The Babcock & Wilcox Company

E Allen Womack, Jr

Stuart E Reed

Patrick M Ryan

Dennis D Harwig

J Jeffrey Kidwell

An apparatus and method for pacing the application of a manual weld along the weld line generates beeps or light flashes at a rate which can be correlated by the welder with markings along the weld line. As each beep or flash is perceived, the welder should reach the next marking. Spacing between the markings determines the desired rate at which the weld is being applied. Alternatively, sequentially lightable areas are distributed along the weld line and sequentially lit a desired rate. The welder chases the sequence along the weld line to achieve the optimum rate of welding.

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Akron, OH, United States of America

E Allen Womack, Jr