Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Guns Offer Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Tregaskiss (Windsor, ON) offers two new robotic water-cooled MIG guns that provide superior cooling power for longer gun and consumable life, in addition to zero gas loss for a lower total cost of ownership. Tregaskiss™ by DINSE™ CWD Robotic Water-Cooled MIG guns are designed for conventional robots, while TWD Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Guns are for through-arm robots. Both guns are available as part of the five-year Master Distribution Agreement between Tregaskiss and DINSE GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) announced in September 2017. These new robotic water-cooled guns are available in a variety of amperages ranging from 350 amps to 600 amps at 100 percent duty cycle. Designed with a dedicated gas line that runs from the back of the guns directly to the gas diffuser, the guns deliver cost savings since shielding gas has zero opportunity to escape.

The guns also use a unique dual-circuit cooling system that runs the length of the front end, providing more effective cooling and lower operating temperatures. This feature results in longer MIG gun and consumable life, as well as less downtime for consumable changeover. Cooler operating temperatures also reduce the amount of spatter that adheres to the nozzle, saving time and money in cleanup, extending nozzle life and lowering overall consumable costs. CWD and TWD Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Guns are available in clutch and solid mount models, with a variety of mounting arm and neck options to achieve Tool Center Point (TCP). They also include integrated air blast and a simple liner design, with one end pre-dressed at the factory to minimize the opportunity for operator variation in liner trimming.

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Tregaskiss also offers their new TOUGH LOCK™ HDP Contact Tips that are designed to significantly extend contact tip life in pulsed MIG welding applications, resulting in increased production throughput. Precision engineered with a special alloy that provides a higher resistance to wear and arc erosion, these contact tips allow operations to regain as much as 95 percent of the productivity lost during typical contact tip changeovers. They do so by lasting six times to ten times longer than copper and chrome zirconium tips, which often need to be replaced twice as frequently during pulsed MIG welding due to its high heat input.

These new contact tips also feature a tight bore tolerance, provide increased arc stability to improve weld quality and reduce spatter, along with its associated cleanup. TOUGH LOCK HDP Contact Tips are available in packages of 5, 25 or 100 and can be used with .035 in, .040 in and .045 in solid copper-coated wires. They are compatible with TOUGH LOCK consumables, including nozzles and retaining heads, and require no change to Tool Center Point (TCP). The contact tips also benefit from compatibility with the TOUGH GUN Reamer Nozzle Cleaning Station, which helps extend the life of robotic MIG guns and consumables by automatically removing spatter.

Tregaskiss, 2570 North Talbot Road, Windsor, ON N0R 1L0, 519-737-3000, Fax: 519-737-1530, www.tregaskiss.com.