Using the recently launched Welducation Simulator from Fronius, welders can learn, train, and consolidate their welding skills step-by-step under realistic conditions without any risk to safety and with no additional costs for materials, gases, or wear parts. The new augmented reality glasses make the weld, the welding process, and hence the entire welding experience astonishingly realistic, while the Welducation Campus rounds off the entire training package by teaching the theoretical aspects of welding. The saying ‘a trade in hand finds gold in every land’ has by no means lost its relevance ..read more

A Highland education centre preparing students for careers in the energy industry has strengthened its fabrication training with a new appointment. Nigg Skills Academy has welcomed Mike Dunn to head up its team of fabrication instructors, bringing him back to the academy for the first time since 2012, when he was one of its inaugural graduates. Mike Dunn, who has just achieved his Assessor Award qualification, says: “It’s been amazing coming back to the academy after all these years. Having experienced the workshops, lessons and teaching firsthand, it gives me a unique insight into what the st ..read more

Following our visit and interview with GYS last year at the company’s impressive and expanding facilities in Rugby, we caught up with Neil Burton, Divisional Manager – Welding, to gather his thoughts on how 2023 finished for GYS and highlight what the business has planned going forward. “First,” he states, “2023 was a record sales year for GYS with an impressive increase of 43%.” Asking where the foundation for this impressive growth was he explains that the highlight of the year was the launch of two new Industrial MIG/MAG lines, Kronos and Neomig. Both are high performing 3 phase non pulse m ..read more

Following our visit and interview with GYS last year at the company’s impressive and expanding facilities in Rugby, we caught up with Neil Burton, Divisional Manager – Welding, to gather his thoughts on how 2023 finished for GYS and highlight what the business has planned going forward.   “First,” he states, “2023 was a record sales year for GYS with an impressive increase of 43%.”   Asking where the foundation for this impressive growth was he explains that the highlight of the year was the launch of two new Industrial MIG/MAG lines, Kronos and Neomig. Both are high performing 3 pha ..read more

JEI Drilling & Cutting Solutions is a British company, manufacturing premium solutions for steel since 1993. The company is primarily recognised as the business behind the Minibeast and Magbeast range of portable magnetic drilling machines and Turbo annular broaching cutters. For over 30 years, its mission has been to constantly innovate and develop a range of solutions to meet the changing and ever demanding challenges of industry, and continually develop its portfolio of products to cater for all types of hole making and cutting applications. Whether a customer is challenged with difficu ..read more

A Highland education centre preparing students for careers in the energy industry has strengthened its fabrication training with a new appointment. Nigg Skills Academy has welcomed Mike Dunn to head up its team of fabrication instructors, bringing him back to the academy for the first time since 2012, when he was one of its inaugural graduates. Mike Dunn, who has just achieved his Assessor Award qualification, says: “It’s been amazing coming back to the academy after all these years. Having experienced the workshops, lessons and teaching firsthand, it gives me a unique insight into what the st ..read more

EcoVadis conducts sustainability ratings and is one of the world’s most well-known and renowned agencies. At this year’s evaluation, Fronius was awarded the gold medal for the first time, making it one of the top 5% most sustainable companies. To date, the international rating agency EcoVadis has rated 100,000 companies in over 175 countries and from more than 200 industries. The four key areas of environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement are closely scrutinized each year. The Upper Austrian family company Fronius was able to once again improve compared to the p ..read more

At Croner, we are committed to keeping you informed and up-to-date with the latest resources and information available. During the past 7 days, we have been hard at work creating and curating content that we believe will be of great value to the members of the Welding World Association – AWD. We have recently published a series of articles on salary benchmarking and an overview of LOLER, all of which are available for you to access at your convenience: LOLER – An Overview Salary Benchmarking As always, our website also has a wealth of downloadable guides and checklists that you and your member ..read more

With the patented new TIG DynamicWire welding package from Fronius, even amateurs can achieve perfect TIG welds with ease. This is because the dynamic wire control always selects the right travel speed. The process adapts to the welder, not the other way around. TIG welding represents the top tier of welding processes and demands skill as well as years of practice – or does it? “All the new features that we’ve packed into the iWave cold-wire components as well as the corresponding software solution make TIG welding significantly easier,” explains Manuel Rumpl, Head of Strategic Product Managem ..read more

Jasic, an international developer, manufacturer and supplier of welding inverters and integrated welding solutions that represent value, reliability, durability and innovation, has an international sales network in almost every part of the world. The company has a global reputation for providing the quality with exceptional service. The company hosted its EVOLVE product launch event during the show. The EVOLVE series is the culmination of extensive collaborative research and development efforts between Jasic’s teams in China and Europe. This cutting-edge series combines advanced ARM Cortex MCU ..read more