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Winning welds

04 March 2013

Lewis Clelland of Babcock, Rosyth has been crowned top welder in the 2012 ESAB Shipweld competition for shipyard apprentices that concluded recently with the grand final at BAE Systems in Portsmouth. Jack Thompson of Babcock, Appledore was named runner-up and the shipyard welding team award went to Babcock, Rosyth.

Lewis Clelland of Babcock, Rosyth has been crowned top welder in the 2012 ESAB Shipweld competition for shipyard apprentices that concluded recently with the grand final at BAE Systems in Portsmouth. Jack Thompson of Babcock, Appledore was named runner-up and the shipyard welding team award went to Babcock, Rosyth.

About 120 entrants competed for the ESAB Challenge Cup and, to ensure no-one had a competitive advantage, all finalists used identical ESAB Origo Mig 4001i welding machines with Aristo Feed 3004w U6 wire feed units and PSF 405 torches.

They also used OK Tubrod 15.14 wire and Vodex 3.2mm electrodes.
 
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