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    Resistance Welding - Rogowski coil MFDC

    Hi, Anybody has experience in monitoring of MFDC resistance welding machine ?
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    High volume localized passivation of welds in stainless steel

    Thank you EdStainless, Actually, the rep. from WalterSurface is here next monday to show the Surfox304 that does exactly this. I'm scared tough that this technology is not ready for use in mass production environment. I am talking about a total of 1.2km of weld per day... Looking forward...
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    High volume localized passivation of welds in stainless steel

    Hi, Does someone has some experience in high volume localized passivation of welds in stainless steel ? We manufacture products for the automotive industry where welded stainless steel is present. It is large parts with only little welds. We aim to locally passivate the welds instead of...
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    Water cooled machines - Flow switch VS Pressure differential

    Hi, What is the advantages of using one or the other way to make sure you have appropriate cooling. Choice A : Flow switch for minimum coolant flow Choice B : Minimum pressure differential between inlet and outlet of the machine I guess I need to jump back in my Heat Transfer theory ... ...
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    GTAW Lift-Arc start --- Xray issue

    Thank you guys, very helpful. Have a very nice day
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    GTAW Lift-Arc start --- Xray issue

    Hi everybody, thanks in advance for any helpful hint. Here's the question : Have anyone ever experienced xray issue with a weld made with GTAW using a "Lift-Arc" start system. Theory: The tungsten electrode, at the ignition of the arc, would contamine the weld and make a xray-detectable...
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    Dioxyde Silicates slag in Mig Welding

    Effectively, the filler is metal cored. Could you tell me more?
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    Dioxyde Silicates slag in Mig Welding

    Hi all, I've heard that silicates dioxyde slag is a common phenomenon/problem in Mig Welding. Can anyone tell me more about this ? Because it gets problematic when you weld on automatic mode and you want to do multiple layers. You don't want to stop the robot and clean the first bead before...
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    Welding of Dissimilar chrome-moly steel

    Nevermind I get it ! Just had to do little brain gymnastic. Thanks again !
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    Welding of Dissimilar chrome-moly steel

    Thank you very much for your quick answer Metengr, but there's something I don't get. Why a chromium content difference takes us to : a carbon diffusion
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    Welding of Dissimilar chrome-moly steel

    Hi gent, I've recently heard that there could be a problem in welding dissimilar chrome-moly steel when put in service. F22 with F9 for example. Can anyone tell me more about it ? The problem seemed to be in the big difference in chromium content. The question is not really clear, the reason...

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