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Strategic Welding Cost Reduction Consulting

Lower cost per joint, same quality - usually without buying new equipment.

Strategic Welding Cost Reduction Consulting

A complete assessment of your welding cost

We analyse your welding parameters, the processes and consumables in use, the rework rate, excess deposited metal, non-value-adding activities and real productivity (cost per kg deposited).

Real results with clients

  • Pulp and paper (Piracicaba, Brazil): switching from GTAW to FCAW saved BRL 300,000 (50% of the project’s total welding cost) and avoided 2 to 3 months of delay, with no increase in radiographic rejection.
  • Oil and gas (Piracicaba, Brazil): switching from SMAW to GMAW-P on Inconel 625 cut cost per joint by 18% (from BRL 3,450 to BRL 2,850), eliminated radiographic rejections, reduced HAZ hardness and raised the operating factor from 5% to 25%.

What we deliver

  • Assessment of the current process, parameters and consumables
  • Optimised parameter development by material and process
  • Training of your team on the new parameters
  • Action plan with targets for cost, quality, speed and efficiency

In most cases the gain comes from process and parameter adjustment - with no need to invest in new equipment.

Frequently asked questions

Does the consulting require buying new equipment?

In most cases, no - the gains come from adjusting the process, the parameters and the consumables. Equipment investment is only recommended when the return is clearly better than what a process adjustment can deliver.

How long before results show up?

On the projects we have run, the new parameters went into production within a few weeks of the assessment, with measurable gains on the first welded batches.

Ready to solve this in your operation?