Multiplaz support - Angel villanueva

[Rob Taylor]

Please join me in welcoming Angel villanueva to this Google Group.
He is the official point man at Multiplaz.com and very knowledgeable about
all things Multiplaz.

Be sure to read his posts on the Read Me First! thread.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!category-topic/multiplaz-3500/new-multiplaz-users/yOnIR_re4gM

Welcome Angel

[Angel villanueva]

Thank you Rob! Welcome new Multiplaz users! My name is Angel Villanueva, I am the senior welding tech here at Multiplaz North America.

If you have any questions, need troubleshooting or need help with setting up your Multiplaz 3500 leave a post and I will reply Asap.

I am also AWS certified on structural steel incase you need help with process or settings.

Thank you!  

[Iwerk]

Angel, I'm curious if MultiPlaz has any videos that show certified welding test coupons?

Many of the welders out there, have not seen the technology and rely on certified welding tests.

[Angel villanueva]

Not at the moment that I know of but I am working on getting a structural steel certification with Multiplaz and posting the video.

[kakadu]

Hi Angel, good to know we have the main man for Multiplaz with all the answers etc

My learning curve has been a tight one as there was no info apart from the handbook and some videos on UTUBE .......even the dealer who let us have a hands on demo only had sparse info on how to set it up and what to use etc.

Ian.

On Thursday, 19 June 2014 06:09:51 UTC+10, Angel villanueva wrote:

[Rob Taylor]

FYI Angel is no longer working for Multiplaz, please refer your questions to Adam Figueroa.

[Anon ymous]

should we be worried that no official test or certification has come out yet?

[Rob Taylor]

Hi Anonymous,
I would like to see this machine produce official certified test welds etc. and I am curious what has happened
in this regard since Angel did mention it.

But I am not worried. I have performed a number of welds with my Multiplaz 3500 and I have not observed porosity,
inclusions, fractures, weld brittleness or anything else that would suggest that the machine itself is to blame for any
deficiencies in the resulting weld. I intend to practice a lot more and to test my resulting welds before trusting my work
for anything critical in any case.

If you are unsure about the machine the best thing you can do is test it out. Bring your own scrap pieces to someone who
has one of these machines, make your best weld and then test the results, or send the sample away for testing.

Perhaps Adam will have something official to add.

Take Care,
Rob

[kakadu]

Hi, for what it's worth, if you can judge a weld by it's appearance that is as good as it's going to get.

One swallow does not make a Summer, and so even if you did a perfect test weld, the next one might be flawed etc.

It takes practice to get to perfection or acceptable standards, so with consistency in mind, practice on all kinds of metal thicknesses to see how the torch and it's settings handles the various work pieces.....a piece of 3mm steel is a lot different to a piece of 20mm thick steel.

I always had trouble with corner welds when doing stick welding and more often than not had to grind out and re-weld them just to pass my own inspection, but with the 'Plaz that is a thing of the past.

BTW, been using the 'Plaz for almost 3 years now.

Ian.