October 30, 2008 NEWSLETTER SPONSOR GOFF'S TUFF-SCREEN The Last Welding Screen You'll Ever Need to Buy! Goff's "Tuff-Screen" line of heavy duty weld screens. The 1.18" square aluminum frame creates a sturdy, corrosion resistant yet lightweight freestanding partition used to create modular workcells or single panels that contain sparks & contaminants while blocking 100% of harmful UV rays. Click here for free info. Articles 2008 Image Of Welding Award Winners The awards recognizes the people, organizations and businesses that have played a role in making the welding industry interesting to newcomers and respected in their communities, and have helped to make advances in the industry through their efforts. [Read the article] Welding Subtly Reshapes Car Of Tomorrow In the wake of racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s death in the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR officials set out to engineer a safer race car. Welding has helped to put that car on the track. [Read the article] Design Implications Of Sandwich Panels Automated hybrid laser welding technology offers numerous benefits to the fabrication industry, notably increased production times, improved weld quality and reduced production and labor costs. [Read the article] Ten Tips For Improving Plasma Cutting Quality Plasma cutters are so easy to use that it's tempting to take your new plasma cutter out of the box and go to work. However, there are a few practices that can increase your efficiency, improve your cut quality and prolong the life of your equipment. [Read the article] Stud Welding Stud welding is a type of spot welding in which a bolt or specially formed nut is welded onto another metal part. The bolts may be fed automatically into the spot welder. [Read the article] Case Study Welding Robot Sparks Production Increase, Improves Quality With the need to increase production and lower costs in the automotive component and power sports industries, Dayton, Ohio-based AFC Stamping and Production, Inc., needed to find a solution to help the company stay competitive. Download Now! Welding Theater Welding Theater Welding Theater is the welding industry's first and most comprehensive exclusively video site. You'll find dozens of videos on products, technology and processes that can help you better manage your welding operation. Watch Videos Now Copyright © 2008 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn how to reach this newsletter's thousands of qualified readers, e-mail Christian Webb or call him at 216.931.9501. To reach this newsletter's editor, email Bruce Vernyi or call 216.931.9240. To subscribe click here. To unsubscribe click here. © 2008 Penton Media Inc., 1300 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44114. Read our privacy policy.