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3 Steps To Increase Productivity and Profit

Learn how to identify and fix MIG welding problems that slow your production line and drain your profit.

How To Fix An Erratic Arc: MIG Troubleshooting

Your weld is going perfectly – until your arc starts to crackle, flare up, or otherwise misbehave. An erratic arc is likely due to a wire-feeding problem or conductivity issue, but getting to the source can be time-consuming when you’re dealing with so many interconnected, intricate parts.

How Welding Robots Can Decrease Your Costs and Boost Your Productivity

It’s no secret that U.S. manufacturers face constant increases in labor costs, which are already up 0.6 percent since the start of this year. The biggest contributors to that uptick are wages and benefits, but lost time due to illness, injury, or mistakes that throw a job off schedule [...]

How To Reduce Dross and Slag During Plasma Cutting

Reducing Dross in CNC Plasma Cuts What is Dross and Slag? “Dross” refers to the unwanted accumulation of waste and foreign matter resulting from molten metal created during the plasma cut. The term “dross” is often used interchangeably with the words “slag,” and “spatter.” Whichever you choose to [...]

4 Tips for Improving Robotic MIG Gun Welding

MIG is surely the most popular platform for most welding operations. Robotic MIG guns help decrease the cost of productivity and maintenance in most industries. Here are a few tips to help you improve your Robotic operations even more.

Automated Plasma or Oxy-fuel: Which is Best for You?

A variety of factors influence whether automated Plasma cutting or Oxy-fuel cutting will produce the best results for your operation. Here are a few things to consider when making that decision.

How to Decide on the Right Robotic Through-Arm MIG Gun

How to Decide on the Right Robotic Through-Arm MIG Gun More and more users of robotic MIG welding systems are switching from the older “over-arm” assemblies to modern robotic through-arm MIG gun configurations. The through-arm MIG gun allows the cable assembly to reside inside the robotic arm, instead of outside [...]

It’s just a cable, what’s the big deal?

With so many crucial components to keep track of in a modern MIG welding system, it’s easy to overlook the lowly cable. On good days, the cable does exactly what it was meant to do: deliver power, shielding gas and smoothly-fed welding wire to your gun. But on a [...]

4 Reasons You Can’t Miss FABTECH 2017

FABTECH is North America’s largest fabricating, metal forming, welding and finishing event. This year it will be hosted at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. With over 50,000 attendees and 1,700 exhibiting companies cover over 750,000 square feet, there’s no excuse to miss it. If you’re looking for the top [...]

Surelok™-Style Plasma Cutting Consumables

American Torch Tip Co. (ATTC) Now Offering SureLok™-Style Consumables Bradenton, FL, December 12th, 2018 — American Torch Tip Co. (ATTC), an American manufacturer of welding and cutting torches, consumables, parts and accessories with 78 years of experience is now manufacturing SureLok™-style consumables compatible with the OEM in their Florida [...]

Miller® Fastip-Style Consumables

American Torch Tip Co. (ATTC) Now Offering Miller® Fastip™-Style Consumables Bradenton, FL, December 11th, 2018 — American Torch Tip Co. (ATTC), an American manufacturer of welding and cutting torches, consumables, parts and accessories with 78 years of experience is now manufacturing Miller® Fastip-style consumables compatible with the OEM in [...]

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