by generalair | May 29, 2019 | Case Studies, Tech Talks
Short Circuit: Wrong for the Job A large Sterling, Colorado based fabricator of non ASME tanks, skids and mobile liquid transporters for the oil & gas industry allowed General Air to audit their welding practices in search of cost reduction ideas. During the fact...
by generalair | Mar 25, 2019 | Case Studies
Prior Situation A national integrator of pipe networks, located in Denver, was confronted with a sudden, significant problem: its outsourced supplier of (electrical) isolation pipe assemblies was shutting their doors. In response, they searched the world over for...
by generalair | Mar 21, 2019 | Case Studies
Prior Situation A large steel fabricator facing strict deadlines and a shrinking labor pool turned to General Air for advice. Their current system of welding 1/4” plate, butt joints, consists of welding with an 0.045” diameter flux-cored wire and 100% CO2 weld...
by generalair | Mar 20, 2019 | Case Studies
Prior Situation A regenerative braking system engineering firm and fabricator, located in northern Colorado, came to General Air in search of a more cost effective solution for fabricating their cylindrical high and low pressure hydraulic fluid accumulators. Switching...
by generalair | Mar 20, 2019 | Case Studies
Prior Situation A Fredrick, CO fabricator of vehicle hydronic heating systems welded their heat exchangers using semi-automatic 035 solid MIG wire in the short circuit transfer. With 40’ of weld in every exchanger, it was clear welding costs represented a huge labor...
by generalair | Mar 20, 2019 | Case Studies
Prior Situation General Air visited a Broomfield fabricator of steel ventilation data center floor grids made of 1.5” by .80” mild steel straps. The fabricator was happy to show us their Fanuc 100i robot cell integrated with a Lincoln Powerwave 455M. While welding,...
