3M launches Speedglas 100 welding masks

A 3M product story

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team May 25, 2009

3M has released its latest range of Speedglas welding masks.

The lightweight Speedglas 100 mask is ideal for those who need to weld occasionally such as plumbers, construction workers and the auto-trade, as well as hobby welders and DIYers.

3M offers five versions of the mask: Blaze, Mechanical Skull, Tribal, Trojan Warrior or Chrome.

The Speedglas 100 Series includes the 100V auto-darkening filter that provides uniform shading across the entire viewing area.

The masks have five user-selectable dark shades from 8 to 12, with a light shade of 3.

The Speedglas 100V mask also has three sensitivity settings: a normal setting used for most types of welding (both indoors and outdoors), a setting for when other welders are working nearby, and a setting for a stable arc, as in TIG welding.

It also features a headband, designed to be adjusted with one hand, making the mask adaptable to different- shaped and sized faces and heads.