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Swap or trade-ins welcome. Bizarre and wacky not just welders

When sat in my office gazing longingly at the blue sky and sunshine, wishing that the weekend would hurry up so I could enjoy a perfect day strolling in the countryside, I was subjected to the most...

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Congratulations Aston Martin on your Centenary

 CONGRATULATIONS! Aston Martin is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The original company Bamford and Martin Ltd formed in 1913.  From the original DB1 through to the current DB9, Aston Martin...

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WorldSkills Fair 2013 Germany

To learn a skill you need a great deal of practice and training. For decades, the WorldSkills Competition has forged links between education, industries and governments from all over the world....

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How To… Sheet Metal Cutting Part 1

Pocket Guide to Sheet Metal Cutting… Obviously this hasn’t been written in gospel! More as a quick guide and overview of some sheet metal cutting tools available on the market. In this section (part 1)...

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Is Welding Automation for Me?

 Are you looking to automate your welding process?  Not sure whether fully or semi-automatic is the way to go? Fully Automatic Welding is generally used to describe a welding robot. Used widely in the...

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African Industry booming with mobile phone technology

Today marks the 40th birthday of the mobile phone, astonishingly a landmark guaranteed to make those of us with clear memories of a mobile-free world feel very old indeed. Despite the first mobile call...

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Latest WestermansWelders YouTube Upload… 6m x 6m Column & Boom Demo

The latest upload to the Westermans YouTube channel is a 6m x 6m column and boom under power and function test. This machine is due into stock shortly… Column and boom manipulators are used in the...

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Blackrock expand for construction attachments

In January 2013 in was announced that Blackrock was creating 38 jobs in County Tyrone Although a relatively new company, Blackrock Manufacturing Ltd was set up by Pat O’Neill, co-founder of...

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End of an Era at Westermans…

For those of you that have visited our head office at Syston, Leicestershire, you may remember the view of the iconic swan as you turned up the driveway… The swan is no more! Having our yearly spring...

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Smarter welding machines to meet demands

The industry has experienced in the last few years a number of shifts, including the increasing role of software technology and automation, and the need for welders to be technical experts. The...

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Latest Uploads to WestermansWelders YouTube Channel…

The latest uploads to WestermansWelders YouTube channel come in the form of submerged arc welding demonstrations on an ESAB A6/A2 welding tractor, single and twin wire set ups can both be seen - Single...

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Westermans will be at USETEC 2013 – Used Machine Tools Exhibition

Two members of the Westermans International team are attending the USETEC exhibition in Cologne this week. Claire Spillane, Financial Director and Chris Whitaker, Assistant Buyer are heading to Germany...

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Yorkshire and The Humber need an experienced welding engineer

Quantica Technology, recruitment specialists are currently seeking for a client, an experienced welding engineer to supervise an existing team of welders. The ideal candidate will be able to...

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Westermans Customer Damir Lukic Boat Building Project

Westermans’ customer Damir Lukic, purchased a Fronius 2700 alu edition pulse mig welder from us to aid his fabrication project of building a boat! Here we will be posting updates from Damir and his...

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Aluminium Boat Building… First Update from Damir

Hi, New to all this, and very excited. Been wanting to build an ALU boat for some time now, dreaming about it is over. Live in Serbia now, moved here recently from Australia, looking after elderly...

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Aluminium Boat Building – On With the Prototyping…

Ok…Just had a go at drawing a boat hull in Rhino3D and developing the surfaces. This is not the design I will be going with, was just practice. It developed quite well, a few gaps due to my poor...

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Aluminium Boat Building – The Basic, Unfinished Design…

Ok here is the basic unfinished design… All the panels will be laser cut and CNC formed on the press brake. So hopefully she will assemble like a jig saw puzzle. Transom needs more reinforcement. Hull...

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A Recent Favourite from WestermansWelders YouTube – Merkle ColdMIG Welding...

One of the many videos on the Westermans YouTube Channel WestermansWelders is the demonstration of the Merkle ColdMIG welding process, which has become a recent favourite! Demonstrated here on the...

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Metal Shortages Created by LME Rules – European Steelmakers

LME – London Metal Exchange rules governing the release of stockpiles are creating shortages, in turn raising prices for consumers at a time of abundant supply, the European steel industry’s lobby...

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MIP Aviation need Fabricator Plater immediately

Experienced Plater / Fabricator / Welder to work within a busy workshop in Bedford. Recruitment Agency MPI Aviation (Hertford) Ltd Salary From £10.55 to £13 per hour Location Kempston Job term...

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