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September 2023

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Fig. 1 — To choose the right grinding wheel, it’s important to consider the needs and requirements of the application.

Tips for Optimizing Productivity with Grinding Wheels

Metal grinding is a demanding job. But it can be made easier by choosing the right product and the right tool for the specific application and using them properly. 

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Editorial

Editorial

Are You Focused on Being Agile, Lean, or Both?

Manufacturers are being faced with numerous regulatory compliances. Recently, 131 manufacturing organizations wrote to the White House requesting that the administration curb the federal regulations.

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News and Updates

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Kendal Keating shared what it’s like to be an underwater welder during AWS’s ARC Week on Instagram.
News of the Industry

News of the Industry

Don't miss out on milestones achieved by various companies.

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Representatives of PT. Asian Welding Specialist, an Indonesia based provider of welding training, certification, and accreditation services, and SMKN 2 Bandung, a vocational high school, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU would allow PT. Asian Welding Specialist to continue implementing AWS’s Schools Excelling through National Skills Standards Education (SENSE) program at the high school. The SENSE program provides SMKN 2 Bandung’s students with a comprehensive curriculum and industry-recognized qualifications that enhance skills and employability.
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EASTERN IOWA — Welding contest participants gathered for a group photo. 
Section News

Section News

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Feature Articles

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Features

Fact Sheet

The Unforeseen Costs of Welding and Cutting

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Features

Lean Manufacturing: Simple Principles To Improve Your Business

The 5S principle will improve workflow and reduce waste in shops and production facilities

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Fig. 1 — An operator looks on as Kane Robotics’ GRITTM ST grinds centralizers for oil and gas application.
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COBOTS Take Weld Grinding from Good to Great

Advanced technology performs quick, precise, and safe grinding and finishing of welds

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From L to R: High School Silver medalists—Hudson Ewert, Paul Hourigan, and Kaleb Ranek, Spearfish High School (S.D.).
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SkillsUSA

Congratulations to the Medalists of the 2023 Annual SkillsUSA Championships!

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Cornerstone Building Brands’s metal cored arc welding operation employs an AGT Robotics automated welding system with two robot arms working the same hot-rolled beam. The system leverages Lincoln R450 welding power supplies and AGT Robotics Layout Master laser fitup tooling.
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Lean Solutions Yield BIG RESULTS

How one manufacturer reduced waste and simplified welding operations

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Stainless Q&A

Q: Our project requires welding ASTM A36 Carbon Steel to ASTM A240 Type 304 Stainless Steel.

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Preventing the Skills Canyon

By mentoring, using digital platforms, and paying it forward, we can help the future of the industry

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Materials Testing Manager Kyle Morehead poses in front of a 200,000-lb tensile tester at Welding & Joining Management Group, Frederick, Colo.
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CWI Gets a Lead on Metal Forensics

Learn about Kyle Morehead’s journey toward a niche welding field

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Welding Journal Research Supplement

Application of Digital Image Correlation in Cross Weld Tensile Testing: Test Method Validation

Application of Digital Image Correlation in Cross Weld Tensile

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Melting Characteristics of C-Type Filler Metal in GTAW

Melting Characteristics of C-Type Filler Metal in GTAW

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Experimental Analysis on Ultrasonic Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloys

Experimental Analysis on Ultrasonic Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum Alloys

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Welding Journal Research Supplement Archive

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Relevant research papers by the world’s foremost scientists, engineers, scholars and industry professionals, are published monthly in the Welding Journal and are also available for download in PDF format. Browse current peer-reviewed reports of research on welding procedures, metallurgy, equipment, processes, testing and quality control.

Research papers must be submitted through Editorial Manager, where you will find more information on submission guidelines and author responsibilities. The Welding Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for 2022 is 2.2. Please email wjrs@aws.org if you have any questions.

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AWS offers a number of free resources that are beneficial to welding professionals of all levels.
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