TROY, Ohio. May 23, 2007—Continuing its educational outreach efforts, Hobart Brothers now offers “Welding Types and Positions,” the second in a series of electrode technical posters. The newly available poster shows the five types of welds and the 12 welding positions with clear and easy-to-understand diagrams, including descriptions and corresponding welding terminology.

The Types of Welds section covers fillet, plug (slot), arc seam (spot), groove and surfacing welds. The Welding Positions section covers everything from 1F through 4F in the fillet weld configuration and 1G through 6G in the groove weld configuration.

This poster also available in Spanish.

Hobart Brothers Company of Troy, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals marketed under the brand names Hobart, Tri-Mark, McKay and Corex. Hobart Brothers Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, Ill., a diversified multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components, assemblies and systems.

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You can get your welding poster from Arc-Zone.com, email carmenelectrode [at ] arc-zone.com