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Taking Shape: Structural Fabrication

Here are some of the latest advances in welding and plasma cutting equipment, fixturing, materials and PPE that can help welding operators increase their productivity, improve quality and safety, and reduce their operating costs in the fabrication of large, heavy, robust parts.

Posted: July 19, 2017

The heavy duty Victor Plus Torch from ESAB provides higher flow capacity in a more durable torch. Its new CA 2460+ cutting attachment features a contoured cutting oxygen lever that makes it easier for the operator to feather the cutting oxygen, and the torch head uses thicker brass to improve abrasion resistance. Its WH 315FC+ handle has built-in flashback arrestors and reverse flow check valves.

Heavy Duty Combination Torch for Construction, Heavy Fabrication and More
The Victor Plus Torch from ESAB has a WH 315FC+ handle with built-in flashback arrestors and reverse flow check valves, a new CA 2460+ cutting attachment with a contoured cutting oxygen lever that makes it easier for the operator to feather the cutting oxygen, and a torch head with thicker brass to improve abrasion resistance.

Multi-Process Welding in a Flexible, Rugged Package for Heavy Applications
Capable of gouging with up to a ½ in thick carbon steel, the Flextec 650X multi-process welder from Lincoln is ideal for large diameter stick, flux-cored, MIG or submerged arc welding on thick materials used in construction, shipbuilding and heavy fabrication.

Fixturing for Very Large, Heavy, Robust Parts
M12 plates and components in Modular Fixturing from R&R Fixtures are strong and sturdy for the stability needed to easily and efficiently hold very large, heavy, robust parts, no matter how substantial.

High-Strength, Corrosion Resistant, Metric-Sized Metal Shapes and Parts for Energy Industry Applications
Ideal for wind turbine, infrastructure, offshore platform equipment, earth moving equipment, cranes and forklifts used in nuclear, wind, electrical, and natural gas power applications where pre-sized metric parts are needed, these materials from Parker Steel can be shipped out the same day as ordered with very few exceptions.

Automated Power Sources for High Precision Plasma Cutting of Thick Plate
Featuring a common cabinet and components and StepUp modular technology that allows users to increase output from 100 amps to 400 amps by adding inverter blocks, I-Series plasma cutting power sources from ESAB deliver higher productivity and the industry’s lowest cost of operation through longer consumables life.