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News Release from: Huntingdon Fusion Techniques | Subject: Multi-Strike tungsten electrodes, TIG and plasma
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 July 2002
Tungsten electrode switch reduces TIG
downtime
A number of leading blue chip companies have switched tungsten electrodes types for TIG and plasma welding to increase their arc striking rate and decrease system downtime.
A number of leading blue chip companies have switched to Multi-Strike tungsten electrodes for TIG and plasma welding to increase their arc striking rate and decrease system downtime Two companies with TIG welding robots had trouble with their arc striking with conventional thoriated tungsten electrodes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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They changed to Multi-Strikes and found an immediate 10 fold increase in the number of arc strikes which equated to 23% and 42% respective increase in production due to the greater amount of uptime in the robot operation.
In addition to the cost benefits of improved throughput there are also health benefits, in so far as the Multi-Strikes are free of the radioactive and carcinogenic thoria found in the red-tipped thoriated tungstens.
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques has pioneered the use of these "green" environmentally friendly tungsten electrodes since the early 1980's and has many thousands of customers worldwide, so the high volumes of electrodes sold allow the most cost effective and attractive sales prices available. Request a free brochure from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques ...
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