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Making Fillet Welds with Power Wave AC/DC 1000™ System
The future of welding is here.
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THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY
www.lincolnelectric.com
1.216.481.8100
Customer Assistance Policy
The business of The Lincoln Electric Company is manufacturing and selling high quality welding equipment,
consumables, and cutting equipment. Our challenge is to meet the needs of our customer and to exceed
their expectations. On occasion, purchasers may ask Lincoln Electric for advice or information about their
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WHAT IS NEXTWELD?
The challenges facing industrial
fabricators today are increasingly
difficult. Rising labor, material, and
energy costs, intense domestic and
global competition,
a dwindling pool of
skilled workers,
more stringent and
specific quality
demands.
Through our
commitment to
extensive research
and investments in
product
development,
Lincoln Electric has
established an industry benchmark for
applying technology to improve the
quality, lower the cost and enhance the
performance of arc welding processes.
Advancements in power electronics,
digital communications and Waveform
Control Technology™ are the foundation
for many of the improvements.
NEXTWELD brings you a series of
Process, Technology, Application and
Success Story documents like this one.
NEXTWELD explains how technologies,
products, processes and applications are
linked together to answer the important
questions that all businesses face:
• How can we work faster, smarter,
more efficiently?
• How can we get equipment and
people to perform in ways they’ve
never had to before?
• How do we stay competitive?
NEXTWELD is the future of welding but
its benefits are available to you today.
Ask your Lincoln Electric representative
how to improve the flexibility, efficiency
and quality of your welding operations to
reduce your cost of fabrication.
APPLICATION
10/10
Welding Guide
WAVEFORM CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
TM
Power Wave AC/DC 1000
™
System Cost Recapture Analysis*
Example: Using a burden charge of 40.00 $/Hr., an operating factor of 40%
and the need to produce either of the following welds:
Producing 1/2” (13mm) flat positioned fillet welds
Present weld: DC+, 885 amps, 10.40 in/min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.92 $/Ft
Power Wave Weld: 885 amps (25% bal, -20% off, 30Hz), 14.2 in/min . . . . . . .1.41 $/Ft
Dollar Saving per Foot of Weld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.50 $/Ft
Annual Saving based upon a 2000 hour-year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,400
Producing 5/16” (8mm) horizontal fillet welds
Present weld: DC+, 525 amps, 15.0 in/min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.33 $/Ft
Power Wave Weld: 525 amps (25% bal, -10% off, 30Hz), 21.0 in/min . . . . . . .0.95 $/Ft
Dollar Saving per Foot of Weld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.38 $/Ft
Annual Saving based upon a 2000 hour-year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31,920
Less than 11 months to recapture the cost of the
Power Wave AC/DC 1000™ and returns a 36.5 percent
increase in production capacity!
Less than 10 months to recapture the cost of the
Power Wave AC/DC 1000™ and with a 40 percent
increase in production capacity!
To maintain or improve your competitive edge, contact the
nearest Lincoln Electric Technical Sales Representative to
discuss and start the process toward lower welding costs
and increased productivity.
*Based upon present cost of an equipment setup that includes Power Wave AC/DC 1000™,
Power Feed 10A Controller, Travel Carriage, and essential accessory items including vertical and
horizontal adjusters, contact nozzle and wire reel. Prices for other packages will vary. The cost of
other equipment packages may alter the time to recapture the purchase cost.