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Annapolis Junction, Md. – ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has transformed its Sureweld brand of Stick welding electrodes to meet the needs of retail customers. The company has expanded the number of grades available and packaged the 3/32- and 1/8-in. diameter electrodes in 1- and 5-lb. resealable plastic tubes.

Sureweld carbon steel electrodes grades include 7018, 6010, 6011, 6013, 7014 and 7024; stainless steel grades available include 308L, 309L, 316L and 312. These grades are available in 5/32-in. diameter, 5-lb. packages as well. ESAB also offers retail packaging for Sureweld 55 Cast for cast iron repair and will introduce a 4043 aluminum electrode later in Q3.

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Annapolis Junction, Md. – Since completing the acquisition of Gas Control Equipment (GCE) in October 2018, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has focused on aligning its global product offerings and innovations into four focus areas: cutting and welding, healthcare, specialty gas equipment and cylinder valves. Furthering the global integration, ESAB today announced that North American distributors and end-users now have full access to the GCE Druva® specialty gas equipment and GCE Valves product lines.

To support the move, ESAB announces the completion of a dedicated Configuration Center located at its Denton, Texas, facility. The Configuration Center, which serves both the GCE and Victor® ...

Annapolis Junction, Md. – ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced WeldCloud Notes PQR/WPS document management software as part of its ESAB Digital Solutions suite of online management tools. WeldCloud Notes enables companies to better perform four essential tasks: 

Maintain quality and compliance while managing PQR (procedure qualification records) and WPS (welding procedure specifications) documents in one place; Efficiently review all of its PQR, WPS and WPQ (weld procedure qualifications) information with a quick and easy search feature (view video); Generate a PQR or WPQ with all essential variables; Prevent missing a qualification expiration date or wasting time and ...

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has globally introduced Cryo-Shield Ni9, a Ni Cr Mo alloy flux cored wire used for all-position welding of 9% Ni steel LNG fuel and storage tanks with 100% CO2 shielding gas. This modified 625-type wire offers excellent crack resistance and is superior to conventional NiCrMo-3 wires. Mechanical properties are similar to Hastelloy ENiMo-13 flux cored wires but at lower purchase price because of its modified formula. Further, because it uses 100% CO2 shielding gas instead of an argon blend, it lowers operating cost. The wire carries approvals from the ABS, BV, DNV GL, KR, LR and CCS classification societies.

“We developed Cyro-Shield Ni9 in response to ...