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Case Studies

Tripling Production Efficiency with LJ's Pipe Titan Welding System

LJ Welding was recently tasked with building a pipe welding system to improve throughput, quality and safety. Cleaver-Brooks, a global provider of efficient and integrated boiler room solutions for applications of any size, approached LJ Welding..

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Pipe Mill Invests in LJ Inside Diameter (ID) SAW System

A steel pipe mill has invested in LJ’s small bore, inside welding system. This pipe mill needed a submerged arc welding (SAW) process..

How Small Business can Implement Welding Automation

Our global team has developed and manufactured welding automation products and material handling systems in over 55 countries around the..

GE Healthcare Cuts MRI Cycle Times By 55%, Halving Labor Needed With Fully Automated System

Choosing The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

After extensive proposal reviews, GE Healthcare chose Praxair USA as the..

Practicing What We Preach: How One Material Handling Improvement Increased Throughput by 66%

LJ Welding Automation makes world-class material handling and welding automation equipment. Today LJ uses the very material handling and..

Should You Invest In Variable/Fixed Height Tank Turning Rolls?

Automation has been called the future of the welding industry. As technology continues to advance and develop, new types of equipment..

How To Reduce Pipe Joining Times By 50%: 10TMR Double Jointing System

Pipe and vessel fabrication will never be the same again. LJ has recently delivered the innovative 10TMR Pipe Double Jointing System to a..

In-House Subarc Cladding System Hacks Major Expense For Pipe Mill

Situation

A steel pipe mill had been outsourcing a hard surfacing (cladding) application for one of their highest use wear parts, an..

Robotic Welding For Full Root, Fill & Cap Welding Of Pressure Pipe

The Situation

A major energy company with pipe fabrication facilities located in a remote area of Alberta, Canada, approached LJ for a..

Honing Equipment Manufacturer Bores Custom Pipe Rollers For Sub-Assembly Job

Situation

A pipe honing equipment manufacturer required a highly customized, sub-assembly pipe roller system to be integrated within a..

Centrifuge Maker Puts A New Spin On Production, Doubling Throughput Potential With LJ Welding Cell

Situation

A customer required a large positioning system rated to 20,000 lbs max payload for holding, tilting and turning heavy centrifuge..

Beam Welding Gantry Boosts Shop's Deposition Rates by up to 520%

Situation

A large structural steel fabrication company was in need of equipment to help increase welding deposition rates for crane bridge..

How Fit Up Rotators and Automated MIG Welding Manipulator Can Reduce Your Cycle Times in Tank Manufacturing

Situation

A manufacturer of emission control systems for mobile and stationary internal combustion engines had been experiencing rework..

Column and Boom Welding Manipulator With Automated Dual-Head MIG + SAW Function

Situation

A pipe fabrication shop in Mexico was awarded a contract that required multi-process welding. First, they needed to stitch weld..

Thin-Walled Tank Manufacturer Automates: Doubles Output With Fit-Up Bed Manipulator Robotic Welding Cell

Situation

A North American manufacturer of thin walled oil storage tanks was using antiquated, inefficient equipment that led to production..

How Does A Growing Line System For Vessel or Wind Tower Fabrication Work?

 Introducing the LJ Growing Line System

LJ has recently introduced a new and superior system for handling cumbersome fit up of long heavy..

Spooling Facility Reduces Fit Up Time From Hours To Minutes Using Headstock Positioner & Turning Rolls

Situation

A pipe spool fabrication facility located in Ontario, Canada needed to alleviate the bottleneck of time consuming..

Subarc Welding Manipulator With Tank Turning Rolls System & Training

Situation

A multi-purpose vessel and pipe fabrication facility was looking to refit their facility to build a wide range of vessels and..

How-To Weld Elbow Joints Easily: The Welding Positioner Elbow Jig

Introducing The Elbow Jig

SITUATION

Pipe fabrication facilities have always needed to weld elbows for long pipe runs that change..

Semi-Automated Pipe Alignment Rolls & Welding Manipulator Reduce Riser Pipe Double Jointing Cycle Times By 65% - Explained

 As the exploration for oil dives deeper into the sea, greater emphasis is on the equipment and piping employed to improve results...

Automated Welding: How Do I Know If I Need It?

When considering welding or manufacturing on the whole, "automation" can refer to some or every action performed within a sequence or..

How To Increase Welding Production In A Manufacturing Atmosphere

In a natural resource-based economy that is currently in a downturn, companies ultimately need to reduce costs and increase output when..

Portable Welding Positioner Saves State Gas Company $22k Avg Per Job

Application:

A US State gas company designed a custom mount to attach to a trailer hitch on their work truck. They do field repairs and..

Tank Manufacturing Equipment Upgrade Results in 50% Less Cycle Times

In 2013, the booming oil market- specifically in the Bakken shale formation that stretches from Southern Saskatchewan through to..

Making Your Material Handling Equipment Last: The Welding Circuit

What exactly is welding? Simply put, welding is the art of using electricity to melt and join metal. And metal melts when you run a lot of..

Three Welding Manipulator Seam Tracking Options: How To Find The Right One For You

Traditionally, semi-automated welding using a column and boom welding manipulator has been done by fixing a welding torch at a set distance..

3 Simple Tips For Buying Custom Machinery More Efficiently

I've designed and commissioned a lot of machines in my career: most turned out well, but one or two, while they did do the job, had room..