ESAB has marked 2013 with a succession of new product launches. These include multi-process welding and MIG power sources together with gas welding and cutting safety equipment.
The WarriorTM multi-process welding power source with wire feeder has been developed to meet the needs of the market in terms of reliability in operation, the need to minimise downtime and to achieve maximum welding productivity. It is a tough, heavy duty machine that will perform MIG/MAG, Flux-Cored Wire (FCW), Manual Metal Arc (MMA) and TIG welding tasks as well as Arc Gouging. It features inverter technology for energy savings and high functionality.
The Warrior TechTM welding helmet meets the needs of welding professionals requiring a high specification, ergonomically designed helmet that provides protection from dangerous UV/IR radiation, heat and spatter. The helmet offers optimal performance for most fabrication and out-of-position welding. Its sensitivity control is a useful adaptable feature when welding with low amperages, whilst the delay control allows the welder to set how long the lens stays dark after the welding arc stops.
It is estimated that up to 50% savings on shielding gas usage can be made with the ESAB Elite OptiflowTM gas regulator. With payback achievable in just a few months, the savings to be made can make a dramatic improvement to gas welding profitability. ESAB Optiflow has an optimum start flow that is just a quarter of a traditional regulator. This is achieved through the inclusion of a two-stage reduction valve that has been developed specifically for use with welding shielding gases.
Typical applications for ESAB’s Aristo Mig 4004i PulseTM power source include the manufacture of trucks, buses, trailers, off-highway equipment, trains and railway rolling stock, as well as wind turbine towers, structural steelwork, shipbuilding/offshore, and general industrial fabrication. This lightweight, multi-process welding power source can be used for MIG, pulsed MIG, MAG, MMA or TIG welding in applications requiring both high productivity and high quality.
The QSetTM intelligent welding system automatically fine-tunes the welding parameters ‘on the fly’ so the operative only has to adjust the wire feed speed. In addition, the LiveTigTM start function electronically limits the start current and SuperPulse controls the heat input for bridging variable gaps with a spatter-free arc.
ESAB’s PowerCut 700TM and PowerCut 400TM portable plasma cutting packages are designed to be used on all electrically conductive materials. Well balanced and featuring a convenient carrying handle, they can be carried easily between work sites or to precisely where they are needed in the workshop. Both models can also be powered from engine-driven welders when working remotely without access to a mains power supply.
ESAB’s Elite Regulator range is designed to provide optimum performance and first class operator safety even in the most demanding of conditions. All the Elite R-720 single stage & R-770 multi stage regulators benefit from ESAB’s patented RBO protection. In the event of a regulator burnout (RBO), this additional protective device contains the fire within the regulator preventing the potentially fatal consequences of a regulator burnout. Typical applications for Elite regulators include oxy-fuel gas welding & cutting, purging, pressurising & laboratory applications. This is alongside models specifically designed for MIG/MAG and TIG welding processes.
ESAB’s Elite range of welding & cutting torches come in the form of the medium duty Elite 6 and the lighter weight Elite DH combination torch. The rugged design of both lend themselves well to the rigours they are due to be put through on a daily basis and will consistently give the user excellent cutting and/or welding performance throughout. ESAB has also introduced a range of oxy-fuel NM cutting torches which will come in a variety of different length and angled head options.
The Elite Flashback Arrestors include the FR1000 & FR2000, regulator mounted resettable type flashback arrestors that give high flow rates coupled with maximum safety features of flame arrestors, pressure sensitive and thermal cut off valves. There is also the FRT, regulator mounted ‘barrel’ type flashback arrestors and also, not commonly seen in the UK market place, the FT and FTH torch mounted flashback arrestors, all offering high flow rates and available for service with all common gas types for welding, cutting & heating applications.
A comprehensive selection of cutting, welding and process nozzles as well as gas welding hose are also available. The hose is offered in fitted and unfitted lengths available for gas service of acetylene, oxygen & propane.
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