Welding 1,000 Studs an Hour
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THE electric welding of studs on to such components as mudguards, bumpers and silencers, and to the ehAssts frame for securing battery carriers, petrol fuel tanks and other fittings, saves considerable time as coin
pared with drilling and tapping or the use of bolts and nuts.
With automatic operation, production rates of more thar 1,000 studs per hour can be achieved. The principle of stud welding is to strike an arc between the end of the stud and the base metal, to produce a molten pool into which the end of the stud is driven to form a weld.
Equipment and materials for stud welding have, for several years, been available from the Nelson Stud Welding Service, but as from January 1'; Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Crompton House, Aldwych, London, W.C.2, became responsible for the further development and expansion of the process.