WINDSOR, Ontario (November 14, 2019) – Tregaskiss has designed its new AccuLock™ R consumables system to virtually eliminate cross-threading issues and offers AccuLock HDP contact tips as an option within the series to extend tip life by 10 times or more in certain pulsed welding applications. The consumables can help to reduce both unplanned and [...]
Effective immediately, you will notice two differences on the neck body for all Bernard BTB MIG Guns with a T and C series handle configuration. The color of the neck body is changing from silver to black. Screw holes for the T and C series handle configuration have been added to the neck body. This [...]
South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) has made a game-changing decision to enhance its welding education program by incorporating Bernard semi-automatic welding guns and AccuLock consumables into its classrooms. This shift marks a significant departure from the MIG guns and consumables they had been using for decades. Please accept preferences, statistics, marketing cookies to watch this [...]
Implementing robotic welding can significantly improve a manufacturing operation’s productivity and weld quality, but what are the robotic welding basics you should know to be successful? From choosing the right welding wire to establishing proper tool center point (TCP), many variables play a role in optimizing robotic welding cells to produce the best results. Shaving [...]
Self-shielded flux-cored arc welding (FCAW-S) offers numerous benefits, including good weldability, high deposition rates, and excellent chemical and mechanical properties. Self-shielded flux-cored arc welding (FCAW-S) offers numerous benefits, including good weldability, high deposition rates, and excellent chemical and mechanical properties. These make the process a common choice for many applications, such as structural steel erection, [...]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Many manufacturing operations want to improve productivity and weld quality. Robotic welding can often help achieve these goals. But success with a welding robot doesn’t happen by chance. It takes a lot of upfront planning to help minimize the time and money you need later to make improvements or fix [...]
As part of our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, beginning in February 2024 customers will begin to notice that Tregaskiss® cutter blades are coming with a pre-installed washer which is secured and held in place by an o-ring. This incremental improvement provides more convenience for customers by ensuring the washer remains securely in place and [...]
In effort to maximize efficiencies and continue to focus on delivering sustainable value to our customers, effective December 20, 2023, we will be discontinuing a variety of reamer stands due to low demand and sales volume. Part Number DescriptionRST-20Reamer stand, 20-inchRST-22Reamer stand, 22-inchRST-23Reamer stand, 23-inchRST-27Reamer stand, 27-inchRST-29Reamer stand, 29-inchRST-32Reamer stand, 32-inchRST-35Reamer stand, 35-inchRST-40Reamer stand, 40-inchRST-45Reamer [...]
To continue delivering sustainable value to our customers, we regularly assess our product offering to ensure focus on customer needs and opportunities to innovate our product portfolio. Accordingly, due to low demand, as of October 1, 2023, a complete list of discontinued products is now available. Click here to download the complete list in PDF [...]
Effective February 20, 2024, as part of our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, we are making a change to the unicable used on our Tregaskiss® BA1 cobot air-cooled MIG guns. The new unicable better addresses customer needs for a lighter more flexible cable in their cobot welding applications. It is important to note the amperage [...]
Please accept preferences, statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video. Employees at Jolson Welding work on tough structural pile and pipe welding projects and have come to rely on the durability and comfort of the Bernard Dura-Flux self-shielded flux-cored gun to increase productivity. “I like how the handle is shaped and how your hand fits [...]
To continue delivering sustainable value to our customers, we regularly assess our product offering to ensure focus on customer needs and opportunities to innovate our product portfolio. Accordingly, as of March 1, 2024, we have discontinued the XS300, XL300 and XL400 amp TGX air-cooled MIG guns. We are recommending our 200-amp Bernard BTB MIG guns [...]
We are pleased to announce that on March 1, 2024, we started offering XS180 and XS260 TGX (10’ and 15’) MIG guns with Bernard neck, silver color (part number 205-60) and AccuLock™ S consumables with Bernard® conventional liner.
To continue delivering sustainable value to our customers, we regularly assess our product offering to ensure focus and opportunities to innovate our product portfolio. Please be advised that, effective May 1, 2024, we are removing all TOUGH LOCK™ consumables and AutoLength pin options from our robotic, fixed automatic and cobot MIG gun configurators. It is [...]
We are proud to announce that effective immediately, a new 450-amp self-shielded FCAW series has been added to the Bernard self-shielded FCAW gun portfolio. The new IronPro™ self-shielded FCAW gun is ergonomically designed to provide excellent access and maneuverability in hard-to-reach weld joints and is ideal for rough use in harsh environments. The IronPro self-shielded [...]
Effective immediately, to simplify the ordering process on Bernard® Clean-Air® fume exhaust MIG guns, we have replaced the two parts needed to complete the complete the body assembly and vacuum tube assembly into one fume extraction neck assembly part number as shown in the chart below: DescriptionFume Extraction Neck Assembly New Part NumbersDiscontinued Vacuum Tube [...]
You may have noticed a material improvement of the cable cover installed on all Bernard® Clean-Air™ fume extraction MIG guns. The new cable cover is more lightweight than the previous cover and allows greater flexibility of the hose assembly. Our replaceable cable cover hose protects from the damage that might be incurred on a hot [...]
Due to low demand, as of April 5, 2024, the part numbers in the table below have been discontinued. Part NumberDescriptionReplacementT2023Contact tip, Quik Tip series 2, tapered, 5/16″ OD, .023″ (.6 mm)Miller FasTip part number 209024 is a direct replacement. Must be ordered from Miller.T2030Contact tip, Quik Tip series 2, tapered, 5/16″ OD, .030″ (.8 [...]
Regardless of your skill level, you need to make sure that the equipment you use, works as hard as you do. Consider these components of your welding system to help weld conistency. Could it be time to take a good look at your equipment? Read our article published [...]
Tregaskiss designed its BA1 cobot welding gun to help companies gain the most from their cobot. Learn how to recognize the key nuances between two welding-automation options, robots and cobots and how knowing these differences are essential to attain positive results. Have you ever wondered about the [...]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Speed, accuracy, repeatability — welding automation boasts some big benefits. Using robots across a myriad of manufacturing applications has been a boon to the welding industry, but it hasn’t come without its fair share of misconceptions. Accepting those misconceptions could actually negate those big benefits — and no one has [...]
MIG welding is considered one of the easiest welding processes to learn and is useful for a variety of applications and industries. To maximize the benefits this versatile process offers, it is imperative to select the right MIG gun for the job. Choosing the right MIG gun [...]
More and more welding operations are investing in robotic welding systems to gain a competitive edge. Such systems not only deliver fine-tuned programming to ensure the accuracy, speed and repeatability needed for generating high-quality welds, they also further productivity and efficiency for an operation. Along [...]
Mastering preventive maintenance, timely consumable replacements, and proper liner trimming are key to prolonging the lifetime of MIG welding equipment. Discover proactive measures to follow for enhancing durability and performance while decreasing downtime, boosting productivity, and cutting operating costs by reading our full article in the March [...]