WELDING EQUIPMENT SELECTION GUIDE
For Beams and Cylinders
Weld Object Size
Production Position Weld
Application Min Process Wire set-up Equipment
Thickness Length Height volume heads
diameter
<10 mm <10 m N/A N/A Low PA, PB GMAW One Single Miggytrac
<10 mm <10 m N/A N/A Low All GMAW One Single Railtrac
<15 mm <15 m N/A N/A Low PB SAW/GMAW One Single, Twin A2 Multitrac
<15 mm <15 m N/A N/A Low PA, PB SAW/GMAW One Single, Twin Versotrac
Single, Twin,
<20 mm <25 m N/A N/A Low PB SAW One A6 Mastertrac
Beam Tandem, ICE
I, T, H, Box <20 mm <25 m <800 mm N/A Medium PB SAW Two Single, Twin A6 DK
<15 mm <20 m <800 mm N/A Medium PA, PB SAW/GMAW Two Single, Twin Mechtrac
Single, Twin, Column and
<35 mm <24 m <2500 mm N/A Medium PB SAW Two
Tandem, ICE Boom (BS 3 or 4)
Single, Twin, Pull-through (e.g.
<50 mm <24 m <3200 mm N/A High PB SAW Two
Tandem, ICE IT-258 or IT-3200)
Circular <10 mm N/A N/A >1150 mm Low PA, PB SAW/GMAW One Single, Twin A2 Multitrac
objects ID <10 mm N/A N/A >1100 mm Low PA, PB SAW/GMAW One Single, Twin Versotrac
welding
Single, Twin,
Possible to <20 mm N/A N/A >1650 mm Medium PA, PB SAW One A6 Mastertrac
Tandem, ICE
rotate
PV, Tanks, Single, Twin,
Column and
WT, <400 mm N/A N/A >500 mm High PA, PB SAW One Tandem, ICE,
Boom (BS 1)
Monopiles Multi, NG
Circular
objects OD
welding
Single, Twin,
Possible to Column and
<400 mm N/A N/A <12 m High PA, PB SAW One Tandem, ICE,
rotate Boom (BS 1)
Multi, NG
PV, Tanks,
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WT,
Monopiles
Circular
<20 mm N/A N/A >203 mm Medium All GMAW One Single Orbiter
objects ID/
OD welding
<10 mm N/A N/A >508 mm Low All GMAW One Single Railtrac
Not possible
to rotate <35 mm N/A N/A >4 m High PC SAW/GMAW Two Single, Twin Circotech
Tanks