It all started when a Hobart Brothers competitor was unable to supply welding materials needed by Southern Co.'s Alabama Power unit to make water wall repairs to some of its coal-fired boilers. So in December 2006, the welding technology company supplied E8018-B2 stick electrodes to repair the boiler tubes. To the utility's surprise, the Hobart electrode showed some starting porosity and a higher amperage range than the other manufacturer's product. Although Hobart has been in business for close to 100 years, it had never served the power industry.
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