Become more competitive with sustainable cost reductions
Take a systematic approach to improving quality and increasing profits with Airgas, an Air Liquide company
Are you competing at your very best?
How do you know where you stand compared to your peers and if you’re competing at the level you could be? As a business owner or manager responsible for delivering quality to your customers while managing your bottom line, you have to consider all of the variables. Is your process as efficient as it could be? Are you producing the quality that your customers expect? Is there an opportunity to produce more and spend less on welding costs? Answering these questions with certainty will help you ensure your operation continues to succeed by assuring your customers receive a quality product while controlling your production costs.
What are your challenges?
Develop a continuous improvement plan that generates savings
Our team of Advanced Fabrication experts is focused on helping you compete in the marketplace. With that mind, we’ve studied more than 2,500 welding operations and developed Unlocking the Hidden Cost of Welding (UHCW) — a comprehensive, systematic program for monitoring and continuous improvement designed to ensure you stay competitive. From start to finish, we’ll work with you to develop and implement a plan for quality assurance that generates sustainable savings for your business. In addition, we help you remain focused on your goals with a digital monitoring tool that allows you to track your progress over time.
Hear from one of our experts
As a metal fabricator, you are likely struggling to find experienced welders and might be contemplating investment in automation.
Rob Tessier, National Director — Advanced Fabrication Technologies
“As a metal fabricator, you are likely struggling to find experienced welders and might be contemplating investment in automation. Before you do, consider enrolling in the Unlocking the Hidden Cost of Welding program to determine if you can increase productivity without capital investment.”
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Benchmarking Your Fabrication Costs
Rob Tessier, National Director — Advanced Fabrication Technologies
Most welders weld for less than 9 minutes an hour and use up to 40% more wire and gas than needed. How about your company? Learn to benchmark your costs.
Digital Tools for Continuous Improvement Monitoring
Alissa Stanley, Senior Digital Visualization Analyst
See how digital tools from Airgas can help you monitor and improve your TIG and MIG welding efficiency and team safety for sustainable cost savings.
Reduce waste and increase productivity 20–40% with little or no capital investment
Explore each gear (below) to discover how we can help you become more competitive.
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Resources to keep you ahead
Unlocking the Hidden Cost of Welding
Get a deeper understanding of each step of our five-stage program designed to help you improve product quality, increase productivity and find sustainable cost savings for your business.
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Compete in the Metal Fabrication Industry
Learn more about the tools we offer to help you compete, including systematic savings programs and the expertise of our Advanced Fabrication experts.
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Welding Efficiency Programs: Do or Do Not. There Is No “Try.”
Improving your welding efficiency takes a lot more than just trying to do it. You must fully commit to a program and stick with it to realize long-term success. Our expert shares some words of wisdom for companies who want to implement an efficiency program in their shop.
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Unlocking the Hidden Cost of Welding
Listen to our customers describe their experience in the Unlocking the Hidden Cost of Welding class and the impact it’s had on the way they see their business.
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