Arc Junkies and ESAB launch Filler Metal Friday podcast
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products and Arc Junkies Podcast have agreed to produce 12 podcast episodes featuring interviews with ESAB’s filler metal experts. Named Filler Metal Friday, the 30-minute long segments will air once a month and began on May 4.
The show will discuss application challenges related to filler metals, with each podcast focusing on a specific topic. The inaugural episode focused on challenges related to feeding aluminum filler wire when MIG welding. At the end of every episode, ESAB filler metal experts will answer questions posted on ESAB’s social media sites.
“Choosing the right filler metals for your application, optimizing your equipment set up and using the correct welding techniques are essential for quality and productivity,” said aluminum expert Thomas Pfaller, CWI, Technical Services Engineer, AlcoTec Wire Corp., an ESAB brand. “Filler Metal Friday podcasts will help everyone from weekend welders to high volume fabricators make informed filler metal decisions. Many of the aluminum challenges welders face every day can be solved with simple adjustments, such as using the correct grade of aluminum filler wire, tensioning drive rolls properly or tweaking wire run-in speed because aluminum needs a little more pre-heat time.”
Pfaller appeared on the first Filler Metal Friday podcast. The first Friday of every month, Filler Metal Fridays will feature a new ESAB expert, such as those who specialize in cored wires, stainless steel filler metals and Stick electrodes.
