Four times more customer benefits - Innovation in pipe construction

New innovative metal inert gas/metal active gas (MIG/MAG) welding processes based on the potential of highly dynamic, fully digital inverter welding power sources have revolutionised the industry in the past five years. Patented processes such as “forceArc” and “coldArc” have become synonymous with this technological change, even finding their way into previously strict regulatory provision and standards. Another innovation – “pipeSolution” – is on the verge of a breakthrough: Voith Industrial Services GmbH, an industry leader in pipe construc - tion, is taking advantage of the economic and qualitative benefits offered by this innovative system from EWM Hightec Welding, Mündersbach/Germany. In the construction of the highly efficient “Block 9” of the Großkraftwerk Mannheim AG (GKM), Mannheim/ Germany, power plant, the system proved its worth as predicted – it was ap - proved in welding procedure tests carried out by TÜV Hessen (Fig. 1).