ESAB LAUNCHES TWO PUSH-PULL TORCHES FOR MIG ALUMINIUM, FEEDING WIRE AT DISTANCES UP TO 12 METRES
For fabricators that want to improve results when MIG/MAG welding with soft aluminium wires, as well as for those who need to improve reliability when feeding smaller diameter wires over long distances, ESAB has launched the MXH 315PP and MXH 420W PP push-pull torches.
Push-pull torches maintain constant wire tension between two sets of drive rolls: one set in the feeder and one set in the MXH torch. As a result, MXH solves common feeding problems, such as wire slippage, erratic arc performances, wire burning back to the contact tip, cold lap and bird nesting at the feeder rolls.
ESAB offers the MXH torch in two versions, both of which feed 0.8 – 1.6 mm wires at speeds of 2.5 – 18 m/min and come in cable length options of 8 or 12 metres. The gas-cooled MXH 315PP has a rated output of 270A at 60 percent duty cycle with mixed gas and 310A at 60 percent with CO2. The water-cooled MXH 420 PP has a rated output of 400A at 100 percent duty cycle with mixed gas and 430A at 100 percent with CO2. There are two torch neck options: a straight neck and a 45-degree bent neck.
The MXH sports a comfortable pistol grip and well-balanced design. The operator can manipulate the torch with less fatigue, as well as adjust wire feed speed at the torch with a potentiometer for even more control. The reliable drive system ensures excellent feeding properties. It has minimal, easily exchangeable parts that are easy to access, including the quick change of feeder rolls without tools.
These torches offer “plug-and-play” simplicity because ESAB created the MXH specifically to work with ESAB Robust Feed Pulse and Aristo® Feed 3004 wire feeders, two premier systems for advanced MIG/MAG performance.
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