A question from a welding engineer

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Several weeks ago, a welding engineer who works for GE in Hungary sent the following question to me:"I would like to get in contact that person who can supply both technical and purchasing information about automatic welding system No:200592. This welding system is specified in GE Standard Practice Manual of  70-41-07 under Subtask of 70-41-07-310-081 as it is quoted below. A. Automatic Welding System.(1) An automatic welding system which conforms to Hobart Specification No. 200592 (Hobart Bros. Co., Hobart Square, Troy, Ohio 45373) is the equipment which is considered the minimum required to perform a satisfactory repair.As I was not able to find the above specified specification on your website your help will be highly appreciated." I contacted Hobart Brothers, but they don't make equipment anymore, and don't know that Specification (it looks to me as if it was written in 1970 (!).Does this ring any bells with anyone? Anyone have any idea what that equipment might be?
Reply:Try the hobart board. There are a couple people there that have a lot of the old documents around, and one or two welding suppliers that have many of the old documents available for purchase, such as Buffalo Welding supply in NY http://www.buffalowelding.com/ , or Wolfenden Industries (used to be 216-265-9282, don't know if it sill is)
Reply:http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/index.php   This is the link to Hobart WeldTalk.  One of the leaders or admin might pickup on your question.You might consider contacting Miller or Lincoln.  They make automatic welding equipment.  It's bound to be adequate for doing a procedure spec'd in '70.WeldingWeb forum--now more sophomoric banter than anything else!
Reply:1-800-4-A-MILLER will at least get you to a switchboard operator that can get you to the right person to ask on the phone, too.
Reply:Well I realize this likely won't help but I have to make this observation.A guy who works for GE asks about a GE "standard" procedure written in 1970.  Maybe time for GE to update its procedure manual?If you can get more of the spec. as to what they are actually trying to do and what forces are anticipated for the welds, productivity requirements, etc., you might be able to help them update the procedure and specify modern equip.
Reply:Originally Posted by phila.renewalA guy who works for GE asks about a GE "standard" procedure written in 1970.  Maybe time for GE to update its procedure manual?
Reply:Side question: what is the end application? Power turbune? Jet engine? Railroad? other? It does make a difference, sine a lot of the documents for the assorted applications are now sourced from outside GE for other than current products.
Reply:Sorry, don't know. The only thing he sent to me was the question as I posed it above.