Usage:
The service Welding Guide was developed by the Service Department and East Peoria Weld Engineering of Caterpillar Inc. The guide was developed to assist the serviceman in selecting the proper welding techniques to be employed. This fundamental information can be combined with the serviceman's welding abilities to utilize the optimum combination of factors affecting weld quality. These factors include welding process selection, recommended equipment, repair methods, types of joints and weld defects. The evaluation and application of these factors constitutes the proper service welding techniques that will produce welds in all joint positions on all types of steels.
The appendix of this booklet contains a list of reference books that have been proven to be useful to service welders. Further reading in these sources is suggested in ares of particular interest. The appendix also contains a glossary of welding terms used in this booklet.