Lincoln Electric MC07-48 manual Owen Steel Company, Columbia, SC

30%W E L D I N G IncreaseC O N S U M A B L E S in Productivity

UltraCore ® Owen Steel Company, Columbia, SC

A large structural steel contractor, Owen Steel has worked on some of the most recognizable buildings made in the last half century.

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To increase productivity, quality, and reduce costs associated with welding operations.

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Working with welding and gas distributor Praxair and welding equipment and consumables manufacturer Lincoln Electric, Owen Steel conducted extensive on-site

tests and decided on Lincoln7s UltraCore ® 71C gas-shielded flux-cored wire.

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•30% increase in productivity from new wire.

•Bidding advantage on new jobs.

•Long stick-out procedures combined with high wire feed speeds allow for higher deposition rates and arc stability, and reduced welder fatigue.

•Reduced spatter, clean up, and rework.

Askyscraper’s most fascinating story is not always the reflective

window façade frequently admired by passersby. Oftentimes, the truly interesting tale is told by the underlying support structure, its journey and how it will enable the building to stand up to modern-day demands for decades to come.

With this in mind, Owen Steel Company, based in Columbia, S.C., has contributed to some great stories during its 70 years in business. One of the country’s leading structural steel contractors, the firm has been involved in the construction of some prominent buildings, including high rises such as the 48-story Conde Nast headquarters at Four Times Square, the 568-foot 450 Lexington Avenue Building in midtown Manhattan and the 54-floor Mellon Bank Center in downtown Philadelphia, as well as indoor arenas for the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers. Owen Steel has also contributed to transit hubs, including

the JFK Airport International Arrivals

Terminal and the Secaucus (N.J.)

Transit Station.

Over the years, Owen Steel and its projects have received numerous industry accolades, including being featured 10 times on the cover of leading industry publication Engineering News-Record.

Most recently, the 250-person firm fabricated the AESS columns on the New York Times Building in Manhattan as part of its contract for approximately 7,200 tons on that project, and has fabricated steel for the Bank of America Tower in New York (27,000 tons for a 54-story tower), Citigroup, Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Bus Depot and Xanadu at the Meadowlands.

With such prominent projects under its belt and more always in the works (the firm was just awarded the contract to build the World Trade Center Memorial and Museum at

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