Acknowledgments
The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the following companies that
contributed suggestions, ideas, photographs, and information to this textbook.
Arcal Chemical, Inc. MK Products, Inc.
Bernard Welding Equipment Co. Nederman, Inc.
CK Worldwide, Inc. ODL, Inc.
CRC-Evans Co. Smith’s Heating Welding Equipment Co.
Distribution Designs, Inc. Techalloy Maryland, Inc.
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products Tescom Corp.
Ferro-Slick/Lube-Matic Thermco Instrument Co.
FluidTech Corp. Tweco Products, Inc.
G.A.L. Gage Co. Veriflo Corporation
G.S. Parsons Co. Victor Equipment Co.
HTP America, Inc. Weld World Co.
Lincoln Electric Co. Weldrite Mfg. Co.
Magnaflux Corp. Western Enterprises Co.
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. York Mfg. Co.
The author is deeply grateful for many tables, figures, and information from the
American Welding Society, the computer drawings from my son Steven A. Minnick, and
the photographic printing by my son William R. Minnick.
William H. Minnick
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