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Advances in Pipe Welding Techniques
Advances in Pipe Welding Techniques

Take your pipe welding to a whole new level! Discover advances in pipe welding along with the benefits of the...

The Secret to Long Engine Life
The Secret to Long Engine Life

Manufacturers of engines and engine-driven welding generators such as the Bobcat series, Trailblazer series and Miller...

Renting the Right Welding Equipment
Renting the Right Welding Equipment

Need to rent some welding equipment for a construction job site? Then you've got a golden opportunity to test new...

Mechanical Contractor Cuts Fuel and Vehicle Costs in Half
Mechanical Contractor Cuts Fuel and Vehicle Costs in Half

Kreator Mechanical, a Canadian contractor, cut its fuel and vehicle costs in half and gets...

Evaluating Gas Engine Drives for Generator Power
Evaluating Gas Engine Drives for Generator Power

Like work trucks, certain generators are designed for specific types of applications, and they are...

Can Contractors Use One Wire Feeder for the Shop and Field
Can Contractors Use One Wire Feeder for the Shop and Field

Many small contractors and fabricators weld in shop and field settings. When feasible, they...

Spectrum 1000 Takes Plasma Cutting to New Heights
Spectrum 1000 Takes Plasma Cutting to New Heights

Using the Spectrum 1000, the maintenance crew of the Stratoshphere in Las Vegas demolish the High...

Baseball Field Construction Project Demanded Reliability
Baseball Field Construction Project Demanded Reliability

Reliable welders and wire feeders, such as the Big Blue(r) and SuitCase(tm) 12VS were needed...

Miller Helps Build Lincoln Square
Miller Helps Build Lincoln Square

Seattle-based Apex Steel turned to the high output capacity, durability and simplicity of the Miller SuitCase...

Cutting Cable Clutter
Cutting Cable Clutter

Bechtel will use the Maxstar 200 to weld, more than 985,000 ft., nearly 187 miles, of pipe at the world's largest nuclear waste...

Contractor Saves 40 Percent On Equipment Rental
Contractor Saves 40 Percent On Equipment Rental

On a job site that would normally require two individual engine drives to meet welding needs, by...

Spectrum 1000 Plasma Cutter Saves Concrete Recycling Facility $52,000 Annually
Spectrum 1000 Plasma Cutter Saves Concrete Recycling Facility $52,000 Annually

Bedrock recently acquired a Spectrum 1000 plasma cutter with...

Advice for Welding With Self-Shielded Flux Cored Wires
Advice for Welding With Self-Shielded Flux Cored Wires

Greg Metko, a welding engineer with Miller Electric Mfg. Co., has spent thousands of hours...

Understanding Key Welding Business Issues And Turning Them into Opportunities
Understanding Key Welding Business Issues And Turning Them into Opportunities

In surveys conducted by Miller Electric Mfg. Co., fabricators,...

Holding Up Under Pier Pressure
Holding Up Under Pier Pressure

The Lake of Bays and Muskoka Lake in Ontario offer the perfect escape for those who wish to trade in the chaos of city...

Pulsed MIG Improved Inconel Cladding by 30%
Pulsed MIG Improved Inconel Cladding by 30%

That can of garbage sitting in your kitchen might not be worth its weight in gold, but it is enough to...

Get the Most From Your Equipment Purchases
Get the Most From Your Equipment Purchases

To help contractors improve their business, especially those that work from a service truck, three industry...

Better Welding Maintenance
Better Welding Maintenance

Instead of hiring and spending capital, today’s leading-edge companies boost welding output by implementing a Total...

Tilt-Up Construction Improves Productivity and Reduces Downtime
Tilt-Up Construction Improves Productivity and Reduces Downtime

To weld an average of 40 to 50 tilt-up buildings a year, Tom Lane of Welding Dynamics...

Dodge Machining Keeps Mining Equipment in the Dirt
Dodge Machining Keeps Mining Equipment in the Dirt

Not many people will fix a gear case on a mining truck. It holds half a million dollars of gears,...

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