need to move, adjust, and refocus. The WH70 BH3 helmet with this technology offers enhanced visibility and color recognition, plus a variable shade (9–13), adjustable sensitivity, and opening time delays — Fig. 20. It is especially useful for GMAW and GTAW. Improvements over the HSL-100 include a curved front cover plate for reduced heat buildup, reflections, and fogging. The helmet has a five-year warranty. Kimberly-Clark Professional, www.kcprofessional.com Fig. 20 — The WH70 BH3 helmet with Balder technology improves welders’ vision. UltraBraze™ from Luvata is a new furnace brazing alloy that promises to improve on alloys commonly used for this application, such as pure copper (CDA 102 or 110 alloy) or a paste mixture consisting of pure copper powder and a binder — Fig. 21. UltraBraze, which is approximately 95% copper, is formulated to offer better wetting with reduced puddling and run-off, automatically adapting to joint clearance variances to produce more uniform welds. In tests, shear strength associated with this new alloy increased more than 50%. Costs are reduced because there is no need to use flux or binders, and because the results are more consistent, there are less defects and rework. Luvata Ohio, Inc., www.luvata.com/ohio Walter Surface Technologies presented the AF-WELD antispatter and Air Force Starter Kit that includes the use of the Air Force Station, four 2.6-gal containers of AF-WELD liquid, and two refillable bottles — Fig. 22. The station refills the bottles with the antispatter liquid, and air is used as a propellant, making this a green system that eliminates the use of polluting propellants and disposable aerosol cans. The manufacturer asserts that AF-WELD prevents weld porosity, cracking, is corrosion resistant, and allows for immediate painting. A larger kit is also available, including a 55- gal drum, six refillable bottles, and the Air Force Station. The station is included in the kit free of charge but remains property of the manufacturer. Walter Surface Technologies, www.walter.com Engineers, purchasing professionals, and facilities managers can conveniently find suppliers, source products, and access CAD models and product news by visiting the new ThomasNet.com Web site. The new Product Search platform (ps.thomasnet.com) enables users to find specific components and products. Thomas has aggregated detailed information and line item detail for more than 100 million parts from more than 30,000 suppliers. Product Search allows users to specify the product they are looking for using taxonomy-powered search and navigation features. Specifiers can find the product that meets their requirements by defining precise product attributes such as applications, materials, dimensions, and tolerances. The new site also makes it easier for buyers to find local suppliers, quality certified suppliers, and companies that meet their supplier diversity requirements. ThomasNet, www.thomasnet. com StoodCor™ 136 by Stoody is a new carbide deposit that produces chromium and fine primary carbides in an austenitic matrix — Fig. 23. It’s designed to be used as an erosion- and corrosion-resistant alloy deposit for hardfacing and cladding applications, and its ability to resist high abrasion in a corrosive environment makes it especially suitable for hardfacing and cladding slurry pipe, plate, and vessels found in mixing, mining and quarrying industries. Stoody, Victor Technologies International, Inc., www.vic tortechnologies.com/stoody See You in Chicago The 2013 FABTECH will be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill., November 18–21. It will be North America’s largest welding, metalforming, and fabricating event in 2013. For more information, visit www.aws.org/expo.♦ Fig. 21 — Luvata presented its new furnace brazing alloy, UltraBraze, designed to overcome the challenges of large joint clearance steeltosteel brazing. 36 JANUARY 2013 Fig. 23 — StoodCor™ 136 is an openarc wire suited for ID cladding of pipe. It provides both erosion and corrosion resistance to meet the needs of slurry transportation applications. Fig. 22 — The Air Force AFWELD Starter Kit includes four 2.6gal containers, two refillable bottles, and the Air Force Station.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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