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The Right Filter Makes a Difference in Weld Fume Management

Choosing the appropriate filter media can help increase productivity and profitability by lowering downtime, improving airflow and reducing filter replacement costs.
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Reduce Work Truck Battery Worries and Engine Idling With Chassis Power

Technicians can turn off their truck engines and still get the power they need for laptops, tools and lights on the jobsite.
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What’s Driving Up Costs for Your Utility Truck Fleet?

Utility and municipality trucks must be ready for anything. Unplanned downtime means lost time and money — and unhappy customers.
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How to Avoid Work Truck Downtime Caused by DPF Regeneration

Less frequent engine regeneration helps you reduce downtime and keep working — saving time and money on your work truck.
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6 Tips To Improve Welding Productivity on Construction Jobsites

Using more efficient welding processes and technologies can help contractors complete jobs faster and compete for more bids.
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Column Splice and Moment Weld Connections in Field Welding

Get tips to save money and maximize field welding productivity and quality when using welded moment and column splice connections.
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Decrease Tier 4 Engine Idle Time in Your Work Truck Fleet

Tier 4 regulations have meant big changes for work truck fleets. Learn more about solutions that help reduce truck downtime and costs.
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Don't Get Stuck on Stick Welding

Learn how to choose an electrode, properly set up a welder, and master a consistent work angle and travel speed.
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Pipeline Welding Changes Improve Productivity More Than 50% for TC Energy

TC Energy switched from TIG and stick welding to wire processes for large-bore pipe and greatly improved productivity.
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Cleaning Up Your Work Truck Can Impact the Bottom Line

There are many reasons that fleet managers and technicians should keep a work truck clean. Wear and tear, safety, and truck appearance can all impact a company’s bottom line.
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How to Select the Right All-In-One Solution for Your Service Truck

All-in-one solutions deliver big benefits to utility and municipality truck fleets — with all the power you need in one machine.
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Welding Leads Best Practices for Pipeline Welders

Faulty welding leads is one of the most common problems in pipeline welding. Learn how to maintain weld cables for optimal results.

Downhill Welding Tips: Setting Arc Control vs. DIG Range

Arc control and DIG range parameters are critical in downhill pipe welding. Learn how to achieve the optimal settings.

ArcReach® Technology: Don’t Walk. Weld.

Don’t walk to the power source to adjust weld parameters. Do it at the weld joint with ArcReach technology.

Stick Welding With Multimatic 255

Set up your Multimatic® 255 multiprocess welder for the stick process quickly and easily with these instructions.

How to Update Software on Your Miller Engine-Driven Welder

Follow these quick step-by-step instructions to update the software on your Miller® engine-driven welder.

How to Set Dynamic DIG Parameters for Pipeline Welding

Local 798 pipeline welder Tyler Sasse shows how to set Dynamic DIG parameters for high-quality pipeline welds.

UA Local 67 Welds Carbon Steel Schedule 40 Pipe

Second-year UA Local 67 apprentices Alicia Komejan and Shaun Goulbourne, along with Certified Welding Instructor Steve Knapp, discuss welding carbon steel schedule 40 pipe.

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