Welding planning tools
The full register of the desk's nine planning tools. Every one runs in your browser on the figures you enter — nothing is stored, nothing is sent anywhere — and every one issues a printable planning record that names its own assumptions.
Control planning 2 tools
Order the control questions for welding fume and work-zone screens before a competent assessment or layout check.
- T-01
Welding fume extraction planner
Control-route planning aid Uses process, location, frequency and capture options to issue an ordered control route for assessment. - T-09
Welding screen work-zone planner
Planning estimate Uses zone dimensions, access opening and panel width to show perimeter, screen run and panel count.
Power, gas & duty 3 tools
Work out generator demand, shielding-gas time and machine duty from the nameplate, data-plate or cylinder figures you enter.
- T-02
Welding generator size calculator
Planning estimate Uses entered kVA, or kW with power factor, to show running load, start peak and a planned kVA figure. - T-03
Welding gas cylinder duration
Planning estimate Uses cylinder volume or pressure figures, flow and arc-on duty to show gas-on and elapsed time. - T-05
Welding duty-cycle planner
Planning estimate Uses the nameplate duty cycle and reference window to show operating and rest minutes at that rating.
Material & consumables 2 tools
Estimate deposition, filler demand and wire runtime from entered geometry, material density and process efficiency.
- T-04
Weld volume & filler metal
Planning estimate Uses joint geometry, length, density and deposition efficiency to show volume and filler-mass figures. - T-06
MIG wire runtime estimator
Planning estimate Uses wire mass, diameter, density and feed speed to show remaining length and continuous-feed runtime.
Geometry & entered ratings 2 tools
Calculate section mass or compare a required cut against the clean-cut and severance ratings you enter.
- T-07
Steel weight calculator
Planning estimate Uses entered geometry for plate and bars, or a current referenced kg/m value for named UK section families. - T-08
Plasma cut thickness checker
Entered-rating comparison Uses required thickness and manufacturer ratings you enter to compare clean-cut and severance limits.
The arithmetic and assumptions behind every tool are set out step by step on the methodology sheet; the public documents behind the guidance are listed, with what we take from each, on the source register. For the practical context around a calculation, use the guide register.