August 2008
Afrox - with its local gas, equipment and welding consumables manufacturing facilities and a branch infrastructure of over 100 outlets - is gearing up for the challenges of servicing SA' s escalating welding needs. African Fusion speaks to Maurius Munnik and Johan Pieterse
Regular Features
Comment
SAIW news
Front cover story: Rebuild programmes - Afrox prepares for the challenge
Welding and cutting forum
Company profile
African Fusion visits Engski Manufacturing - the second South African fabricator to be certified against ISO 3834 under the SCERT Welding Fabricator Certification Scheme.
Features
Weld repair and refurbishment of 1960s thick walled, pressure containing steel casings
This paper, presented by Louis Petrick at the SAIW's 60th anniversary conference - presents features of the weld repairs and refurbishments that were executed on thick-walled, high pressure steel casings during the return-to-service project on the first of Eskom's previously decommissioned coal fired power stations.
Properties of T/P92 CrMo steel weld metals for ultra super critical (USC) power plant
This paper summarises the important phase transformation characteristics and properties of matching filler metals for T/P92 steel and discusses factors thatt influence the performance of these weld metals.
The 'first-of-a-kind' approach to welding fabrication
Paulo De Gabino Dias introduces the ""first-of-a-kind"" approach to welding fabrication and engineering - to promote and facilitate built-in quality instead of repeated inspection and repair cycles.
EWM-forceArc - a powerful tool for MIG/MAG welding
Presents the principles and advantages of the 'forceArc' process - A GMAW process that allows very short arc lengths to be used at high current levels in spray transfer mode.
