{"id":1195,"date":"2023-01-24T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:56:50","slug":"welcome-to-the-rapid-newsletter-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/articles\/welcome-to-the-rapid-newsletter-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (January 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image1195_7a2be1-d1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1195_7a2be1-d1\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RentArdProdFocus1-990000079e04513c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1196\" 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alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1199\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1195_7f286f-b4\"><strong>Welding Wizardry Competition!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1195_a17f3f-8d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1195_a17f3f-8d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LincolnLogo-9903cf0514028a3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LincolnLogo-9903cf0514028a3c.jpg 364w, https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LincolnLogo-9903cf0514028a3c-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">New Year, new competition and we are delighted to announce this year&#8217;s prizes will be from&nbsp;<strong>Lincoln Electric<\/strong>, our new sponsor partner for 2023, along with the usual&nbsp;<strong>fabulous Rapid goodies.<\/strong><br>If you&#8217;ve got a project you&#8217;re particularly proud of, you know the 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src=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Helmet-9906db0b6d028a3c-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Helmet-9906db0b6d028a3c-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Helmet-9906db0b6d028a3c.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We would like to say a huge thank you to Ultramag Inspection Services&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.createsend1.com\/t\/r-l-tjhrdjjy-l-v\/\">www.ultramag.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;for their previous support and generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1195_b6db08-34 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1195_b6db08-34\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RapidHeader51-9900000000079e3c.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RapidHeader51-9900000000079e3c.png 650w, https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RapidHeader51-9900000000079e3c-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">New and portable&nbsp;<strong>Lincoln Tomahawk\u00ae&nbsp;30 &amp; 45 Plasma Cutters<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 cutting Anytime, Anywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image1195_93d5ee-a0 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1195_93d5ee-a0 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tomahawk30-990000000003cf3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tomahawk30-990000000003cf3c.jpg 458w, https:\/\/rapidwelding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tomahawk30-990000000003cf3c-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Tomahawk\u00ae30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Severance cut to 20mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal air compressor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 33% more cutting capability vs market standard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 25% more working time against market standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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