Case Studies

AVC in Orbital Welding: How Arc Voltage Control...

AVC maintains constant arc length on rotating pipe welds by correcting for pipe ovality, weld bead topography, and fixturing variation — without it, arc length variation causes 3–10% heat input...

AVC in Orbital Welding: How Arc Voltage Control...

AVC maintains constant arc length on rotating pipe welds by correcting for pipe ovality, weld bead topography, and fixturing variation — without it, arc length variation causes 3–10% heat input...

PT80 Tube-to-Tubesheet Welding for SA-179 Boile...

Review PT80 with FXT40 Pro for SA-179 boiler tubesheets, including head range, tube pitch, wall thickness and procedure qualification.

PT80 Tube-to-Tubesheet Welding for SA-179 Boile...

Review PT80 with FXT40 Pro for SA-179 boiler tubesheets, including head range, tube pitch, wall thickness and procedure qualification.

Pipe Weld Rework: The Real Cost Beyond Direct L...

One rejected pipe weld costs the direct rework labor plus NDT fees, NCR documentation, engineering time, and potentially critical-path schedule delay. This article calculates the actual cost components of pipe...

Pipe Weld Rework: The Real Cost Beyond Direct L...

One rejected pipe weld costs the direct rework labor plus NDT fees, NCR documentation, engineering time, and potentially critical-path schedule delay. This article calculates the actual cost components of pipe...

Duplex Steel Pipe Welding: Why Heat Input Contr...

Duplex stainless steel welding fails silently — phase imbalance from heat input excursion produces no visible weld defect but destroys corrosion resistance or toughness in service. This article explains why...

Duplex Steel Pipe Welding: Why Heat Input Contr...

Duplex stainless steel welding fails silently — phase imbalance from heat input excursion produces no visible weld defect but destroys corrosion resistance or toughness in service. This article explains why...

8–15% X-Ray Reject Rate to Under 2%: How a Solo...

A U.S. piping contractor cut radiographic rejects from 15% to under 2% on 219mm stainless pipe—without hiring a 6G welder. Here's how.

8–15% X-Ray Reject Rate to Under 2%: How a Solo...

A U.S. piping contractor cut radiographic rejects from 15% to under 2% on 219mm stainless pipe—without hiring a 6G welder. Here's how.

Outdoor Trench Welding on 32–500 mm Carbon Stee...

Manual TIG was failing on district heating mains in trench conditions. See how orbital automation cut reject rates and passed SNiP hydrostatic testing.

Outdoor Trench Welding on 32–500 mm Carbon Stee...

Manual TIG was failing on district heating mains in trench conditions. See how orbital automation cut reject rates and passed SNiP hydrostatic testing.