Elsewhere, permanent-magnet hysteresis brakes control wire tension for coil-winding machines. In one setup using these components, wire is set on a spool on the ground.

Coiling machines from materialhandling equipment maker Tulsa Power in Oklahoma once relied on operators to swap out empty spools. The new cut-and-transfer (ACT) coilers automatically swap spools ...

Last fall Lincoln Electric replaced its venerable PowerMIG 215 with an upgrade -- one number in the model name -- with the 216. The new machine sports improved electronics for arc stability at varying ...

Welding Equipment & Supplies Lincoln Electric Launches Portable Welder The POWER MIG 211i welder is a rugged 200-amp machine for MIG, flux-cored, and spool gun welding on construction sites.