Long-Lasting Casting
A snapshot of early fabrication techniques that shaped modern welding practices.
October 1940
A worker at Horst Machine & Welding Company in Orrville, Ohio, fills in the blow holes on an iron casting using a Ferroweld Stick Electrode from Lincoln Electric. More than 80 years later, maintenance procedures like this can extend the life of heavy equipment by several years and reduce the costs of replacement by several thousand dollars.
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