Super Cool 18 prevents overheating
To eliminate overheating associated with 18 Series 350-amp water-cooled torches, Weldcraft introduces its Super Cool 18 TIG torch. The Super Cool 18 operates up to 400 amps and has a patented water-cooling chamber design to provide full-flow water cooling that prevents the torch from overheating. Addition of a stubby collet body adjacent to the water chamber enhances cooling capacity of the torch, while allowing for an optional gas lens to improve gas coverage.
The Super Cool 18's patented water chamber allows water to flow down, around, and up the entire length of the torch head. This maximizes cooling and eliminates collet and collet body overheating, softening, and twisting, especially when welding heavy aluminum alloy, AC applications. The torch's heavy-copper components improve performance by increasing cooling efficiency, maximizing current capacity, and reducing downtime and costs associated with consumable changeover and rework. With a gas-shielding nozzle that screws onto the water chamber sleeve, the Super Cool 18 remains cooler longer
Available with standard WP-18 long or short back caps, the Super Cool 18 uses standard gas lens alumina nozzles, hoses, power cables, and collets with special heavy-duty 1/8-, 5/32-, and 3/16-inch models. It accommodates tungsten ranging from .020 to 3/16 inches and offers a standard WP-18 sure-grip handle to increase operator comfort.
For more information, contact Weldcraft, Appleton WI.
Knot wire cup brushes tackle serious jobs
Weiler Corp has a new line of knot wire cup brushes. Designed specifically for heavy-duty applications requiring maximum aggression, the knot wire cup brushes are suitable for applications such as weld cleaning and cleaning large metal surfaces, paint and rust removal, as well as deburring.
Providing durability, the knot wire cup brushes have a steel band designed to control flaring of the brush face. The steel band can easily be removed to expose more wire once the wire tips are worn down to the band, increasing the longevity of the brush.
These new knot wire cup brushes also feature the Hurricane Twist, which lets the brushes work smoothly and aggressively while helping decrease operator fatigue.
The banded knot wire cup brushes come in 2¾" diameter using either .014 or .020 steel wire or .020 stainless steel wire with a maximum rpm of 12,500. The cup brushes are also available in a 4" diameter, using a .023 wire size with a maximum rpm of 9,000.
For more details. contact Weiler, Cresco PA.
New Oxy-Fuel Safety Pack promotes welding safety
Smith Equipment offers its new Oxy-Fuel Safety Pack to educate both novice and professional welders on maintaining safe oxy-fuel cutting, heating, and welding practices. The pack includes the Oxy-Fuel Equipment Operation and Safety Video (available on VHS, CD, or DVD) with a post-video test and answer key, 30 copies of the 37 Violations Safety Quiz brochures, and 30 copies of Safety Meeting Guides. The pack also includes Smith's full-line catalog and cartoon safety posters, which communicate important safety tips in a humorous and educational manner.
The Oxy-Fuel Equipment Operation and Safety Video discusses all aspects of oxy-fuel cutting, welding, brazing, and heating safety.
To order or for more details, contact Smith, Watertown SD.
Torch spacing automatic for MG Systems Titan II
The newly updated Programmable Auto-Torch spacing on MG Systems and Welding Inc's Titan II allows the machine's torches to be automatically spaced to equal or varying distances from each other by entering values into the machine's Global Control. Carriages will then be automatically spaced to a specific location along the Y-axis.
Alternately, a part program can contain the spacing commands so that torch spacing is established as an automatic sequence during part program execution. This feature enhances torch starting location and reduces operator error, as well as adding to operational efficiency.
For more details, phone MG at 262-255-5520 or access www.mg-systems-welding.com
Waterborne primer halts corrosion, cracking
Cortec VpCI 374 waterborne metal primer provides corrosion resistance for metal and flexibility for increased resistance to cracking. The new coating is formulated as a fast-drying, thixotropic coating with low viscosity that resists sagging. It has been designed for production base coating using conventional spray or airless spray making it ideal for OEM applications. As needed, it can be applied by brush or roller for touch-up and field use.
Using patented technology, 374 offers a built-in VpCI anti-corrosion system yielding enhanced protection for carbon steel, cast iron, stainless steel, and aluminum. Its performance capabilities enable it to surpass corrosion resistance standards for ASTM B-117 for salt spray, ASTM D-1748 for humidity, and ASTM G-85 A5 for prohesion.
VpCI 374 is recommended to be topcoated using VpCI 384 or 386 finish coatings.
For more details, access www.CortecVCI.com.
Bulitex Reefer Panel stronger than FRP
US Liner Co has added a newly engineered Bulitex Reefer Panel. This addition to the Bulitex product line has greater strength than traditional FRP panels, with no additional cost. It features a newly designed multi-layered glass matrix that is thin, lightweight, and at approximately 70% of the impact resistance of woven Bulitex, it is three times stronger than FRP.
Michael C LaRocco, US Liner president, said, “Our new advanced engineering process allows us to manufacture Bulitex in a reconfigured glass matrix, maintaining its strength characteristics while producing it much more affordably.”
More information is available from US Liner, Cranberry Township PA.
Wabash produces DuraPlate CargoMax
Wabash National Corp has launched its new DuraPlate CargoMax domestic container designed to provide intermodal carriers with additional interior width to optimize valuable cargo capacity.
The new container design incorporates high-performance DuraPlate composite panels in the sidewalls, nose, and doors to reduce weight and provide the strength and durability required in intermodal operations. The design also increases interior width, which allows carriers to pinwheel pallets in the cargo area and increase cargo capacity.
For more details, contact Wabash, Lafayette IN.
EdgeMaster boasts jog speed of 1,000 ipm
MG Systems and Welding's new EdgeMaster dual side drive plasma and oxyfuel cutting machine comes in widths from 8' to 12' and lengths from 10' to 80'. The EdgeMaster travels at a jog speed of 1,000 inches per minute. Handling stainless steel, mild steel, and aluminum, it can cut gauge up to 12" and can accommodate plasmas up to 400 amps. With a special frame, the EdgeMaster provides smooth motion and accurately cut parts.
Visit the web site at www.mg-systems-welding.com or phone 262-255-5520 for more details.
Flux-cored wire lowers spatter, fume levels
To reduce spatter and lower fume levels on E71T-1 type applications, Hobart Brothers introduces its Tri-Mark TM-910 gas shielded flux-cored wire). The TM-910 all-position wire is designed for use with high argon shielding gas mixtures, such as 95% argon/5% CO2 (or 75% argon/25% CO2), while maintaining deeper penetration for general fabrication and shipyard welding applications.
The TM-910 is suited for a range of welding conditions on both large and small applications. Specifically, the wire maintains its mechanical properties through high heat input/slow cooling rate applications and low heat input/high cooling rate applications.
TM-910 wire is optimized for all-position welding and improved efficiency on a range of applications. When the wire is used with higher levels of argon, the amount of spatter is significantly reduced, as is the amount of time necessary for cleanup. Further, the TM-910 wire offers versatility to shops currently running solid and/or metal cored applications using argon/CO2 shielding gas. Operators can use the same shielding gas for the TM-910's flux-cored applications. This reduces costs by eliminating the need for additional gas delivery systems.
To learn more, visit www.Hobartbrothers.com, phone 800-424-1543, fax 800-541-6607, or write Hobart Brothers Co, 400 Trade Square East, Troy OH 45373.
Bylaser offers high-output power, ARC
Bystronic introduces the latest generation of its laser resonator, Bylaser, with the 5200 ARC. With a consistent, high-output power of 5,200 watts, coupled with Adaptive Radius Control (ARC), users are guaranteed optimal piercing and cutting performance and quality. ARC provides automatic optimization of the beam diameter for all sheet metal thicknesses and materials. This technology leads to a marked time-savings of 30% in part manufacturing.
High overall processing efficiency makes it possible to operate your laser cutting system with low production costs, ensuring an excellent price-to-performance ratio. The 5200 has a compact, space-saving design for greater convenience. Operation and diagnostics use Laserview via a touch screen on the operating terminal. Appropriate materials include steel up to 25 mm, stainless steel up to 20 mm, and aluminum up to 12 mm.
For full details, contact Bystronic, Hauppauge NY.
Enguard 11 topcoat offers low density
More coverage per pound than standard gelcoats is delivered from Ashland's new Enguard 11 series low-density interior topcoat. Now available in North America from Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, Enguard 11 gelcoat features low specific gravity, which translates to lower costs during application.
Enguard 11 series low-density interior topcoat formulation uses a special filler technology to achieve a new level of performance. It also features viscosity characteristics that make the product suitable for both brush or spray applications.
To learn more, contact Ashland, Covington KY.
LORD addresses Scelzi's attachment needs
Scelzi Enterprises, a Northern California-based manufacturer and supplier of truck bodies and parts, creates custom truck bodies. To ensure quality, every step in manufacturing happens under its roof — starting with raw sheet metal and ending with finished truck bodies fitted and color-matched to host cabs and chassis. Each body is caulked by hand, inside and out, to prevent leaks, rust, and corrosion. After caulking has cured, the body is undersealed with an oil-based automotive undercoating.
The company was looking for a better means of attaching aluminum diamondplate lifts to the top of the service bodies instead of using more than 100 rivets.
Scelzi chose LORD Engineered Adhesives for its trials. Distributed by Industrial Solutions Co and developed by LORD, these adhesives provide exceptional performance and durable bonds to various metal assembly applications.
Structural adhesives evenly distribute stresses, act as a sealant, reduce noise and vibration, offer durability, help prevent corrosion, and have no effect on the visible surface. A well-designed adhesive joint has been proven to match or exceed the service life of welds and mechanical fasteners.
Scelzi's team recognized the benefit of these adhesives in terms of preventing liquid or water from entering the compartment. Engineered Adhesives also proved to be a time saver, decreasing about three hours from prep and painting.
With about 120 trucks produced each month, Scelzi has used adhesives on almost 3,000 applications to date and in four separate applications.
For more details, contact LORD, Cary NC.
Toolboxes, inspection doors join Buyers line
Buyers Products Co has added heavy-duty aluminum B-Pack toolboxes to its line of toolboxes. These toolboxes add convenient, spacious storage behind the cab. They are suitable for flatbeds, dump bodies, stake bodies, and utility bodies.
B-Pack toolboxes come in two sizes: 55" × 24" × 82" and 58" × 24" × 92". A universal spring-cushioned mounting kit (3008086) is optional.
The company has also added inspection doors to its dump body hardware line. These heavy-duty steel doors are designed to be welded into one-ton dump body tailgates. The doors feature an adjustable linkage and offer 7" × 14" maximum door opening. Doors are provided for driver- or passenger-side installation.
For more details. contact Buyers Products, Mentor OH.
Coved Spacers fit various tube diameters
Coved Spacers, a new product line from Micro Plastics Inc, are molded in a tough resilient natural-colored Nylon 6/6 material. They will fit a variety of tube diameters from 3/4" (19.05 mm) to 1-1/8" (28.58 mm), and have an inside diameter of .218" (5.56 mm) to .375" (9.53 mm) for attachment screws. Coved Spacers are designed with a contour on one side that is useful in attaching parts to rods, tubes or other contours.
Micro Plastics also offers male/female threaded standoffs, standard spacers tapped and untapped, hex spacers tapped and untapped, dowels, length to specification, and retaining spacers.
Free samples are available upon request. For full details, contact Micro Plastics, Flippin AR.
Mini-Vert serves as power tool for welding
Bug-O Systems has added the Mini-Vert to its product line of portable automation for welding and cutting. This ultra-compact welding carriage is a four-wheel-drive, battery-operated fillet welder. It will improve quality and increase production for anyone who does semiautomatic welding.
The Mini-Vert is a power tool for welding. Simply clamp on a welding torch, and the Mini-Vert will provide continuous quality welds in all positions. Imagine a carpenter running all of his wood screws with a manual screwdriver instead of a power cordless screwdriver.
For more information, contact Bug-O, Pittsburgh PA.
Wheelabrator Rotary Mesh Table Machine
Ideal for cleaning smaller castings off-line using one operator, the Wheelabrator Rotary Mesh Table Machine's compact design allows for easy and quick installation without costly foundations. Castings are loaded onto a 20-inch-wide manganese wire mesh table and rotated through the blast on a 48-inch pass height, exposing parts to top and bottom-mounted blast wheels.
The Wheelabrator Rotary Mesh Table Machine has a 3/8-inch-thick, manganese steel blast chamber and multiple vestibule seals for abrasive containment. The machine is equipped with four direct- drive blast wheels, each using 12 blades to guarantee full exposure of the product to the blast streams. Features include: dust collector, after filters, rotary valves, variable-speed wheel motors, and PLC controls if required. The rotary mesh belt can operate using a variety of media.
For more information, contact Wheelabrator, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Easygage simplifies cuts and punches
Automec announces a new single-axis programmable gauge for cut-off saws, ironworkers, drilling machines, or any other device that requires multiple precision moves. The operator simply enters the position into the Easygage control, and each time a cut or punch is made, the programmable stop moves to the next position for gauging of the workpiece. The chain-driven DC servo drive system comes in lengths from 5' to 16'. For more details, contact Automec, 82 Calvary St, Waltham MA 02453.