This issue of African Fusion features ESAB South Africa on the front cover, and the cover story feature highlights three new cost effective product families being introduced into South Africa to help fabricators achieve better results.
COVER STORY
ESAB’s new innovations for fabricators
Keith Saunders of ESAB South Africa, introduces three new product lines now available to South African fabricators: the Renegade eVolt battery powered welder; the Swift-Cut Pro CNC plasma cutting system; and the Cutmaster+ family of plasma cutting machines. Read more…
FEATURES
Message from John Tarboton
SAIW Executive Director, John Tarboton outlines some of the new national and Africa wide initiatives the SAIW will be engaged with in 2024. Read more…
SAIW’s leap to a world class institute
To mark 50 years since SAIW and IIW stalwart, Chris Smallbone, first became a SAIW member, African Fusion and SAIW celebrate his inspirational contribution to the Southern African and global welding industry. Click to read in the online magazine...
Lifecycle solutions for steam generators and critical industrial plant
African Fusion talks to Dhurusha Chetty and Elbert Cilliers of Babcock Africa about the company’s ISO 3834-driven approach to meeting the critical fabrication and asset management needs. Read more…
A comparison of weld bead geometry for CMT, pulse MIG and synergic MIG welding under cryogenic conditions
This paper from the 76th IIW Assembly and International Conference in Singapore investigates the bead geometry of ER4043 aluminium filler wire deposited on the AA6061-T6 aluminium sheet in cryogenic conditions using three MIG-welding fusion techniques. Click to read in the online magazine…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Thermal Spray Operators
Excellent, consistent coatings are not an accident. They are produced by highly effective thermal spray operators, says Bob McDemus, AKA, The Thermal Spray Guy. Click to read in the online magazine…
New channel-partners for vaBW
African Fusion talks to Herbert Abbott of voestalpine Böhler Welding about the company’s recently adopted channel partner approach for South Africa and the Sub-Sahara sub-region. Read more…
Collaboration re-imagined: Renttech SA partners with vaBW
Renttech South Africa has become a national distribution partner for the voestalpine Böhler Welding range of welding consumables. African Fusion talks to Renttech MD, Duncan Whitehead. Read more…
Starweld answers the call
Steve Hutchinson of Starweld outlines the history of the locally designed and manufactured Starweld brand of microprocessor driven inverter-based welding machines, which have gained a reputation for meeting the performance and reliability requirements of local fabricators. Read more…
Learning to weld the easy way
Fronius has launched its new Welducation Simulator to better enable welders to learn, train and consolidate their welding skills using augmented reality under realistic conditions. Read more…
Optimising shielding gas choices for GMAW and GTAW
Welding Specialist for Air Products in South Africa, Sean Young talks about shielding gas selection for optimised gas metal arc and gas tungsten arc welding (GMAW and GTAW). Read more…
Cosmo Group celebrates 30 years
Founded in 1994, this year Cosmo Group is celebrating 30 years of growth and service to Sub-Saharan Africa and South African industry. Group CEO, Pierre van Nieuwenhuizen reflects on the journey. Read more…
ArcStrike introduces the Aquasol® range
Sean Blake of ArcStrike talks about the new range of Aquasol® purging solutions and portable oxygen monitors being introduced into South Africa to help fabricators achieve clean and oxidation free root weld seams on pipes of all sizes. Read more…
REGULARS
SAIW Bulletin board
A story about four Tanzanians that have been empowered by the SAIW with International Welder (IW) certificates; and a suggestion from Tony Paterson about a certification system for South African welding engineers based on peer-review recognition. Click to read in the online magazine...
Welding and cutting forum
Stories from: Yaskawa Southern Africa about robotic welding and AI; Integrity NDT
Projects (INDTP), which has been awarded SANAS accreditation; Renttech, about Kemppi’s SuperSnake GTX sub feeder; and from Cosmo Group about the Lincoln ACECUT fibre laser cutting system. Click to read in the online magazine…
Today’s technology: Cooperheat of Africa. Innovative purpose driven heat treatment solutions
Diresh Naicker, deputy GM of Cooperheat of Africa, talks about innovative heat treatment services for clients with unique needs, most notably using induction heat treatment. Read more…