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Working Holiday Snapshots from the Rapid Family Album
As they say in the movies, ‘That’s a Wrap!’ The Fabtech Expo event has finished, and our weary yet highly delighted travelers have returned home with stories to tell (some of which can’t be shared!) and some fabulous new leads to explore. The trip didn’t go quite to plan from the outset, with…
Rapid Takes Vegas!
The show is called FABTECH, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. The venue is the Las Vegas Convention Centre….and Rapid is dropping in to say hello! The event is a convenient ‘one-stop shop’ venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products, and…
Meet Andy – Rapid’s Online Specialist!
‘Our’ Andy is on the front line when it comes to advising customers, answering queries, and going through product choices over the telephone. His cute dimples and charismatic smile beams from the top of the homepage every time you access the website, and with glowing customer reports as to the…
Just in case you missed it!
For all you F1 fanatics and Kemppi Cohorts out there, I have trawled the internet for evidence of the collaboration at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend – just in case they were going too fast for you to see the logo on the rear wing end plate or the heavy rain…
Rapid Excellence!
Rapid has recently started the process of obtaining an ISO 9001 accreditation with LRQA, a company who have developed a new approach to assessing and improving current management systems and enabling businesses to improve their performance and effectiveness. As a small business, we want to give our customers the best possible service, making dealing with Rapid the…
The New Hypertherm CopperPlus Electrode for Duramax Torches
There is always something shiny and new to talk about appearing on the market, and the new Hypertherm CopperPlus Electrode is no different. It has been designed for use with handheld Duramax torches when cutting 12mm or under, and with two times longer consumable life over original Hypertherm consumables designed for the system, it is…
QR Codes and Body Art!
Thanks to growing technology and the marvel that is the Smartphone, the modern day version of the bar code can be accessed by pretty much anyone nowadays. I won’t bore you with the nitty-gritty, but in a nut shell the QR code – or Quick Response Code – is like a…
Rapid at MACH 2012
MACH was a first for Rapid, but it definitely wasn’t the last! The MACH exhibition is an established showcase for the UK manufacturing industry, promoting its interests on a world-class stage. This year, Rapid decided to take part in the weeklong event, securing a stand in the Welding World Village as organised…
The Rapid Knowledge Centre is growing!
The Rapid Welding Knowledge Centre is expanding all the time… As well as Manuals and Operator Guides for lots of the equipment, we’ve now added Process Information. The Knowledge Centre Document Library contains the manuals and operator guides. You can easily see which machines the documents are for and you can also see the…
“We welders have our own distinctive bond, as strong as the metals we join.”
Charles “Charlie” Coffin