HOT WIRE WELDING & CLADDINGTuesday,November 13,20078:50 AM – 3:15 PMMember of AWS,FMA or SME: $345Nonmember: $480
There is a great deal of new interest in hot wirewelding and cladding.Although invented manyyears ago,this technology never really saw thelight of day until recently.One version or otheris already being used by participants in the oiland gas industry,by the Navy,and by buildersof aircraft engines.Hot wire welding andcladding will be the subject of a one-day confer-ence at the FabTech Int’l and AWS WeldingShow in Chicago.Presentations on both hotwire GTAW and hot wire plasma processes willbe on the agenda.One topic that will beaddressed at the conference will be the popu-lar use of hot wire gas tungsten arc cladding oftube and piping for the offshore oil and gasindustries.In another presentation,hot wire GTA “narrowgroove”welding will be shown to haveperformed well on titanium.Advantages areincreased deposition rates and faster travelspeeds.
8:50 AM – 9:00 AMWelcome and Introduction
Chairman:Bob IrvingCo-Chairman:Tom Rankin
9:00 AM - 9:40 AMHot Wire Gas Tungsten Arc Welding–AnOverview of Process Applications andCapabilities
Jonathan T.Salkin,President,Arc Applications,Inc.,York,PA The hot wire gas tungsten arc welding processhas found increasing use over a wide range ofgroove welding,buildup and cladding opera-tions.Commercially available and specializedhot wire equipment continues to promote appli-cation of the process for producing high-quali-ty welds in industries including nuclear,powergeneration,pressure vessel and offshore oil. Applications will be presented to show theprocess capabilities,characteristics,benefitsand limitations.Examples of process controland variations to consider will be discussedbased on welding requirements,materials,process variables,weld design and inspection.
9:40 AM – 10:20 AMHot Wire Narrow Groove Welding andCladding with Nickel-Based Alloys
Jeff M.Kikel,Manager,Weld Engineering,BWXTechnologies,Inc.,Nuclear Operations Division,Barberton,OHWhere a considerable amount of work is direct-ed toward pressure vessel fabrication,hot wiregas tungsten arc welding is used extensively forthe narrow gap welding of nickel-based alloys.The hot wire process is also used for buildups,butterings,and cladding of high-strength lowalloy steel.
10:20 AM – 10:40 AMHot Wire GTAW - Practical Considerationsand Applications
Tom Rankin,Vice President and GeneralManager,ITW Jetline Engineering,Irvine,CA This talk will cover the early development ofthe process along with basic theoryand impor-tant variables.Justification for the use of hotwire process and equipment requirements willbe presented.Application examples of success-ful cladding,joining,and deep groove usingstainless and Inconel will be presented.
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Refreshment Break 11:00 AM – 11:40 AMNew Advances in Hot Wire CladdingApplications
Daniel Allford,President,ARC Specialties,Houston,TXThis presentation will be a discussion of recentadvances in plasma,variable polarity,as well asnew configurations for automatic cladding.Newprogramming techniques for bore cladding willalso be discussed.
11:40 AM – 12:30 PMWire Surface Condition Impacts Hot WireWeld Quality
Harry Wehr,Technical Director,Arcos Industries,LLC,Mt.Carmel,PA The surface condition of the welding wire usedto make hot wire overlay deposits can impactthe quality and integrity of the weld in severalways.A detailed study of 625 welding wire usedfor hot wire applications has shown that thereare three major areas where wire surface con-dition can impact deposit integrity:surfaceroughness,residual contaminants and wirecast.If the weld deposit must be clean anddefect free,each of these areas must beaddressed.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
Note:There will be no afternoon refreshment break; however refreshments will be available in the back of the room.
1:30 PM – 1:45 PMObservations from Gus Manz,Inventor of HotWire Welding
Gus Manz,President,A.F.Manz Associates,Union,NJHear from the inventor himself,who wasawarded a patent on the hot wire weldingprocess on February 25,1964.
1:45 PM – 1:55 PMObservations from Frtiz Saenger,Member ofthe Original Hot Wire Welding ResearchTeam
Fritz Saenger,Consultant,Columbus,OHListen to the observations of a member of theoriginal research team for the hot wire weldingprocess.
1:55 PM – 2:35 PMWelding and Cladding in the Oil and GasIndustry
Don Schwemmer President,AMET Inc.,Rexburg,ID and Galen Wright,President,ArcInnovations Inc.,Edmonton,AB,CanadaIn response to some of the requirements by theoil and gas industry in Canada,a company isnarrow groove welding 1.5- to 2 in.-thick 2205duplex stainless steel,and cladding 625 Inconeltubulars.
2:35 PM – 3:15 PMThe Benefits of Hot Wire GTAWin the OrbitalWelding Industry
Rob Pistor,Managing Director,LiburdiEngineering,Dundas,ON CanadaSeveral applications and issues will be dis-cussed,including narrow groove welding,over-lay cladding,nuclear canister closure welding,and 1G vs.5G parameters.
3:15 PM – Adjournment
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