Australasian Mining Review
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278 Cigweld cutting and welding specialists As has been widely reported, the Australian mining sector is a key component of Australia’s recent economic buoyancy, a major driver of our nation’s economic strength and prosperity. The ever increasing need for raw materials has not only aided the mining companies themselves, it has also provided solid growth within many of the support industries associated with the mining sector. By virtue of the industries reliance on heavy duty equipment for the extraction, processing and transportation of minerals, the need for welding products to build and maintain such equipment has also increased dramatically. T hermadyne, through strong brands such as Cigweld and Stoody, is a major supplier to the mining industry for the fabrication and repair of major equipment for the excavation, loading/unloading and transport of Australia’s mineral resources. The increasing demand of welding products supplied to the mining sector and the additional demands being placed on quality , OHS, reliability and serviceability of products has forced many welding suppliers to re-engineer fi t for purpose products that withstand the rigors of the industry. Thermadyne’s key brand Cigweld has been at the forefront of this shift, realising the need to design and introduce dynamic products that satisfy the ever increasing requirements of the sector. Synergic Pulse Welding Machines mains power readily available, portable Welding Engine Driven welding power sources are widely used within the industry. The Cigweld range provides both Welding outputs and with Auxiliary power for running devices such as hand tools. The range comprises of units form 190A through to 500A depending on the specifi c requirements of the user. Cigweld Flux Cored Wires The wide range of Cigweld fl ux cored welding wires feature prominently around Australia in most major fabrication workshops. These high quality welding wires provide excellent performance, high productivity and optimum weld properties. Flux Cored Wires feature many distinct benefi ts: 1. High deposition rates to give high welding productivity. 2. All positional welding capabilities. 3. Ease of operation. 4. Wide range of alloy types and shielding gas options. Futhermore, Cigweld offers an enhanced range of fl ux cored wires featuring a seamless copper-coated steel tube construction. As opposed to conventional, seamed type fl ux cored wires, these seamless types offer certain signifi cant advantages: 1. At the forefront of technology is Cigweld’s range of Professional Synergic Pulse welding power sources. The Synergic Pulse series is a complete range of digital microprocessor controlled welding units that are designed to meet the rigorous demands of the mining industry. With features such as multi-process capabilities (Mig, Stick Tig), Twin Synergic pulse, VRD (Voltage Reduction Device) and 90 pre-set Synergic Pulse programs, the units are suitable for a broad range of applications. The units are also fully compliant to AS60974.1 and AS1674.2. This ensures that all relevant safety aspects have been addressed, particularly given the harsh operating nature of many mining related applications. Engine Driven Welding Machines Thermadyne’s comprehensive Cigweld welding equipment range also comprises of Engine Driven welding power sources. Given that many mining applications involve site work that does not have Stoody, another industry leading Thermadyne brand, is a world-wide leader in the manufacture of hardfacing and high alloy wires and electrodes. [Welding] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Far lower moisture pick up giving much lower susceptibility to hydrogen cracking. 2. Copper coated fi nish giving smoother feeding, better current transfer through the welding tip and lower wear of tips and liners. 3. Very low susceptibility to rust. Stoody Hardfacing