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They may appear similar at first glance. But, if you examine everything carefully, you'll see that they are completely different. Beam layout welding is typically heavier and more dense than I beams. This is due to the fact that the former can absorb more force and the latter can take in less.
Gulf States Saw & Machine Co., Inc. is a provider of professional fabrication equipment for professional fabricators since 1992. Hueytown in Alabama is our nerve center. We can easily serve the ten-state area. Gulf States Saw & Machine Co., Inc., a sister company to Alabama Tool & Supply Co., Inc., was founded in 1979. We are a family-owned business.
Actual production capacity will vary depending on the size and type beams being fabricated. However, the average output is 2,000 tonnes of steel per month with only three workers working an eight-hour shift.
Beam Layout Welding can be used to join web sections using a 100% welded seam, to make long webs from shorter sections, or to join sections with different thicknesses. The pieces are placed against an edge guide, and then clamped together using air cylinders. The joint's lower side is held in place by the grooved copper backup plate. The welding head moves along the joint and weaves it using a single-wire submerged arc.
On the opposite ends of the web, the two flanges are placed on a conveyor section. They are then rotated to the vertical position and held in place by magnetic guide rollers. The three pieces are moved against a retractable stop, and hydraulically clamped in the correct relative positions. They are manually joined by the operator. The clamps are removed and the tack-welded beam sent to the welder. After setting the clamp positions for the first beam is done, the operator can control material movement using the control panel for any subsequent beams of the same dimensions.
A typical Beam Layout welding system has 18 conveyor sections. Six motorized sections drive the rollers via sprockets, chains and other means. Ten motorized sections can be connected to each other by connecting chains. Two remain idle.
A welded beam consists of three individual sections of steel – a web, a top flange and a bottom flange. These segments are merged together with deep fillet welds to create an incredibly robust building material.