Did you know that information about Arc-Zone.com can be found in more than one place online?  If you’re here, you know about CarmenElectrode.com. You may also know about JoeWelder.com…  but you’ll find Arc-Zone in lots of other online venues as well. Here’s a comprehensive list:

JoeWelder.com

The site is primarily written by industry expert Jim Watson, founder of Arc-Zone.com, Inc., a pioneering ecommerce company, and features informational How-Tos, reflections on industry news and events and showcases new and innovative products.The JoeWelder site also includes articles categorized as “Memory Lane” and “Motorsports” capitalizing on Jim Watson’s extensive history and knowledge of motorsports.

WeldLikeAPro.com

Archive of Arc-Zone.com Weld Liek A Pro(TM) e-zine.  News from Arc-Zone and Tips for TIG, MIG and Plasma Arc Welding and Cutting.

Arc-Zone.net

Behind-the-scenes News about Arc-Zone.com, including product additions and programming changes to the website.

TungstenElectrodesOnline.com

Powered by Arc-Zone.com, the Tungsten Electrodes Online site provides technical information and resources about tungsten electrodes used in TIG / GTAW welding applications as well as tungsten electrodes for Plasma Arc Welding (PAW) applications.

For custom pre-ground tungsten electrodes for automated TIG and PAW welding applications the site offers a form to request a quote.

RoxyFuel.com

The latest to join the Arc-Zone.com network.  Details coming soon.

If you’ve ever wondered about this website, and how we got started, you may want to check out this article:

Women in welding: One Web site caters to women in the industry
By Liz Sommerville

The welding industry is all too often thought of as a boy’s club. Although it may seem that female welders are uncommon, there are many women involved in all different aspects of the industry. The Web site CarmenElectrode.com reaches out to these women, giving them a voice in a male-dominated business. …CONTINUE READING ONLINE–>

The article was published online at the recently re-launched FFJournal.net, the online version of FF Journal Magazine, whose mission is:

to report on breakthrough technology and innovative
manufacturing systems from both a technical and creative point
of view. Each issue features in-depth articles that focus on product
development and innovation—two of the driving forces pushing the
limits of metal fabricating and forming worldwide.

The Skills USA Championship is a well-known competition for high school and college students pursuing careers in trade, technical and skilled trade professions.

With various categories for participants to compete in, Sara Bingham seemed like an average participant at the Skills USA Utah State Championship. However, when she was announced as the first place winner in welding, Bingham stood out among her competitors.

“They called my name and everyone in the audience kept looking around to be sure they really heard a girl’s name. When I stood up, everyone’s mouths fell open in shock,” Bingham said.

Bingham welded for the first time as sophomore in high school at her father’s metal recycling business where she worked since she was 8. But, it was not until she took an advanced welding course at her high school that she began taking an interest.

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I’m not so naive to think that big companies go green for purely altruistic reasons…. but I’m sure happy when I see changes. At Arc-Zone we do what we can to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (check out the video about it over at JoeWelder.com)

And now, Lincoln’s new packaging is green:

Cleveland – The Lincoln Electric Company has introduced newly redesigned, eco-friendly packaging for its consumable products, resulting in added benefits to the customer and the environment.

Beginning in late 2008, all cardboard packaging will be made out of non-bleached bio-degradable cardboard. The new packaging drastically reduces the amount of harmful chemicals used in the production process, while providing a package that is 100-percent recyclable.

In addition, the labeling used on packages has been revamped. New labels are designed to be easier to identify at first glance and from greater distances. Brand, type and diameter information is now more readable and accessible.

“We wanted to make the product easier for everyone to read, from the welder, to distributors and forklift operators,” said Lisa Byall, consumable portfolio manager, Lincoln Electric. “The increased overall productivity combined with the reduced environmental impact of the new packaging offers our customers an added value to what are already the best performing consumables available.”

The Lincoln Electric Company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. For more information, visit www.lincolnelectric.com.

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