Welding and industrial maintenance blog
Articles on welding, maintenance and the people who do the work, and on how to bring in welders and technicians for your plant.
Planned Preventative Maintenance vs Reactive Maintenance
Planned preventative maintenance compared with reactive (corrective) maintenance: how each works, where each pays off and how plants combine them.
Plater, Pipe Fitter, Mechanical Fitter: Who Does What on a Job
What does a mechanical fitter do, and how do platers, pipe fitters, welders and technicians share an industrial job? Who does what, and who runs the crew.
What Does a Maintenance Technician Do?
What a maintenance technician does in an industrial plant, how the title differs from maintenance engineer and fitter, and what to specify when you hire.
Coded Welders: What to Check Before You Hire One
What a coded welder is, how long a qualification lasts and what to check on a certificate before a welder starts at your plant in Spain or Portugal.
Scope of Works for an Industrial Job: Which Service Do You Need?
How to write a scope of works for plant work and match it to the right service: welding, fabrication, pipework, steelwork, installation or maintenance.
Contract Labour for Industrial Plants: Common Questions
Contract labour for industrial plants: which trades you can bring in, how quickly people can start and what to settle before they arrive on site.
What Is Predictive Maintenance?
What is predictive maintenance: how condition monitoring works, how it differs from preventive and corrective maintenance, and when it pays off in a plant.
Mistakes When Hiring Welders and Technicians
The most common mistakes when hiring welders and industrial technicians, from a vague brief to unchecked certificates, and how to avoid each one.
TIG vs MIG Welding: Which Do You Need?
TIG vs MIG welding compared: how each process works, where each one fits and how to specify the right one when you hire welders for a plant.
Which Industries Hire Welders and Technicians?
Which industries hire welders and technicians in Spain and Portugal: what each one needs, from process plants to food and drink, energy and machinery.
How to Choose an Industrial Labour Supply Company
How to choose an industrial labour supply company: five checks on trade knowledge, qualifications, who employs the worker, response and references.
Industrial Labour Supply: How It Works
Industrial labour supply explained: two ways to bring welders and technicians into a plant, when it makes sense and what to settle before they start.
