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Last month's Survey Results What is your favorite welding process?
| MIG |
33% |
| Stick |
27% |
| TIG |
27% |
| Flux-Cored Self-Shielded |
8% |
| Flux-Cored Gas-Shielded |
3% |
| Submerged Arc |
1% |
| Other |
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Big Red™ 500  Simple and Rugged.
Stick, TIG and Arc Gouging.
Built for operation in remote locations, the Big Red™ 500 is a simple, rugged diesel engine driven welder for stick welding, TIG and arc gouging. The design features no PC boards, proven reactor technology and the popular Deutz® D2011L3i oil/air-cooled industrial diesel engine for high reliability in jungles, deserts and other extreme environments.
Learn more about the
Big Red™ 500. System 15  Dual Zone / Manual Turntable Robotic Welding System
Pre-engineered robotic welding systems from Lincoln Electric, including the System 15, can dramatically enhance standard part production by improving productivity, quality and safety.
The System 15 provides an economical, small foot print design that is ideal for first time robot welding system buyers and job shop-type manufacturing environments.
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Dual zone, manual turntable workstation |
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Small- to medium-sized parts |
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Parts that do not require reorientation. |
Learn more about the new
System 15
UltraCore® Stainless
Flux-Cored Wires
 Choose AWS E308, E309 and E316
UltraCore® stainless flux-cored gas-shielded wires are designed to provide maximum operator appeal on a variety of stainless steel welding applications.
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Improved Operator Appeal - Enhanced arc performance, easy slag removal and minimal spatter make achieving high quality welds effortless. |
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Superior Weld Performance - Achieve weld deposits with flat to concave bead profiles and resistance to hot-cracking. |
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Q2 Lot® Controlled and Tested - Actual deposit chemistry and calculated ferrite number (FN) certificates available online. |
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ProTech® Foil Bag - Wire is sealed in a foil bag and cardboard box to help prevent exposure to moisture and increase shelf-life. |
Learn more about UltraCore® Stainless Flux-Cored Wires
Welding and Farming -
The Two Go Hand-In-Hand
Welding and farming? They have more in common than you might think. In fact, one astute farmer noted, "you can't run a farm without welding." In this article, we will introduce you to some of the key concepts in welding and hardfacing. This knowledge should make it easier for you to keep your farm equipment in working order. Read article Upcoming Events
See firsthand the latest products and technologies from Lincoln Electric at a tradeshow near you in 2009. SEMA Show November 3-6, 2009 Las Vegas, NV
Fabtech/AWS (including Metalform)
November 15-18, 2009
Chicago, IL
View full event list
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Don't let your iWeld Newsletter get blocked by an email spam blocker! Add newsletter@lincolnelectric.com to your Address Book or "Safe Senders List." Here's how. Fabtech International / AWS Welding Show Preview
Lincoln Electric's Booth to Feature MIG, Submerged Arc and Flux-Cored Welding Demos
 Lincoln Electric will showcase a variety of new welding equipment, consumables and accessories developed and launched in the months leading up to the Fabtech International and AWS Welding Show in Chicago.
Activities in Lincoln booth #36043 include MIG, submerged arc and flux-cored welding demonstrations featuring many of the new products, including a variety of environmental welding fume removal solutions, workstation networking and production monitoring systems.
In addition, Lincoln will introduce the latest in virtual reality weld training systems, the VRTEX™ 360.
Booth visitors can also view the Joe Gibbs Racing Team’s NASCAR® Sprint Cup M&M race car, driven by Kyle Busch, as well as a bobsled from the U.S. 2009 four-man bobsled team that recently won the World Championships and will be headed to the 2010 Olympics. Both exhibits were fabricated with Lincoln products.
Visit the Lincoln booth and sign-up for a chance to win great prizes including a Blu-Ray Disc player, Chip Foose autographed welding helmet, and a trip to the 2010 NASCAR® All-Star Race!
Get details on the show.
Welding Consumables Meet the Buy America Requirements
Made with Steel Melted in the United States
 Lincoln Electric introduces Buy America welding consumables to meet the Buy America requirements for infrastructure rebuild projects related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Buy America requirements are applicable to most ARRA funded projects and mandate that contractors involved in infrastructure rebuild must use welding consumables made with steel melted in the U.S.
Lincoln's Buy America consumables feature the same industry-leading performance as their standard counterparts but are manufactured using green rod melted in U.S. steel mills.
Buy America Products:
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Stick Electrode – Excalibur® 7018 MR and 7018-1 MR |
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Flux-Cored Wire - UltraCore® 71C, 71A85,
and 71A75 Dual |
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Submerged Arc Wire – Lincolnweld® L-61 and LA-75 |
To order Buy America products please contact a Lincoln Electric representative.
Bay Shipbuilding Embraces Cruiser™ Tractor
Bay Shipbuilding Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin recently switched to Lincoln Electric’s Cruiser™ Tractor and the submerged arc welding process. See how the Cruiser™ saved them a “boat load” of welding man-hours and paid for itself in just one job.
Watch video
Robotic Welding Increases Productivity in
Unlikely Applications
Crown Equipment of Greencastle, Indiana, manufactures electric lift trucks used to transport materials and goods in warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Nearly 92 percent of the truck parts are made on site, requiring more than 1,500 parts to be manually welded.
Challenge
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1,500 individual parts per lift truck had to be welded in one of only nine welding stations. |
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Increased downtime associated with changing welding procedures and fixtures for each part. |
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Manual MIG and stick welding processes resulted in inconsistency and variable weld quality. |
Solution – Crown Chooses Lincoln
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System 30 and 30HS Robotic Welding Cells. |
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Power Wave® 455M power sources and
SuperArc® L-56 MIG wire. |
Results
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80% decrease in lift truck production time. |
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More consistent welds of a higher quality - passing destructive testing after each run. |
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Reduction in welding stations enabled the addition of a new production line and increased manufacturing capacity without adding more employees. |
Read full article (pdf)
How I Did It: Spartans
From: Gregory Inman
 I’ve been gas welding for quite awhile and about 8 years ago I wanted to build my own aerobatic airplane and decided to switch to TIG welding for its obvious benefits. I bought a Lincoln Precision TIG® 185 (current model is Precision TIG® 225) and proceeded to practice and hone my skills by making metal sculptures. I’ve created a variety of different figures, but the latest ones are representations of Spartans in battle dress.
The Spartan bodies are fabricated from aircraft quality thin-walled (.035) 4130 tubing of various diameters. The helmets are hand-shaped and welded 4130 steel sheet (.025), while the capes and shields are fiberglass. Since this is thin-walled tubing, a 1/16 inch tungsten electrode is all that’s needed and most of the welding is done at a low current setting of 40 amps. I also use gas lens CB’s to save on argon (shielding gas).
All the figures are done purely for fun and they are not for sale (I tell people it’s just an excuse to weld). More photos are posted on the website www.inmanflyingcircus.com.
These project images and descriptions have been published to show how individuals used their ingenuity for their own needs, convenience and enjoyment. Only limited details are available and the projects have NOT been engineered by the Lincoln Electric® Company. Therefore, when you use the ideas for projects of your own, you must develop your own details and plans and the safety and performance of your work is your responsibility.
Got Projects? Send them to us at:
newsletter@lincolnelectric.com
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How I Did It
c/o Lincoln Electric Company
Marketing Communications Dept.
22801 Saint Clair Ave.
Cleveland OH 44117-1199
Please attach JPG or GIF photos to your email. Also, don't forget to tell us the story - what you built, how you built it and what Lincoln® products you used!
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