Hobart Welding Products
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Hobart Welding Products
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Addressing 8 common misconceptions about welding metal-cored wire
It’s important for metal fabricators and welders to understand the capabilities and limitations of metal-cored wire before switching from other wire types for arc welding operations.
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How amperage, WFS, voltage, travel speed, and shielding gas affect welding
Understanding what each welding variable in a procedure is and what it does can go a long way in helping welders meet productivity goals and reduce shop downtime and rework costs.
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Preheating can be critical to welding success
When do you need to preheat before welding? Which preheating method is correct for your application? What do you need to consider to make the right choice? Read on.
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Miller Electric names senior VP at ITW Welding North America
Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis., has announced the promotion of Scott Jenkins, former general manager of the Miller Portable Power division, to the position of senior vice president of sales and marketing for ITW Welding North America. Jenkins oversees sales and marketing for all ITW...
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Metal-cored welding wire designed for HSLA steel welding applications
Hobart Brothers offers two gas-shielded, metal-cored welding wires designed for HSLA steel welding applications. Tri-Mark® Metalloy® Vantage™ D2 and Tri-Mark Metalloy 80D2 wires provide high deposition rates and fast travel speeds along with the necessary mechanical properties to...
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Welding helmets added to fixed-shade line
Hobart Welding Products has introduced graphic welding helmets with U.S. Flag and Tribal Flame designs. Both styles are a part of the company's line of fixed-shade, non-autodarkening helmets. They feature a No. 10 fixed-shade lens measuring 4.5 in. by 5.25 in. The large window is suitable for SMAW,...
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Welding gloves suitable for professionals, home hobbyists
Hobart Welding Products offers two styles of form-fitted welding gloves. Designed to provide durability for professionals and home hobbyists, the gloves are available in a natural grain and a rust/black, split leather. The gloves have an absorbent lining that insulates against heat. Both designs...
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GMAW machine has seven voltage taps
The 77-lb. Handler® 210 all-in-one GMAW machine from Hobart Welding Products has 25 to 210 amps of welding power in a 77-lb. package. It welds mild steel up to 3/8 in. and aluminum up to 1/4 in., yet provides low-end control that enables it to weld 24-ga. material without burn-through or excess...
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Hobart Brothers' vice president retires
Hobart Brothers Co., Troy, Ohio, has announced that Gene Sabel, vice president of sales, has retired after more than 40 years of service in the welding industry. Sabel made his start in 1963 at A.O. Smith Corp.'s Welding Products Div. under Marquette University's cooperative education program. A.O....
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Wires designed for welding stainless steel
Designed for use with 75 percent argon/25 percent CO2 or 100 percent CO2 shielding gases, Hobart Brothers' McKay® ChromaWeld™ gas-shielded, flux-cored stainless steel welding wires are suitable for stainless steel applications in which weld bead appearance is important. The wires produce...
Welding rolled pipe in the 1G position efficiently
For welding in the 1G position (in which the tube or pipe rotates), solid wire is traditional filler metal. However, metal-cored wire is making headway as an alternative. Metal-cored wire requires no land at the bevel, is more forgiving of welding dirty metal, produces less spatter, and allows travel speeds up to inches per minute.
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Aluminum wire suitable for GMAW, GTAW
Hobart Brothers now offers the Smootharc™ 4043 and 5356 spooled and cut-length aluminum welding wire for GMAW and GTAW applications. Currently available on the U.S. West Coast, the wires will be released to the rest of the U.S. by fall 2005. The wires meet AWS A5.10 requirements and can be...
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Electrode designed for all-position welding
Hobart Brothers' Pipemaster® Pro-60 SMAW electrode is designed for all-position welding. Applications include pipe, plate, construction, shipbuilding, general-purpose fabrication, and maintenance welding. The electrode contains a cellulostic mild steel and produces light slag, simplifying...
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MIG welding tips and resources
Photo courtesy of AlcoTec Wire Corp.Motorcycle- and hot rod-building shows on TV have put welding in a very positive light lately. In fact, Jesse James, the star of Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage," was named the American Welding Society (AWS) Welder of the Year because of his contributions to...
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Wire has deoxiders
Hobart Brothers has formulated its FabCO® RXR, an AWS E70T-1 tubular wire with added deoxidizers to allow operators to weld through rust, mill scale, and light oil without precleaning. Designed for flat and horizontal lap, fillet, and groove welding applications, the gas-shielded, flux-cored...