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Selecting Portable Welding Equipment
- Look for engine drives with strong generator power while welding
- Shift to flux cored welding from Stick whenever possible
- Complement your oxy-fuel torch with a plasma cutter to solve warping and fit-up problems
Customer Testimonial
“Having the right equipment saves you more time than you can imagine.”
— Steven Young Sr., supervisor and maintenance manager, Murphy Concrete & Construction
Application
Maintenance and repair at a company that operates several Readi-Max and asphalt plants and supplies aggregates and agricultural lime.
Key Business Issue
- Maximizing uptime for processing and transportation equipment.
Challenge
- Sufficient welding power for larger diameter flux cored electrodes, and sufficient generator power to run tools.
- Transporting equipment to job site locations.
Previous System & Process
- Competitive welding generators, portable feeders and oxy-fuel cutting systems.
New Solution
- Bobcat 250 welding generator paired with a SuitCase 8VS voltage sensing feeder and a Spectrum 375 plasma cutter.
- This portable, flexible equipment enables Young to tackle almost any welding or cutting task. By mounting this equipment on a trailer, Young can leave the trailer at a job site and send the service truck towing it to another location, if necessary.
Results
- More welding power. “The Bobcat has plenty of juice [CV welding power] to spare. I get more work done by far with flux cored welding.”
— Steven Young Sr., Murphy Concrete & Construction - Strong generator power. “I thought we gave the Bobcat the ultimate welding test. The guy running the plasma cutter didn't notice any erratic arc performance, and the [three] grinders ran fine.”
— Steven Young Sr., Murphy Concrete & Construction - Better mobility with SuitCase feeders. “Portable feeders are good for mobility [and] a cement plant needs welds made 80 ft. off the ground.”
— Steven Young Sr., Murphy Concrete & Construction - No warping, better fit-up. “When we cut with a torch, we noticed warping. We wanted a flat surface for easy fit-up and bolting, so we shifted to plasma cutting. We also get a cleaner cut with less grinding.”
— Steven Young Sr., Murphy Concrete & Construction
