The site also provides calculators for converting thickness,
strength, coil weight, and zinc coating weight between English
and metric values and for calculating the lowest point of low-carbon steel forming limit curves.
Germantown Tool & Machine Works Inc., Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has launched a Web site at www.gttool.com, featuring
the company’s capabilities of laser cutting, robotic and spot
welding, tool and die work, metal stamping, bending, and assembly services.
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The Web site also details the company’s processes for safety
and quality, price discounts and incentive programs, on-time delivery, product development engineering, product life cycle considerations, inventory management programs, and supply chain
management. The site includes a photo gallery of the plant and
a 3-D parts viewer.
Hydro Aluminum’s Extrusion Americas unit, Linthicum,
Md., has launched an interactive portal at www.hydro.com/
northamerica that gives customers access to real-time order data
“NO SHORTCUTS”
It’s part discipline, part pride and all passion that fuels
Shane ‘Cajun’ Guidry, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana.
“If you take pride in your work, then welding is for you,”
he says. “Because every weld you make is your signature.”
Shane’s passion for welding runs deeper than your
average metalworker.
His work has brought him from Russia to the 40-below
tempertures of Alaska. Today he works as an AWS Certified
Welding Inspector, where his ‘no shortcuts’ attitude has
made him a reliable team member. “For every weld I
inspect, I pretend a member of my family will depend
on it,” he says.
SHANE NEEDS EQUIPMENT HE CAN RELY ON. THAT’S
WHY HE CHOOSES TWECO. ABOARD THE U.S.S. NIMITZ
HE USED TWECOTONG ELECTRODE HOLDERS TO REPAIR
A WEAPONS ELEVATOR. “THEY’RE INTERCHANGEABLE,
DEPENDABLE, AND SAFE,” HE SAYS.
While in Alaska, Shane used Tweco arctic cables on an
exploratory drilling site. He said, “Even after dropping
them seven stories down, they came up clean and ready
to go again.”
SHANE GUIDRY
AWS Certified Welding Inspector
PM Testing Inc.
Shane carries the torch – will you?
THERMADYNE, A GLOBAL CUTTING AND WELDING LEADER,
joins the American Welding Society in encouraging
individuals to practice the art, craftsmanship and
professions of welding, metalworking and fabrication. Victor,
Thermal Dynamics, Thermal Arc, Arcair, Tweco, Stoody, Cigweld
and Turbo Torch are among the Thermadyne family of brands
that you can count on for safety, reliability and quality.
For more information visit www.thermadyne.com/tweco
or call Thermadyne Customer Care at 1-800-426-1888
and account information in addition to
updated market reports, timely statistics,
and daily contract settlements.
The site also features access to guidelines for alloy selection, product information, and ISO certification materials. Users
can connect directly with Hydro employees if they need assistance.
The company provides aluminum
supply sourcing, extrusion, finishing, and
fabrication, as well as engineering and
contract manufacturing services.
Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., has introduced the Web site www.plasmaedu
cation.com to help educators, students,
and prospective customers learn more
about plasma cutting. The site contains
reference articles on plasma topics, from
an explanation of how plasma cutting
works to advice on how to make better
cuts and increase consumable life.
Visitors can learn about the differences between oxyfuel and plasma and
find a listing of some of the free interactive classes available through the Hypertherm Cutting Institute (www.hyper
thermcuttinginstitute.com).
Teacher-specific content includes information on the company’s educational
curriculum, Plasma Cutting Technology:
Theory and Practice, the first plasma curriculum of its kind, and a grant guide to
help educators find the money they
might need to purchase curriculum and
products for their classrooms.
Lucas-Milhaupt, a Handy & Harman
Co. in Milwaukee, has established a newly
designed Web site at www.lucasmil
haupt.com. It includes a knowledge base
section that provides insight on brazing
fundamentals, proper brazing procedures
and joint design, and case studies.
At the site is a multilevel locator that
helps customers connect with a local distributor or sales representative. Also included are comprehensive product
details, audience-driven benefit information, and resources and links to supplementary data.
Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, Ill., has
launched www.mazakoptonics.com, a
new Web site dedicated to laser cutting
technology. The site includes details on
the company’s 42 laser cutting machines,
videos, and application information.
The company will be adding white papers and case stories relating to the application of emerging laser technology.
Xycorp Inc., Palm Springs, Calif., offers
Hypertherm machine torch consumables
for the XCS 2000 and 4000 series CNC
plasma cutting machines through its online store at www.XCSplasma.com. Part
views and options for searching by part
type are available so customers can order
without having specific part numbers. A
shopping list feature allows users to view
previous orders.
