Weld managers and operational leaders in industrial manufacturing applications turn to welding wire suppliers like NS ARC to get the job done and to help eliminate production challenges. NS ARC helps its customer’s operational challenges like production line inefficiencies, project rework, excessive cleanup, prolonged downtime, irregular feedability, and limited welding filler material availability.
By employing a welding wire that has exceptional feedability, unwavering consistency, and superior weld quality, NS ARC welding wire is the key to tackling obstacles. Our quality wire will not only enhance uptime and productivity but will also ensure consistent operational success.
Common Applications of NS ARC Welding Wire
Over the years, NS ARC has perfected our method of crafting superior welding wire, and we continue to go above and beyond today. We have developed a particular set of chemistry specifications for our products designed to address the demands of our welding customers, tackle the nuances of different welding applications, and meet or exceed the specifications of AWS & CWB. Some common applications for our different types of welding wire include:
Agricultural Equipment
Welding wire plays a pivotal role in the fabrication of essential agricultural equipment, including tractors, plows, and cultivators. High-quality welding wire guarantees the equipment’s resilience against the rigorous, everyday challenges of farming and agricultural tasks. Whether engaged in component fabrication or precision assembly, welding wire is a fundamental asset driving efficiency and unwavering weld quality in agricultural equipment manufacturing.
Automotive Manufacturing
NS ARC is highly attuned to crucial aspects of automotive manufacturing, addressing uptime, consistent performance, and welding wire availability. We understand the challenges within automated welding for large-scale automotive production and offer welding wire solutions to enhance efficiency and maintain peak productivity.
Fabrication Welding
Metal fabrication shops regularly utilize our welding wire to create custom strong and durable metal components, such as brackets, frames, and enclosures. The versatility and strength of welding wire work smoothly to join metal parts together, producing consistent results that improve productivity.
Heavy Equipment
NS ARC welding wire is trusted to build heavy equipment like bulldozers, excavators, and cranes. This equipment often endures abuse in heavy loads, impacts, and vibrations, so the welds must be strong enough to endure without affecting the equipment’s performance. Our welding wire supports high functionality that can last for years.
Pipe Welding
Welders need a wire that will bind metals and join pipes together in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, water treatment, and plumbing. They rely on NS ARC welding wire to create strong, leak-proof joints between pipes for stronger and more reliably functioning pipelines.
Pressure Vessels
Industries, including oil and gas, chemical processing, and power generation, use pressure vessels to safely store and transport a variety of potentially dangerous fluids and gasses at high pressures. These vessels require construction with strong and reliable welds. Welding wire is the preferred method for joining the components of pressure vessels, ensuring that they can withstand high pressures and temperatures.
Railcar Manufacturing
Within railcar manufacturing, welding wire assumes a critical role. Railcars are subject to constant wear and tear, so welds must be highly durable to maintain structural integrity. Quality welding wire addresses these manufacturing challenges, ensuring high-strength welds that reinforce the integrity of railcar construction.
Shipbuilding
Welding wire plays a crucial role in shipbuilding applications, providing a range of benefits that contribute to the construction of high-quality, durable vessels. One of the primary benefits of our welding wire is its ability to join different types of metals, including aluminum, steel, and other alloys, and it allows for a more precise and efficient welding process, resulting in stronger and more reliable welds.
Structural Fabrication
Welding wire serves as a pivotal solution in the creation of steel structures spanning bridges, buildings, and towers. Essential for establishing resilient bonds, NS ARC welding wire seamlessly joins metal components like beams, columns, and other vital structural elements, addressing the challenges of durable construction.
Trailers
Trailers encounter a range of conditions, from heavy loads to impacts and environmental exposure. Quality welds must be used in trailer construction, repair, and upkeep. Welding wire emerges as a key enabler in sustaining utility and heavy-duty truck trailers, bolstering their endurance against diverse challenges over years of service.
Welding wire is a vital and versatile material that brings advantages to various applications. The specific application of the wire depends on the type of metal being welded, the welding process being used, and the project’s specific needs. NS ARC carries a wide variety of wire tailored to customers' specifications, allowing them to find the type of wire best suited for their welding application.
NS ARC Welding Wire for Manufacturing & Fabrication
Our high-quality welding wires are designed to provide superior performance and reliability, and we offer a wide range of products to meet the diverse requirements of our customers. Our welding wires are made from high-quality materials.
NS ARC welding wires are manufactured to meet or exceed the specifications of the AWS (American Welding Society) and/or the CWB (Canadian Welding Bureau) by using advanced technology and processes to ensure consistent quality and performance. We offer a range of welding wire options, including carbon steel, stainless-steel, aluminum, and other alloys, as well as various diameters and packaging options.
Aluminum Welding Wire Applications
Aluminum welding wire is excellent for working with lightweight structures, and its high strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance make it ideal for a variety of applications, including:
- Manufacturing and repairing trucks, trailers, automotive parts and equipment, boats, ships, and pressure vessels
- Non-heat treatable weldments
- Welding 6XXX series alloys and most aluminum cast alloys (mold repair)
- Welding 5XXX/6XXX series with less than 2.5% magnesium
- Applications where weldments are subject to elevated temperatures such as above 150°F
Stainless-Steel Welding Wire Applications
Stainless-steel welding wire offers high strength and durability with high-temperature resistance, making it the right choice for handling heavy-duty applications that demand superior quality, including:
- Spray-arc, short-circuiting, or pulsed-arc transfer welding
- Automatic, semi-automatic, mechanized, or manual welding
- Single- to multi-pass weld applications
- Dissimilar base metal welding
- All metal transfer modes of GMAW
Stainless-Steel Welding Wire Applications
Stainless-steel welding wire offers high-strength and durability with high-temperature resistance, making it the right choice for handling heavy-duty applications that demand superior quality, including:
- Spray-arc, short-circuiting, or pulsed-arc transfer welding
- Automatic, semi-automatic, mechanized, or manual welding
- Single- to multi-pass weld applications
- Dissimilar base metal welding
- All metal transfer modes of GMAW
Carbon Steel Welding Wire Applications
NS ARC offers carbon steel welding wire in two versions: copper-free and copper-coated, providing optimized flexibility to support GMAW welding operations along with other applications, including:
- All metal transfer modes of GMAW
- Robotic, mechanized, or semi-automatic welding
- General purpose, clean surfaces
- Low carbon killed and semi-killed steel
- Automatic or semi-automatic welding
- Short circuit, globular, axial spray, spray transfer, and pulse welding
- Single arc weld applications
- Light, moderate, and heavy mill scale, rust, or oil steel
- Single to multi-pass weld applications
- Pipe welding, structural steel, rimmed steel, and steel buildings
Flux-Cored Welding Wire Applications
Thanks to its superior efficiency, weld quality, and versatility, flux-cored welding wire can be utilized in several applications. These benefits include:
- Work on earthmoving equipment, machine tool bases, structural steel, heavy equipment, railcar construction, mining machinery, power generation equipment, offshore oil structures, subsea components of oil and gas systems, shipbuilding, and general fabrication
- Welding most carbon steels and certain low alloy steels
- Welding gauges varying from 10-gauge sheet metal to heavy plate sections, where “all position” welding capability, stable arc characteristics, and excellent mechanical properties are needed
- Applications with any combination of all position welding, good welder appeal, a minimum tensile strength of 80 KSI, and good CVN values at lower temperatures
Flux-Cored Welding Wire Applications
Thanks to its superior efficiency, weld quality, and versatility, flux-cored welding wire can be utilized in several applications. These benefits include:
- Work on earthmoving equipment, machine tool bases, structural steel, heavy equipment, railcar construction, mining machinery, power generation equipment, offshore oil structures, subsea components of oil and gas systems, shipbuilding, and general fabrication
- Welding most carbon steels and certain low alloy steels
- Welding gauges varying from 10-gauge sheet metal to heavy plate sections, where “all position” welding capability, stable arc characteristics, and excellent mechanical properties are needed
- Applications with any combination of all position welding, good welder appeal, a minimum tensile strength of 80 KSI, and good CVN values at lower temperatures
Metal-Cored Welding Wire Applications
Weld shop managers can use metal-cored welding wire to improve quality, control, and efficiency in their operations that include:
- Work on water heaters, shipbuilding, structural steel, power transmission poles, mining machinery, construction equipment, agricultural equipment, railcar construction, and truck frames
- Work on pressure vessels, pressure piping systems, and crane frames and components
- Most carbon steels and certain low alloy steels
- Gauges ranging from heavier sheet metal to thick plate
- Automatic, semi-automatic, mechanized, or manual welding
NS ARC Pit Crew & ARC Assessment
The NS ARC Pit Crew is a dedicated team of welding specialists available to redefine your operation. Beyond providing exceptional welding wires, the Pit Crew offers tailored support, expertise, and resources to optimize your welding procedures. Comprising industry veterans, the Pit Crew is committed to enhancing operational efficiency and driving your enterprise to success. With this in mind, we introduce the ARC Assessment – a comprehensive service designed to revolutionize your welding facility.
Our seasoned specialists conduct an in-depth on-site examination, dissecting every facet of your operations against a specific list of criteria. This evaluation results in a sensible strategy meticulously designed to address areas requiring improvement, positioning your business for peak performance and unparalleled success.