TIP TIG PROVIDES LESS WELD HEAT AND BETTER WELD QUALITY THAN TIG
AND
PROVIDES THOSE WELDS AT MIG WIRE FEED RATES.
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When you can apply manual weld process controls to pipe welds, you can apply process controls to any weld weld application.
Most TIP TIG pipe fill passes are welded with 200 to 400% greater weld deposition than that attained with regular TIG.
TIP TIG PIPE ROOT First time user,
TIP TIG PIPE FILL First time user.
A BASIC WELD FACT. IT TAKES ONE TO FOUR TIG & SMAW
WELDERS TO DO THE WORK OF ONE TIP TIG WELDER.
EVERY TWO MONTHS WE HAVE A TIP TIG WORK SHOP AT OUR FACILITY LOCATED
AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVAL YARD. FOR INFO AND TO REGISTER
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We also invite you to visit our facility and bring or send your weld samples.
Make an appointment: E-mail Ed@tiptigusa.com or tom@tiptigusa .com COMPANIES WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE TIP TIG WORK SHOPS.
AREVEA - EXON - WESTINGHOUSE - WELDING SERVICES - KELLY CONSTRUCTION - TI-FAB
DELTA AIRLINES - ARMISTEAD MECHANICAL - UNION METAL - MID STATE CONTRACTING - TRIUMPH FABRICATIONS - SIEMENS - ROLLS ROYCE - ENERFAB - DIAMOND POWER -
BODY COTE - SPACEX - NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND MANY MORE.
TIP TIG. FILL PASS BEFORE CAP. THIS IS BETTER THAN MOST BLIND AUTOMATED WELDS. TRAVEL SPEED CONSTANT, WIRE FEED CONSTANT. WELD CURRENT CONSTANT. NO FUMES AND COMFORTABLE FOR THE WELDER
TIP TIG CAN BE A HIGHLY EFFICIENT AUTOMATED PROCESS. WITH LOW COST MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A ROTARY POSITIONER OR BUG-O YOU CAN PRODUCE ASTOUNDING RESULTS.
MANUAL TIP TIG CONVERTS READILLY INTO MECHANIZED TIP TIG WITHOUT THE ISSUES TYPICALLY
ASSOCIATED WITH REGULAR AUTOMATED HOT & COLD WIRE TIG WELDS.
TIP TIG TWO SIDED WELDS ON DUPLEX. SEE WHY ZIEMANS THE WORLD'S LARGEST BUILDER OF BREWERIES PURCHASED 24 TIP TIG UNITS.
INFO AT TIP TIG HOME PAGE.
Ziemans: Duplex ships container welded completely with TIP TIG.
Neither pulsed MIG or flux cored could provide the weld quality required for this application.
TIP TIG ENABLES TWO HANDS ON THE TORCH AND THE WELD UNIFORMITY AND CONTINUITY AROUND 360 DEGREES ENABLES MANUAL WELDS THAT LOOK LIKE ORBITAL WELDS,
So the weld manager tells the weld supervisor, they have a job welding a 12 foot diameter tank 20 feet in length with a 3/8 wall. One portion of the horizontal weld is stainless the other carbon steel. Filler 309. The total weld x-rayed. For the root discussions were had on purging, back gouging and what process should be utilized for both the root and fill passes.
With TIP TIG we would simply do the job with two sided manual TIP TIG and TIG for the root which would eliminate purging the tank. For the fill passes we would use either a manual TIP TIG welder or a
BUG-O with both using a weld speed of approx.
15 inch/min.
An evaluation of the potential low TIP TIG weld costs with the high weld quality with no rework or puge gas costs and the process choice for this application is simple.
REGULAR TIG VERSUS TIP TIG WELD DEPOSITION DIFFERENCES.
This table represents the most common all position
steels and
alloy steel applications.
[1] Pipe Root
Regular Manual TIG
wire feed rate.
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
Manual TIP TIG
wire feed rate increase.
25 - 50%
[2] Pipe Fill
Wall < 3/8 (a)
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
100 - 200%
[3] Pipe Fill
Wall > 3/8
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
100 - 300%
[4] 1/8 Fillet
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
100 - 200%
[5] 3/16 Fillet Great setting also for all position cladding
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
> 150%
[6] 1/4 Fillet
10 inch/min
(70 inch/min)
200 to 400%
Note: Red is conversion from 3/32 2.4 mm wire to 0.035 0.9 mm wire.
5G pipe weld figures are real world. You will have some TIG welders that will
deposit
slightly more weld wire and there will be TIP TIG
welders that
can provide higher wire feed rates. TIP TIG rates will increase with automation.
ED'S MANUAL AND ROBOT WELD PROCESS CONTROL RESOURCES.
ED OPTIMIZED ROBOT WELDS FOR HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES.
A FEW OF HIS PROJECTS,
FORD F150 FRAME -
VOLVO CAB - CORVETTE FRAME-
HARLEY FRAME - NEW BEETLE SEATS
AND
THE ROBOT WELDS ON THE
WORLD'S LARGEST CATERPILLAR TRUCK.
For
more TIP TIG data on the patent pending TIP TIG weld process
contact
Ed Craig USA. Eastern Time. 828 658 3574.
E-Mail ed@tiptigusa.com or Tom O'Malley tom@tiptigusa.com.
To find out
more on controlling manual
and robot gage welds,
MIG short circuit,
spray, pulsed MIG or flux cored,
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