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SELECTION WELD TYPE LINE APPLICATIONS In selecting the equipment to meet your specific coil joining requirements, the
primary considerations are strip width, thickness and type of steel, and the speed at which it is to be processed. With little more than this basic information, Taylor-Winfield engineers can
determine the required weld strength and the joint configuration that will achieve it. In addition, they will see that the joint is completed within the available time frame and that is flows
smoothly through subsequent processing and recoiling.
Basically, there are two ways in which the strip ends, after shearing can be arranged for welding: directly abutting or overlapping.
In a directly abutted joint, the finished weld is approximately the same thickness as the strip.
This type of joint flows smoothly through processing and can be rolled or recoiled without marring or damaging adjacent coil wraps. An overlapped joint, when completed, will range from
full double thickness down to nearly single thickness. Double-thick joints are used primarily for threading a new coil though the processing line and are most often removed prior to final processing.
In addition to the two basic joining configurations, Taylor-Winfield offers a patented Prep/Lap joining technique that combines the advantages of both: smoothness and flatness, plus
exceptional joint strength.
Each technique has many variations that meet a wide range of special requirements. The most popular weld configurations and their typical applications are profiled in
the diagram at right.
TW's Home Page For more information call (330) 448-4464 or E-Mail khilderbrand@taylor-winfield.com
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