by Malcolm Rigby | Aug 16, 2017
Training welders is it worth it? Instinctively we all say yes. Formal training enables welders to work for you. On-site training makes ’em profitable to you. Welder ego stops a lot of on-site training, and it’s resistant to “please do it”. Wanting business benefits...
by Malcolm Rigby | Jul 24, 2017
Getting into robotic welding is not easy. Too many prima donna welders around? Exhausted managing them and not the work? If the welding is automated then there is no back talk. It is the future, it’s seductive, but it’s a journey. The case for robotics simply put....
by Malcolm Rigby | Jun 30, 2017
Does it feel like the right thing to do? Welder’s carry it with them, the ability to interpret and deliver what is asked of them. However, subjectiveness flourishes if not managed. A welder’s intent is honourable, but they don’t feel your pain. Collectively they...
by Malcolm Rigby | Jun 28, 2017
Your Welding Greenhouse Footprint. Don’t have a greenhouse footprint? Think again. Can you be blamed for having one, no. At the moment there is no fixed ownership of anyone’s footprint. Footprint causes can be identified and can be reduced. Government...
by Malcolm Rigby | Apr 18, 2017
Take the brakes off welder fatigue. The last thing your business needs is a weld not finished. But people get tired on your time. Welder fatigue puts the brakes on productivity. But what if you’re the one putting on the brakes? Fatigue Scenario Stationary MAG welder’s...
by Malcolm Rigby | Apr 2, 2017
Go forward not backward Welding has rules that it operates under. These rules have served the welding industry well for years. But in a high labour cost economy, time equals money. Do you stick with the rules and struggle to compete, or do you change the rules? Case...
