Sponsored by Critical Systems, Inc

Sponsored by Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group

Sponsored by Orbitalum North America

Sponsored by Morgan Industrial Technology

How to maintain accurate welder certification documents and continuity logs which require attention to detail and communication for UA records as well as NCPWB records.

Yearout Mechanical is a mechanical contractor in Albuquerque, NM who utilized a Cooper Welding Cobot to weld thousands of pipe socket fittings on cooling water piping for a data center. The presentation will highlight the success story of Yearout Mechanical and the lessons learned while implementing this technology. Lincoln Electric worked with UA 412 and Justin Forni on projects to develop procedures and generate time study data for welding pipe socket fittings. The presentation will also cover Lincoln Electric’s partnership with UA412 and the results of these projects. The time savings opportunity and ease of implementation of Cooper Welding Cobots for this application will be shown. 

Compliance demands are tighter, schedules are shorter, and fabrication teams are expected to produce more spools with zero tolerance for quality issues. This session focuses on one question: how do you increase output without sacrificing weld integrity? 

Sam Sinclair, Prefabrication/LEAN Project Manager at Henson Robinson, and Sebastian Lisi, Sales Manager at Tecnar, share real shop-floor results from automated pipe spool welding with Rotoweld 3.0. You will see how PerfectPass-iQ adaptive control helps lock in repeatable weld quality while automation drives significant throughput gains. Attendees will leave with a clear view of where automation fits, what it improves, and how it supports both production targets and weld integrity at scale. 

Sponsored by Industrial Solutions & Innovations

Sponsored by Industrial Degauss

The importance of digitizing weld logs for high QC work performed on Pharmaceutical and Data-Center projects.

Digital transformation is reshaping pipe welding as contractors seek higher productivity, stronger traceability, and more efficient QA/QC processes. This session examines how the Novarc’s Spool Welding Robot (SWR) automates the capture of critical weld parameters ensuring accurate and accessible data for NDE review. 

We will also outline the emerging vision of fully integrated welding information systems that combine WPS compliance, welder continuity tracking, and weld data management into a unified workflow. 

A real-world case study will illustrate how these digital capabilities improved documentation, streamlined processes, and significantly increased welding output without expanding the workforce. This session is ideal for contractors and fabrication leaders looking to modernize operations and strengthen their business case for welding automation. 

Sponsored by Stratus

Copper orbital welding, implementing Critical Systems, Inc.’s, “Red Metal” process, is an automated “gas tungsten arc welding” (GTAW) technique designed for copper-to-copper socket joints. The LAP weld process produces full-penetration, autogenous welds without filler metal or flux, with the welding arc contained inside a compact “closed arc” weld head. The programmable controlled heat input yields clean, rigid, high-strength joints with minimal contamination, reduced heat-affected zone and exceptional repeatability—important for maintaining metallurgical and dimensional integrity. 

 NFPA99 lists orbital welding utilizing the GTAW process as an approved method for joining copper tubing/fittings for Medical Gas installations.  Critical Systems has developed a super cooled orbital fusion weld head capable of handling the high amperage needed to fusion weld socket fittings to copper tubing.  Because the system is automated and contained in a closed arc weld head, the process delivers consistent leak tight, high-integrity welds well suited to ultra-clean and mission-critical applications such as medical gas, semiconductor, bio-pharm, and HVAC/data-center process systems.  The “Red Metal” process is automated, requires no consumables and offers unmatched quality, improving throughput, reliability and efficiency where leak-tight, contamination-free copper tubing connections are required. 

The presentation provides a comprehensive deep dive into the science of shielding gases used in processes such as GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW.  

Key Technical Areas Covered: 

• Gas Properties: 

• The training examines the ionization potential, thermal conductivity, and chemical reactivity of common gases including Argon, Helium, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Carbon Dioxide  

• Ionization Potential: Explains the energy required to remove electrons, which affects arc starting and stability . 

• Thermal Conductivity: Demonstrates how higher conductivity (like in Helium or Hydrogen) increases plasma column width and weld width. 

• Active vs. Inert Gases: 

• It differentiates between inert gases (which do not react chemically with the weld) and active gases like CO2, which undergo chemical reactions that release energy, resulting in deeper and broader penetration profiles  

• The “CO2 Effect”: 

• A significant portion of the training focuses on how CO2 levels affect the transition from globular to spray transfer (requiring ≤ 20% CO2) and how it influences the formation of silica/slag on the weld surface Selection Factors: 

• The presentation provides practical guidance on choosing gases based on material types (steel, stainless, aluminum), weld appearance (high-argon mixes for smooth beads), performance (gas purity impacts), and operator appeal (forgiveness to torch angle changes).