Welding Positioner Manufacturers and Companies

Using a welding positioner solves the problem of working on a 360-degree work surface or plane, such as when joining pipes, pipe fittings, valves, and flanges. Without a welding positioner, these tasks are slow, difficult, and tiring, since the welder must constantly move around and under the workpiece, weld over their heads and vertically, and constantly stop and start work to reposition themselves and the workpiece. Without a welding positioner, such tasks lead to worker fatigue and poor quality welding work.

Welding positioners come in a variety of sizes and can be custom built for most industrial applications. Driven either electrically or by pneumatic-hydraulic power, the welder's speed of rotation can be adjusted to rotate the work at the exact, constant tempo to suit the work. Keeping the workpiece level and allowing the welder to use the highest possible amperage of the welding rod will allow high-quality seams to be welded very efficiently. This is not the case when welders must work vertically or over their heads; without a welding positioner welders often must decrease amperage to reduce sagging of the welded pool of molten metal. But using a welding positioner solves this problem and ensures consistent, high-quality welded seams. Furthermore, since welders using one of these devices are not constantly interrupted by having to move or reposition the piece they are working on, they can focus on welding high-quality seams that are consistent around the surface of the piece. Welding positioners can also allow one welder to complete work that, without a welding positioner, would require more than one worker. They are highly useful when welding tubular or round workpieces need to be completed.