, made from Indura R. D. Thomas Jr. International Lecture — Recommendations. Zhao’s recent Thomas lecture, “ISO Standards for Welded Hollow Section Joints,” highlighted the histories, scopes, tables of contents, and major sections in these ISO 14346 and 14347 standards. flame-resistant cotton, provides less restriction for better movement and increases safety with a tailored fit. The GMA and GTA gloves are available in Xsmall and small. In particular, the GMA glove (lined) has a dual-padded palm; fleece-insulated palm, foam-insulated back; and original wraparound keystone thumb design. The GTA glove is unlined for heightened feel and dexterity; has a triple-padded palm; and contains goat grain leather. Miller Electric Mfg. Co., millerwelds.com/arcarmor Design enhancements have been made to Versagraph Extreme, the most advanced integrated thermal cutting machine in the company’s line of cutting systems — Fig. 11. It features improved gearbox resolution, increased torque and low backlash, plus a larger and stiffer main beam for less z deflection and greater load-carrying capabilities. The Professor Xiao-Ling Zhao (center) of Monash University, Clayton, Australia, this year’s R. D. Thomas Jr. Award recipient, is pictured with Warren Miglietti of Power Systems Mfg., LLC, Jupiter, Fla., and AWS President Nancy Cole. Zhao has chaired the International Institute of Welding’s Subcommission XV-E on Tubular Structures since 2002. Under his leadership, the XV-E Subcommission wrote two ISO standards — 14346:2013, Static design procedure for welded hollow-section joints — Recommendations; and 14347:2008, Fatigue — Design procedure for welded hollow-section joints machine has heavy-duty rails and a rack. The module design allows the operator to add a bevel or other equipment without making major changes. It is available in a range of cutting widths from 72 to 288 in. Up to ten oxyfuel stations and four plasma stations, including dual full-contour plasma bevel stations, can be configured. Maximum rapid traverse speed is 1400 in./min. Koike Aronson, Inc./Ransome, www.koike.com The impetus for the Stoody 155FC and 160FC hardfacing wires (Fig. 12) came from a Nebraska oilfield customer who was experiencing spalling with the product he had been using. The two alloys were specifically developed to provide excellent weldability and abrasion resistance with weld deposits comprised of special blends of tungsten carbides in a nickel-silicon-boron matrix. While both gas metal arc welding wires could be use- WELDING JOURNAL 47 Fig. 9 — The Elite Series of manual, straight cutting torches have an internal tip nut. Fig. 10 — The line of women’s Arc Armor® welding protection includes a tailored welding jacket and GMA and GTA glove styles. Fig. 11 — The Versagraph Extreme thermal cutting machine is offered in a range of cutting widths from 72 to 288 in. Fig. 12 — The Stoody 155FC and 160FC hardfacing products were designed to handle such applications as building up the stabilizer shown in the center of the bottom row of parts.
Welding Journal | January 2014
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