Cutaway image on right shows the two sets of mating tapers in the new TOUGH LOCK Retaining Heads with Dual Taper Technology.

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TOUGH LOCK™ Contact Tip System

Our innovative TOUGH LOCK Contact Tips and Retaining Heads can help to reduce your consumable costs and maintenance downtime.

TOUGH LOCK Contact Tips are manufactured from high-quality, high–conductivity copper using a mandrel-drawn process that controls tip tolerances. When mated with our TOUGH LOCK Retaining Head, they produce lower contact tip temperatures.

NEW TOUGH LOCK Retaining Heads with Dual Taper Technology lock your front end consumables from tip to neck to keep them running even cooler.   Learn more about how you can enjoy the benefits of this new Dual Taper Technology for the same price as single taper TOUGH LOCK Retaining Heads.

Reduce arc start failures by up to 50%* using SURESTART™ Contact Tips. 

Get into tighter spaces using our line of sleek TOUGH ACCESS™ Consumables.

Convert competitive style MIG guns to the TOUGH LOCK System using our TOUGH LOCK Conversion Series and reduce your inventory to a single consumables line.

Features and Benefits:

• Locking feature prevents contact tip and retaining head from overheating due to loosening caused by vibration - cooler temperature reduces wear and extends consumable life
• Greater surface area contact between tip, head, and gooseneck ensures better heat dissipation and guarantees positive electrical conductivity
• Dual-lead thread design allows tips to be rotated 180° to a new wear position for extended tip life
• Enjoy increased uptime due to less frequent consumable changes
• Common Consumable Platform - semi-automatic, automatic, and robotic MIG guns from Tregaskiss use the same consumables resulting in reduced inventory.

*Results based on customer field tests and Tregaskiss R&D lab tests.