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Raizen Awards WSI Supplier Performance Award for Innovation and Culture Alignment
Raizen announced WSI as one of the recipients of its annual supplier recognition awards, selected for outstanding performance in alignment with Raizen’s culture and values.
WSI Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation in Machine Welding Technology
This year marks a milestone for WSI, a partnership that began in 1978 between Phil Hulsizer and Frank Novak to address the rising demand for safety and quality critical repairs for pressure-retaining infrastructure.
Optifuse. Overlay Reimagined. The new generation of speed.
Introducing a new suite of enhanced welding technologies that deliver higher productivity, improved integrity, and a better site experience.
Small Bore In Situ Nozzle Repairs During Pressure Equipment Turnarounds
Whether the nozzles needs to be repaired emergently or replaced in a planned turnaround, WSI has unparalleled innovative leadership in weld metal overlay technology backed by proven results.
Unifuse HF40™ Erosion Resistant Overlay for Circulating Fluidized Bed Boilers – The Weldable Hardfacing
WSI’s proprietary HF40™ overlay is a Fe-Cr-C-Zr hardfacing alloy with approximately 20% chromium (Cr) that provides exceptional resistance to erosion and wear as well as erosion/corrosion attack.
Mitigating Atmospheric Distillation Unit Corrosion through Machine Insitu Methods
WSI can develop code acceptable corrosion resistant overlay (CRO) repair strategy with machine applied weld deposit to upgrade metallurgies in lieu of plate replacements, sheet lining, window cut outs in the vessel, or high dilution manual weld deposits.
Delayed Coking Unit (DCU) Process, Thermal Cycling and Bulge Mitigation Techniques
Beginning in the early 1990’s, WSI initiated the first Structural Weld Overlay’s (SWOL) in coke drums. With aid from partners in the industry, SWOL process was developed as an engineered repair method utilizing advanced techniques in laser mapping, fatigue analysis, and field machine welded execution.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Weld Metal Overlay for Power Boilers
With roots dating back to the 1700’s, steam-generating boilers have evolved greatly based on industrial and residential demand. Learn how WSI’s advanced welding technologies have kept pace.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Tubes & Panels for Black Liquor Recovery Boilers (BLRB)
WSI leads the way in alloying materials and innovative application methods to achieve longer life in the lower and upper furnace components exposed to the various forms of erosion & corrosion.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Automated Weld Build-Up Process in FPSO Repairs
Because of the significant deposition rates achievable with this technology, justification for repair at sea vs. dry-dock was clear.
Automated Weld Technology for FCCU Reactor & Regenerator Head Replacements
WSI’s Hot-PulseTM GTAW process delivers superior weld quality, increased productivity rates and reduced risk to personnel versus conventional welding methods.
WSI’s Patented Process for Machine Welding ER312ss in Batch Digesters
WSI’s proprietary GMAW machine welding process is ideal for ID applications, particularly digesters, because of the attractive economics proven versus other methods.
Meeting API 934A Recommended Practices with WSI’s Machine HP GTAW™ Welding
WSI’s internal weld engineering team successfully qualified the machine GTAW Hot-Pulse™ process exceeding the API 934A acceptance standards.
WSI’s Unifuse™ Technology for EAF Duct Life Extension
Unifuse Alloy 625 Weld Metal Overlay is changing the paradigm on how the industry will view Electric Arc Furnace water-cooled ducts and BOF water-cooled hoods.
Machine Welding for Steam Methane Reformer Furnace Catalyst Tubes with Clearance Challenges
WSI maintains a variety of engineered repair solutions to condense schedule, eliminate manpower in congested work areas and achieve first time quality.
The Engineered Repair Solution for Corrosion Under Insulation in Vertical Pressure Equipment
WSI can develop an ASME section VIII weld metal buildup (WMBU) repair strategy with machine applied deposits to restore the wall to original thickness in lieu of plate replacements and window cut outs in the vessel.
Engineered Repair Innovations in Delayed Coke Drums
Overview of Delayed Coking Units, Skirt Design Challenges, and Skirt to Shell Fatigue. By Ian J. Gilpatrick MBA, MSc
Solving the Qualified Labor Demand Issue with Field Automation
WSI’s field applied remote video control systems improves productivity and quality of critical welds all while reducing operating costs associated with workscopes.
The Automated Approach to Return Bend Replacements in Furnaces
WSI has perfected an innovative solution to an old problem.
WSI’s HP GTAW™ Machine Welding for Coker Cone Modifications
The Faster, Safer and Better Automated Approach for Coke Drum Cone Modifications.
Speed and Control: Titanium (Ti) Groove Welding Utilizing WSI’s Proprietary Hot Pulse GTAW™
WSI’s machine HP GTAW™ welding technology combines unparalleled deposition rates with superior arc control. Learn more in the first post of a weekly series highlighting WSI’s industry leadership.
WSI Welding Services
WSI offers advanced automated welding services for refineries, nuclear power plants, and fossil plants.
How Boiler Lifecycle Management Can Save You Money
While annual assessments are a step in the right direction, they may not be enough.
Custom Welding Solutions Generate More Value For Energy Firms
In these highly technical energy markets, not any welding provider will do.