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DeGarmo's Materials and Processes in Manufacturing
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ISBN: 9781118987674
Author: J. T. Black, Ronald A. Kohser
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 36, Problem 4P
Using the Internet or technical literature, identify a “modem advance or improvement” in welding or thermal cutting equipment (consider power supplies, jigs, positioners, robots, torch design, electrode material, etc.). What are the claimed advantages of this advance? Do you see any limitations or disadvantages? If so, discuss them.
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