Ceramic backing strips pre-aligned on a self-adhesive aluminium backing tape. These backing material strips enables welding to be carried out from a single side with full penetration and reduce the need to grind out and re-weld a root from the reverse side. The self-adhesive backing tape adheres to every weldable material. The strips are available in different configurations for various heavy gauge MIG/GMAW and MMA/SMAW applications such as structural steel fabrication, bridge-building, pressure vessel manufacture, shipbuilding and pipeline seam welding. Each strip is cut to 600mm (60cm) length and each profile is supplied in quantities of 20 strips per box. The 1/8 segmented circle profile is provided in 8 strips per circle (10 circles per box). Benefits: Reduced need for welding from the reverse side; Usable with every weldable metal to reduce oxidation and prevent hydrogen inclusion; Improved efficiency by decreasing the need of re-work