Record any incoming material variation. This included the square tube’s straightness, edge prep (the saw cut quality), as ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Mechanical contractor and fabricator Andy J. Egan Co. (Egan) has a reputation for being an innovator within the industry. From its world-class fabrication shop to cutting-edge ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

Correct welding procedures are extremely important elements of the work done by the PSEG Central Maintenance Shop (serving Public Service Electric and Gas Co., PSEG, a New Jersey utility). We have, ...

“Introduction to Welding Processes” provides a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used welding processes, including oxyfuel welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, ...

Centrifugal fans used in power generation applications are subjected to abrasive environments. After sufficient time in service, the wearing surfaces of fans require repair or replacement. In planning ...

The Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) has announced that it will be qualifying welding procedures and weld jobs performed by its members going forward. Mike Smart, IFPA ...

We’ve been aware of the shortage of skilled welders due to retirements for some time. In recent years the shortage has been exacerbated by furloughing or the early retirement of workers during the ...