Laser cleaning? What’s wrong with my grinder?
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Laser cleaning? What’s wrong with my grinder?

If you’ve spent years welding and fabricating, you’ve probably got a perfectly good system for cleaning metal already. Rust? Grinder. Paint? Wire brush. Heavy coatings and contamination? Chemical stripper. Really stubborn stuff? Blast cabinet. So why would you add a laser into the mix? We’ve seen laser cleaning first-hand on…

S.F.E. Group: The Pipework Powerhouse Bringing the Industry’s Best Together
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S.F.E. Group: The Pipework Powerhouse Bringing the Industry’s Best Together

Pipework might end up disappearing behind walls, beneath the ground, or inside industrial plants, but long before the finished system is carrying water, steam or gas, it starts life somewhere else, passing through the hands of multiple skilled fabricators, where every stage – from cutting, preparation, alignment, welding and machining…

We Asked AI About Rapid Welding. Here’s What It Said.
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We Asked AI About Rapid Welding. Here’s What It Said.

These days, people don’t just search Google when they’re looking for something or need a recommendation. It’s becoming more common to open ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI tool. Some people even ask AI before asking their colleagues or friends – and depending on your colleagues or friends, that may be…

Levi’s Story
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Levi’s Story

Finding Purpose: How Hands-On Learning Changed One Young Man’s Life Welding is a trade that tends to attract a particular mindset. It suits people who prefer to learn by doing, who understand ideas best when they can work with what’s in front of them. It’s less about theory on a…