Welding Products - Mig Liners
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. May 2005
The following trial was conducted April/May 2005. The tips were used on a Lincoln Fanuc Robot using a .052” metal-cored wire utilizing 85% Argon and 15% Carbon Dioxide. The robot runs 20 to 24 hours per day, 5 days a week.
|
Tregaskiss® |
CRZR Superior |
| Tip # |
Hours per Tip |
Hours per Tip |
| 1 |
4 |
4 |
| 2 |
15.5 |
16 |
| 3 |
12 |
14 |
| 4 |
19.5 |
22.5 |
| 5 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
| 6 |
15 |
21 |
| 7 |
5.5 |
6.75 |
| 8 |
2 |
|
| 9 |
3.5 |
|
| Total Hours Run Time |
89.5 |
97.75 |
| Tips Used |
9 |
7 |
| Average Hours per Tip |
9.94 |
13.96 |
The Superior Consumables tip ran 4.02 hours longer on average than the Tregaskiss®
tip.
Darrell D., AWS-CWI, CWE
Weld Trainer/Tester
SUMMARY by Superior Consumables Inc.
4.02 hours / 9.94 hours equals 40% longer life.
Less tips used 9/7 also means less down time to change tips increasing efficiencies by 28%. |
