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Welding 101: 6 Different Types

Construction Marketing

Welding is a kind of fabrication process that mainly uses high temperatures to melt different pieces of metal together, then allows them to cool and fuse. In Germany, thermite welding was used on railroads and gas welding and cutting were perfected during this era. What is welding? This rod is where “stick” welding gets its name from.

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5 Best Railroad Work Boots

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If you are one of the many professionals that work for the railroads, you know well enough the challenges and issues regarding personal safety that you face every day you go to work. Railroad professionals deal with the heaviest of machinery daily, so good PPE is a given and this includes a good pair of protective work boots. 

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Brooklyn’s ‘Batcave’ will become a series of fabrication shops

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The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Power Station, completed in 1903, was originally built to supply electricity to the local steam railroad, elevated railroad, and street car system. It consisted of two parts: the Turbine Hall and the Boiler House.

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater. FAB: Fabricate. FABR: Fabricate. FBP: Fabric Panel.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

Business Facilities

The Parish is an economic powerhouse, driven by the area’s world class metal fabrication and shipbuilding, oil and gas services, process chemicals industries and a leader in emerging high-tech fields including robotics, machining, metal fabrication and a vast agricultural economy. Mary Parish. The Port of West St.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater. FAB: Fabricate. FABR: Fabricate. FBP: Fabric Panel.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater. FAB: Fabricate. FABR: Fabricate. FBP: Fabric Panel.