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Arc welding equipment, manual and automatic
News Release from: BDI Europa | Subject: MIG, TIG and plasma-arc systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2005
Tough MIG guns withstand harsh usage
At Germany's Schweissen und Schneiden (Welding and Cutting) show, the latest innovations in arc welding equipment and ancillaries will be shown from North America.
BDI, known around the world as manufacturers and export managers for leading brands of arc welding torch systems, will exclusively present the newest innovations from Tregaskiss (robotic and hand-held MIG torch systems) and WTC brand TIG and plasma cutting torches and consumables * Tough Guns for today's welding professionals - located in Windsor, Ontario (Canada), Tregaskiss Welding Products is an industry leader in the development and manufacture of semi-automatic, automatic and robotic MIG welding guns and robotic peripherals
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Tough Gun is its unique brand of air and water cooled MIG torches and welding peripherals.
As the Exclusive Export Partner, BDI will exhibit the complete line of Tregaskiss' Tough Gun brand, including the latest innovations such as the Tough Gun I C E line, the Sure Start Contact Tip and the Quick Load Liner.
* Ever had a lifetime guarantee? - For over 30 years Tregaskiss Welding Products has manufactured and supplied quality MIG welding guns and accessories to metal fabrication industries across North America and around the world.
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Tough Guns are the preferred choice among engineers and welding professionals world-wide due to superior performance and durability combined with low maintenance costs.
They are built to withstand the abuse of the harshest welding environments and have gained a worldwide reputation for excellence.
Tregaskiss is the only manufacturer giving its clients a guarantee for life for the handle of the gun.
* Forget heat, welcome to the 'I C E age' - combining the best of both worlds: The Integrated Cooling Enhancer circulates water externally, cooling the nozzle and front-end consumables on an air-cooled gun platform.
R and D testing indicates that when using the Tough Gun I C E the gooseneck, nozzle and contact tip cool to 122 deg F/50 deg C in 90s.
"Customers at several test sites noted protected external lines and shut-off valves at the connections are easier to maintain than conventional water lines".
"They are also impressed that consumable life increases resulting from a cooler running front end," comments Joe Durocher, product manager at Tregaskiss.
The interchangeability of parts between air-cooled torches and Tough Gun I C E is a distinct inventory advantage of the product.
And with this torch there will not be any contamination by water ever again as the power leads are independent of the water lines.
* The ultimate contact tip that outperforms your competition - with the Sure Start contact tip Tregaskiss has developed another 'cutting-edge' innovation - its results have been so exceptional that the technology behind it is being kept a closely guarded trade secret.
Testing showed that Sure Start ensures a smooth arc start and reduces arc start failure by up to 50%.
This results in extended life of the contact tips, reduced downtime and therefore a significant increase in production.
Improved performance comes along with unique packaging: packages for 10 or 20 tips are designed in a way that offers protection from the well-known, harmful welding environments.
* New Quick Load Liners - we proudly present a novelty in MIG welding by Tregaskiss: The Tough Gun Quick Load Liner (patent pending) loads from the front of the gun and therefore eliminates the need to climb around tooling and transfer systems.
Operators can further change the liner without removing the torch from the feeder.
No cutting and no re-feeding of wire means changing the Quick Load Liner is 70% faster than changing conventional liners.
Schweissen and Schneiden 2005, Essen, Germany, September 12 - 17, Hall 7, Stand 7-514.
* About BDI - BDI brings 30 years of international sales, marketing, finance and logistics expertise to its role as exclusive export manager for Tregaskiss Welding Products and other top brands of welding and automotive tools.
BDI's long-term partnerships with some of the best names in welding equipment, alloys and accessories have helped manufacturers develop demand, prestige - and significant sales - for their US and Canadian brands in over 130 countries around the globe.
BDI's UK subsidiary, BDI Europa, serves as BDI's wholesaler for the UK market and a springboard to the continent.
BDIE also is a manufacturer and supplier of the WTC brand of TIG and plasma cutting torches and accessories.
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