TIG welding requires the most pieces of equipment out of any welding process. Making sure you have what you need and that you’re using it correctly can...
Flux-cored arc welding, also known as FCAW or FCA, is a semi-automatic or automatic arc welding technique. Flux-cored arc welding requires the use of a tubular electrode...
Win a Copy of Spark: Lincoln Electric’s Success Story
Journalist Frank Koller tells the unique, if sometimes unbelievable, story of welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric in his book Spark: How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First Century...
Welding Starter Guide: Choosing the Right Wires / Alloys for MIG Welding
Welding can be loosely defined as the joining of two metal pieces. MIG welding, specifically, uses heat to melt the two pieces together along with a wire....
Plasma arc welding is a welding technique that is closely related to gas tungsten arc welding. In plasma arc welding the electric arc is created between an...
MIG welding is often described as a simple “point and shoot” technique for welding. However, depending on the size of the weld joint and the material being...
People, particularly novice welders, tend to make the mistake of believing that welding is a very simple process – after all, it simply involves picking up the...
Welding rods are very important in the welding process. They add material into the weld zone. Usually the welding rod is made of the same things that...
Since its creation in 1957, plasma arc welding has become one of the most reliable forms of welding in today’s world. Plasma welding is a process where...