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Annapolis Junction, Md. – To improve performance and productivity in MIG and pulsed MIG aluminum welding applications, or when feeding wire long distances and around obstacles, Tweco®, ESAB brand, has launched the PullMaster2 push-pull MIG gun. The updated version of this pistol-grip style gun improves ergonomic through an angled cable-to-gun connection combined with a ball-and-socket strain relief than enhances balance and reduces perceived cable weight. The easy-to-grip handle features a short-stroke trigger for easier activation, while an aluminum unibody reduces parts for greater reliability, easier repair and weight reduction.

Because improper drive roll tension deforms soft aluminum ...

We have exciting and very positive news to share with you! Today, we announced that our parent company Colfax Corporation (NYSE: CFX) intends to build on our strategic momentum by separating into two independent and publicly-traded companies—one business will focus on fabrication technologies (ESAB) and the other on specialty medical technologies (MedTech Co. and DJO). 

From a leadership perspective, I will continue as CEO of ESAB with our current team.  Together, we will continue to strengthen ESAB’s fabrication market leadership. ESAB expects to invest its significant free cash flow into growth-related capital investments, innovation, productivity and strategic acquisitions.

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Based on requests from Saudi Aramco and other leading petrochemical companies in the region, a team of engineers from ESAB Welding & Cutting Products’ Process Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, demonstrated that the pitting resistance equivalent number (PREN) value of duplex stainless steel alloys may lead to a misleading prediction of pitting corrosion resistance in the as-welded material. ESAB research results, published a technical paper in the April 2020 issue of Saudi Journal of Engineering & Technology, conclude that in the event of an imbalance of d (delta) ferrite and austenite volume fraction, the chemical composition of the phases may be very different from that of the ...

Annapolis Junction, Md. – Victor®, an ESAB brand, has introduced the Medalist 350 Classic Outfit for heavy-duty cutting and welding featuring a combination torch and cutting attachment with Victor’s traditional handle design and the new G350 acetylene and oxygen regulators. The outfit also includes a #2 welding attachment, gas hoses, safety goggles and striker.

 “The CA 370 handle features Victor’s time-proven handle design with built-in check valves and flashback arrestors, giving users added confidence that their tools aren’t just safe — they’re Victor safe,” says John Henderson, Senior Director - Industrial Gas Products, ESAB. “The WH 370 cutting attachment features Victor’s classic ...