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Holland's short plug flash-butt welding provides railways with a higher quality and more cost-effective defect remediation and repair, the company says. Traditionally, repair welding gangs rely on a 20'-40' plug with three pieces of equipment as well as six to eight railroad employees and two Holland employees. With the short plug flash-butt repair welding gang, 5' plugs are used with two pieces of equipment and a total of four (railroad and Holland) employees. The benefits of short plug flash-butt welding include a single four-man crew can match the efficiency of three thermite crews; and superior joint strength and durability compared to thermite, the company says. A typical repair takes between 60-75 minutes. Using 5' plugs out of a 40' or 20' rail, there is no scrap. Holland's flash-butt welding services include the Intelliweld Control System.