Welding Equipment Calibration
Ensuring your welding machine is properly calibrated is crucial for achieving high-quality welds and maintaining a safe working environment. Let's delve into the calibration process and its significance.
Why Is Calibration Important?
Regular calibration of welding equipment offers several benefits:
Ensures Accuracy: Proper calibration aligns the machine's output with specified parameters, leading to consistent and precise welds.
Enhances Safety: Accurately calibrated machines reduce the risk of accidents associated with incorrect settings.
Maintains Compliance: Adherence to industry standards often requires regular calibration, ensuring your operations meet necessary guidelines.
IEC 60974-4 MCT Testing
Ensuring the electrical safety of welding equipment is paramount for both operator safety and equipment longevity. Machine Compliance Tests (MCTs), guided by the IEC 60974-4 standard, play a crucial role in this process.
Understanding IEC 60974-4
IEC 60974-4:2016 specifies test procedures for periodic inspection and post-repair assessments to ensure the electrical safety of arc welding equipment. This standard applies to power sources designed in accordance with IEC 60974-1 or IEC 60974-6, as well as standalone ancillary equipment.
It's important to note that this standard is not applicable to new power sources or engine-driven power sources.
Gas Safety Testing
Ensuring gas safety in welding operations is not just a regulatory requirement; it's a fundamental aspect of protecting your team and maintaining operational efficiency.
Let's delve into essential gas safety procedures for welding machine operators and explore why conducting regular gas safety checks is vital for your company.​
Why Your Company Should Conduct Regular Gas Safety Checks
Employee Safety:
Regular gas safety checks significantly reduce the risk of accidents, such as gas leaks or explosions, ensuring a safer workplace for all employees.​
Regulatory Compliance:
Adhering to safety regulations and standards is not only a legal obligation but also protects the company from potential fines and legal issues.​
Operational Efficiency:
Well-maintained equipment operates more efficiently and has a longer lifespan, leading to cost savings and uninterrupted workflow.​
Reputation Management:
Demonstrating a commitment to safety enhances your company's reputation among clients, partners, and employees, fostering trust and reliability.​
Incorporating these gas safety procedures and conducting regular safety checks are proactive steps toward creating a secure and efficient working environment. Prioritizing safety not only safeguards your team but also contributes to the overall success and sustainability of your operations.
Gas equipment tests fall into two categories - CP7 and CP47
A CP7 gas inspection, mandated by the BCGA Code of Practice 7, ensures the safe use of oxy-fuel gas equipment, including regulators, flashback arrestors, hoses, and blowpipes, through annual visual and functional checks and equipment replacement every five years.
A CP47 gas inspection, based on the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) Code of Practice 47, is a thorough safety check of portable or mobile single cylinder gas supply equipment, ensuring safe operation and compliance with regulations.
Whatever your gas equipment testing requirements are, we are able to help.
Contact us on 01530 831444
Your Welding Specialists
We have a dedicated service and repair team who can repair machines from most of the leading and popular manufacturers, including:
We value our Customers
At Camarc we know that when you get a breakdown, time to fix is critical. That is why we offer:
Same day call out – we make every effort to get to you on the day of request depending on time, location and job log
On site repairs – we regularly travel across the country to perform repairs on site
Collection/Return to factory – we can also come and collect the faulty equipment to bring back to our factory, repair and return to you.
PCB Repairs – Our top highly trained engineers have extensive knowledge and experience when it comes to repairing PCBs. If it's just a faulty board, we can quickly sort that for you.
Maintenance and calibration
We provide regular servicing of welding equipment according to service schedules, to meet our customers’ requirements. These can be 6-monthly or 12-monthly services.
Alcumus Safecontractor
We are proud to have received Alcumus SafeContractor accreditation. This means that we reach an exceptional level of health and safety compliance when operating in the industrial sector.
Supply and sell
We can supply most types of welding equipment with equipment from Lorch, Fronius, Camarc and Weldcut ranges.
Complete welding equipment services
Our aim is to help you keep your welding equipment in the best working condition via our comprehensive range of repair and servicing solutions. Whether you opt for regular servicing or come to us for one-off repairs, we guarantee a service that is efficient and hassle-free.
Because we also stock equipment from a range of leading manufacturers, you can also get the products you need at a competitive price.
If you need a repair or want to invest in new equipment, don't hesitate to get in touch with our team for advice, guidance and recommendations.
