A fabricator performs precision welding on a heavy excavator bucket inside an industrial workshop, with bright welding arcs illuminating the steel attachment. The bucket is being reinforced and ...

A giant Caterpillar loader bucket sits in an industrial yard awaiting heavy-duty fabrication and repair work. The worn steel surfaces and reinforced side walls highlight the demanding conditions faced ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...