Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (October 2023)

As the nights draw in and the clocks go backwards, let your welding arc light the way!  We are sure you know many tricks of the trade so, why not brush those cobwebs away and treat the rest of us with your knowledge on our social media, don’t forget to tag us in #rapidwelding #weldingtrickortreat – or why not show us your skills in our Welding Wizardry competition?

Could you be our next winner?  With Halloween approaching, it’s the perfect time to shout loud and proud about your welding wizardry and prowess. Then why not head to our Instagram or Facebook and show us your skills.

This is our final WELDING WIZARDRY GIVEAWAY of 2023 and you could be in with a chance of winning a LINCOLN ELECTRIC VIKING 3350 MOJO AUTO DARKING WELDING HELMET.

Worth over £288 (SSP)!

Don’t delay, this competition closes on 30/11/23.

voestalpine Böhler Welding – a leader in the welding industry with over 100 years of experience, with more than 50 subsidiaries and more than 4,000 distribution partners around the world. Their extensive product portfolio and welding expertise combined with their global presence guarantees they are close when you need them. Here at Rapid we believe their profound understanding of the welding industry fits with our belief in offering our customers the latest and best welding products.

We need welding and we need welders but what we also want is help reduce the hazard when welding, to the welder, personnel, and the environment.

The latest from BOHLER WELDING is their diamondspark GUARD 420MC, a Seamless Low Manganese Fume Emission metal-cored wire and UTP ROBOTIC CHROMELESS 600 hard facing wire.

diamondspark GUARD 420 MC is able to reduce operator exposure from airborne Mn and will assist in meeting recently revised exposure limits. This product offers reduced Mn fume produced at the arc due to its lower manganese levels in its chemistry.

diamondspark GUARD 420 MC is the latest technology in seamless metal cored wires developed by Bohler Welding and due to its innovative chemistry, produces less than 60% of manganese in the welding fumes (mg/s) when compared to traditional metal cored wires whilst producing lower fumes than conventional flux cored wires.

diamondspark GUARD 420 MC design criteria helps to maintain the same level of welding productivity and welding performance of conventional diamondspark metal-cored wires with a substantial reduction of Mn present in the welding fume.

Typical applications: General Steel constructions, Earth moving and road construction machinery. 

UTP ROBOTIC CHROMELESS 600

UTP ROBOTIC CHROMELESS 600 is a new M&R – MCW designed and planned to reduce the risk of Hexavalent Chromium by removing the dangerous agent at source:

• No addition of Chrome and Nickel in its formulation, guarantee a safer working place for welders and not welders and guarantee the most stringent requirements from European Exposure Occupational Limits.
• In the last few years, more and more information about the dangers of Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium VI) in welding fumes has been proven.
• It targets the respiratory system, liver, kidneys, skin, nose, eyes and is known to cause cancer and COPD.
• UTP ROBOTIC CHROMELESS 600 is an important help to reduce such risks and improve the safety of welders or operators who are involved in the welding processes.    

It’s never too early to be thinking about Christmas Presents – maybe even for yourself or to drop a hint to someone else?
We have a huge amount of product on our award-winning website but have you seen the full Bester, by Lincoln Electric, range we now offer?

Rapid Welding Service Department – What’s happening on WhatsApp?

Need to show one of Service Engineers what your issue is with your welding machine?  Why not use the Rapid Service Department’s new WhatsApp link?  You can scan the QR code or use this weblink https://wa.me/message/W67FIDLQ235EO1 – either way, this could reduce your down time and keep your machines earning!