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Presenting a TIG Welding Package to the Camelia Botnar Foundation
In partnership with Lincoln Electric, Dr Robin McNeill Love, and the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, we were delighted to visit the Camelia Botnar Foundationon the 22nd November 2022 to present a Lincoln Aspect 200 AC/DC TIG Welder Package, to complement their existing welder training department. The donation came about through a…
Slow Burner or bright Spark – Common Causes of Ignition Associated with Welding
I came across this article regarding a recent fire thought to be related to the storage of welding equipment. Fire crews believed a welding tool set light to flammable materials and caused a large blaze in a hangar at a former airfield in Lincolnshire. Six fire engines was sent to Manby showground,…
Women In Welding
Lincoln Electric UK To coincide with International Women’s Day earlier this year, Lincoln Electric UK embarked on another Women in Welding campaign and announced four exciting additions to their team of ambassadors, chosen not only because of their dedication to hard work and ‘boundary breaking’ attitudes, but because they aren’t afraid to be…
Lincoln Electric UK Announce Their New Women in Welding Ambassadors
Last year, as part of our Focus on ‘Women in Welding’, we had the pleasure of speaking with Ruth Amos who, as well as being an inventor and successful entrepreneur, is also well known as Co-Creator of the amazing “Kids Invent Stuff” YouTube channel. She is also a keen welder, and…
Lincoln Electric – Skills and Education Group Awards
Lincoln Electric Rapid Welding and Lincoln Electric have enjoyed a successful relationship for over 30 years, and we are very proud to support their new educational program! Lincoln Electric UK is embarking on a multi-faceted plan to raise welding education standards across the nation and at the heart of this, is a newly…
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) eBulletin: Fabricated Metal Inspections
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) eBulletin: Fabricated Metal Inspection On the 17th February 2021 the HSE issued an eBulletin directed at metal fabricators concerning welding fumes and metalworking fluids. As such, the HSE has written to businesses to ensure they are complying with guidance to manage the risk of associated respiratory…
LEV Testing – Are you aware of your responsibilities?
Legal and Regulatory RequirementsAre you aware of your full responsibilities in regards to LEV Testing under the COSHH 9 Regulations? Your responsibilities combined with ensuring that your machines are inspected and Validated to work within certain industries, can be a lot to keep track of, but Rapid Welding is here to help….
Rapid presents Women in Welding
Celebrating Women in WeldingThis month, Rapid Welding are celebrating ‘Women in Welding’ as Weldline by Lincoln Electric presents the WELD’her range, a line of Personal Protective Equipment designed exclusively for female welders. The WELD’her range is now available to shop on the Rapid website, including a range of gloves, clothing and helmets….
The History of the Iconic ‘Rosie The Riveter’
The “We Can Do It!” poster, which years later became widely recognised as the uplifting image of “Rosie The Riveter”, was one of a number of works produced by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric, an American manufacturing company making turbines, generators and motors. Evidence suggests the poster was…
Ruth Amos, Co-Creator of “Kids Invent Stuff”, Speaks to Rapid
As part of our August focus on “Women in Welding”, we’re delighted to share our chat with Ruth Amos, co-creator of the amazing “Kids Invent Stuff” YouTube channel. “You don’t look like an Engineer…….!” Comments like this certainly didn’t stop Ruth Amos from missing out on the career she now…
Women in Welding History: The “shipyard girls” of WW2
By mid-1943, almost ’90 per cent of single women and 80 per cent of married women were working in factories, on the land or in the armed forces, filling vital roles while men were required to go to war (www.gov.uk). These jobs included women stepping into positions that had never been available…
June Focus On – Hypertherm Plasma Cutters
June Focus – Hypertherm Plasma Cutters The worlds of manufacturing and fabrication are constantly being re-shaped. So Rapid and Hypertherm work tirelessly on innovations to help meet market needs. Hypertherm have a history of delivering industry-leading cutting technology and when they look at the future all they see is possibility….
Getting Started in Welding and Metal-Working
Deciding to start out in the welding and metal working industry is a great choice of career path and a challenging, fun and addictive skill to learn as a hobby, too. But what do you need to get started? With so many products available on the market, we’ve cherry picked…
Introduction to Arc / Stick Welding
Arc welding is one of several methods of using fusion for the joining of two metals. During the welding process intense heat is created by the electric arc to melt the metal and cause fusion. The arc is formed between the two pieces of metal being fused together and the…
“We welders have our own distinctive bond, as strong as the metals we join.”
Charles “Charlie” Coffin