A Motorsports Legend: Carroll Shelby Dies at 89

Created on Monday, 14 May 2012 15:54
Written by Weld.com

Many of us know the name Carroll Shelby, or at least Shelby, as it relates to the motorsports industry. There have been dozens of cars that Shelby has helped design and lent his name to. Perhaps the most iconic of car designers in recent history has had his cars showcased in movies such as Gone in 60 Seconds (1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 & 1966 Shelby AC Cobra) and Spinout (1965 AC Shelby Cobra 427).

Bug-O First Annual Pipe Welding Open House a Success

Created on Monday, 14 May 2012 11:10
Written by Weld.com

Bug-O Systems had their first annual Open House last month showcasing their joint venture with Lincoln Electric on a new pipe welding system. Attendees came from all over the world (including Canada, USA, and the Netherlands) to see what the new Piper Bug and Piper Plus System had to offer.

Bug-O held the Open House at their training headquarters (or Bug-O University), south of Pittsburgh, PA. Outside of the facility was a welding shed that housed the feature rich, Piper-Bug as well as Lincoln’s MDU (Mobile Demonstration Unit), Harris Consumable Booth and a Wachs pipe beveler. Once you stepped into the building, you were entrenched in everything Bug-O. From Modular Drive Systems that ran on vertical I-Beams to live welding demonstrations of Bug-O Circle Welders; a full range of automated welding equipment was out in force.

The Speaker of The House Talks Business With United Performance Metals

Created on Friday, 11 May 2012 11:57
Written by United performance Metals

Hamilton, Ohio -Friday, May 11, 2012 -U. S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester Twp. spent time this morning with staff from United Performance Metals as well as 30 other local business leaders to discuss current issues and obstacles they are facing in the area of job creation.

Potential Exposures During Welding: Hardfacing

Created on Monday, 23 April 2012 14:07
Written by Kevin Saylor

We’re all familiar with what happens to ice when we warm it up, it melts. If we continue to warm the water until it boils it starts to quickly evaporate. Similar to water turning to steam, some of the molten metal during the welding process evaporates into the air. This metal then quickly solidifies into a very small particulate, or fume, as it cools. This is what we see rising from most weld processes.

When we’re performing Hardfacing tasks, a specific metal of concern to our health is chromium.