ITW Welding Products

Corporate infoIllinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a leading international business corporation based in Chicago with nearly 100 years of history. The company has more than 750 decentralized, customer oriented business units located in 49 countries.ITW produces a wide range of industrial products and equipment for customers around the world. The company serves construction, general industrial, automotive, food and beverage, industrial capital goods, paper products, consumer durables and electronics markets. The current operating revenues exceed 14 billion US$.For investor relations, business units and more general information about Illinois Tool Works Inc. please visit our corporate website on www.itw.com

ITW Welding Products GroupITW Welding Products Group is a collection of independent business units brought together by Illinois Tool Works Inc. to serve the global welding industry with superior products and unparalleled service. The company includes leading manufactures of filler metals, equipment, welding components and accessories for a wide variety of applications.Elga from Sweden has one of the best ranges of consumables on the market for demanding welding applications. Together with Elga, Hobart Brothers from the USA and its brands Hobart, Tri-Mark, Corex and McKay we are able to offer the type of consumable you need to meet your demands.Miller Electric is the world's largest manufacturer in arc welding and cutting equipment. Miller leads the way in inverter technology, with over twenty years of experience and thousands of hours of research and development. The result is having job-proven products that provide the ultimate in portability and multi-process capabilities.The Welding Components group includes Bernard MIG-Guns, Weldcraft TIG-Torches, Tempil temperature markers, and Smith Equipment combining four well known suppliers for welding accessories.All our products are sold through multiple distribution channels with most products ready available through your local welding distributor. ITW Welding Products has branch offices in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy. Find your nearest sales representative office >>

Links to industry related sites Elga offers an extensive range of consumables for all welding processes and applications. Elga's policy is to develop and manufacture products offering peak performance in operability, mechanical properties and productivity. Elga's products have been designed for companies with demanding welding applications. Over the years Elga has grown into one of Europe's leading manufacturers of welding electrodes and wires. Miller Equipment is a leading manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment. Miller is continually introducing new products, technology and innovations and it offers what is probably the most comprehensive range of welding power sources and accessories available anywhere in the world. Hobart Brothers Company manufactures premium welding filler metals, including stick electrodes as well as solid and tubular wires under the brands Hobart, McKay, Tri-Mark and Corex. Bernard manufactures premium MIG welding guns as well as all accessory and replacement items. Bernard also manufactures the complete line of OXO brand MIG guns. Weldcraft is the world leading manufacturer of TIG (GTAW) welding torches and accessories.

ConsumablesITW Welding Products' extensive line of filler metals includes Elga, Hobart, Trimark, Corex and McKay brands. From our wide product selection you will be able to find the kind of consumable you need to meet your demands and to improve the quality of your welding. All our consumables are widely recognized for their outstanding quality capabilities and properties.You can choose from manual electrodes, tubular metal and flux cored wires, solid wires, TIG rods and submerged arc wires and fluxes - all available for unalloyed, low alloyed and stainless steels.Click on the Elga logo to take a closer look at our Elga consumables selection. Please notice that product selection may vary from branch office to another and Elga reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.

EquipmentITW Welding Products offers a full line of industrial quality welders from Miller . Miller is the world's largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment and it delivers ruggedly reliable equipment of the highest quality and keeps the customer top priority.Click on the Miller logo for more information about our Miller equipment. Please notice that product selection may vary from branch office to another.               The Story of Miller on "YOU TUBE"                        

Welding componentsThe ITW Welding Components Group is brought together to offer our customers a wide variety of welding components. The group includes Bernard MIG-Guns, Weldcraft TIG-Torches.Bernard welding products and accessories combine quality and durability to provide all welding supplies your project requires. Weldcraft is the world-leading manufacturer of TIG (GTAW) welding torches, consumables and accessories.                                                                        

Ceramic backingITW Welding Products provides an extremely effective way to rationalise welding procedures and reduce production costs by offering ceramic backing to provide root pass support when welding from one side only. The Elga ceramic programme includes suitable types of ceramic backing for all welding processes - SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and SAW.Click here to get basic welding and application information to guide your selection of ceramic backing!

Gas equipmentElga gas equipment offers you access to a complete range of gas equipment. It also offers as well shielding gas for gas welding and cutting as consumables for gas welding and brazing.Elga's achievements include the development of a shielding gas regulator, that saves gas equivalent to around 30% of the total costs for welding wire. This ingenious innovation eliminates all familiar start surges that waste shielding gas.Save by using Elga Optimator® >>

Case Stories ConsumablesElga's heavy investment in product development and technical know-how means that a growing number of companies are choosing it as a partner. As a reliable supplier of welding consumables, Elga has been enlisted as a chief supplier on several large construction projects in Europe.Millenium London EyeThe Millenium London Eye attraction wheel at the river Thames is the world's tallest observation wheel at 135 m high. The 576 ton steel rim section was welded with Elga flux cored wires and electrodes. To allow lifting and mounting of the wheel, a special mobile crane was constructed at the same time by using Elga consumables. Read more >>Exhibition Hall in LeipzigAlso the new Exhibition hall in Leipzig was built with the use of Elga consumables in the form of an 800 m long and 440 m high cupola of curved pipe. Read more >>The Maeslant Storm BarrierThe Maeslant storm barrier was built from 30.000 tonnes of steel to protect the entrance to Rotterdam harbour. This barrier is one of the biggest projects in which Elga consumables were used. The Maeslant barrier is almost as long as the Eiffel tower and weighs about four times as much. It is the only storm surge barrier in the world with such large moveable parts. Read more >>Øresund BridgeElga flux cored wires and electrodes were also used to build the one kilometre long suspension section of the Øresund bridge between Malmø and Copenhagen. Read more >>

Case Stories EquipmentAs the world's largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment, Miller is globally known for high quality equipment. For this reason Miller equipment has been chosen for a big number of applications where day-to-day performance and reliability are non-negotiable properties.Delta Air LinesEvery day more than 500 welding operators work with Miller welding equipment at Delta Air Line's Technical Operations Center (TOC) at Atlanta Hartfield International Airport. Their task is to maintain and repair a full range of aircraft, engines and components, including landing gear, accessories and ground support equipment. When welding sensitive materials like here, welders should not be limited by the capabilities of their equipment - that's why Delta Air Lines chose Miller.Dream it. Weld it.As part of their 75th anniversary celebration, Miller Electric commissioned the Teutuls of Orange County Chopper to design and build a very special commemorative motorcycle. Miller products were used extensively in the crafting of this amazing cycle. The construction and delivery was detailed on Discovery Channels top-rated series American Chopper. Another "Dream it. Weld it." -project was to build a '29 Roadster Pickup. The project was seen from concept to completion on tv-show Rides. Read more >> Read more about projects completed with Miller equipment >>

Consumables newsElgacore DWA 55Ni1Latest addition to the offshore family!DWA 55 Ni1 is designed for users who require an universal wire that fulfils all varied needs of highly demanding industrial sectors such as Offshore and Onshore gas and oil pipeline fabrication.Elga P 51New version of P 51 basic-coated low hydrogen electrode offers strongly improved welding quality. After efficient product development P 51 has become the absolutely top product at the market! With its excellent general operability and good positional welding characteristics P 51 is often used for pipe welding.Elga Dry-Pack vacuum packageElga is the market leader in developing low hydrogen electrodes. These special electrodes require special packaging - Elga Dry-Pack vacuum package. The packaging process includes pressing, drying at a high temperature and vacuum packing the electrodes. The whole process is completed according to strict Swedish quality norms.

Equipment newsMigmatic 220(DX) and Migmatic 250(DX)Add on to the Migmatic series, with synergic properties and a connection for Push-Pull guns, for a fair price. More information Migmatic 250 >> More information about Migmatic 220 >>HF5000High-frequency arc starter, provides excellent arc starting for DC TIG welding on thin stainless steel, brass, copper, and a range of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.Addition to a consisting Miller Stick Welder, to create a perfect TIG Weld. More information about the HF5000 >>Miller STi 203200 Amps.Stick Inverter . Light weight with exellent weld capabilities. More information about the STi203 >>Miller PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator)Lightweight design and maximum comfort with electronic control of airflow, 2 filters and alarm system. More information about the PAPR >>Miller added a new machine to the XMT 350 series; The XMT 350 MPa.Outstanding multiprocess inverter with built-in features. Synergic. Pulse programms. Auto-Line provides link-free primary power operation.Works perfectly together with S-74MPa wirefeeder.More information about the XMT350MPa >>Miller's renewed XMS 4000; The XMS403.Machine has been changed on several items. Modern design, better programms and easier to handle.More information about the XMS403 >>Miller's new ST 24 wire feeder.Especially disigned for the European Market, and easy to use with most Miller CV Powersources.More information about the ST 24 >>Miller's New Maxstar 350 DC and Maxstar 700 DCMiller's New Maxstar 350 DC and Maxstar 700 DC TIG/stick inverter features high speed pulsing capability, more welding power, Auto-Line power management technology and a more robust design. An easier-to-understand front panel controls basic TIG welding functions, while a secondary menu controls additional setup parameters and values. Faster pulsing increases travel speeds and improves grain structure and it is easier to use than previous models. More information >>Miller's New Dynasty 350 AC/DC and Dynasty 700 AC/DCWith high speed pulsing and advanced AC wave shaping controls, Miller's new Dynasty 350 AC/DC and Dynasty 700 AC/DC TIG inverter is designed to increase productivity in heavy industrial applications. Offering increased output and independent AC amplitude/amperage control, the Dynasty 350 replaces the Dynasty 300 to become the industry's most advanced AC/DC TIG/Stick inverter in its class. More information >>

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ConSelSoftware for selecting welding consumables in dissimilar jointsConSel Software database program is the most user-friendly software for selecting welding consumable in dissimilar joints between carbon- and stainless steels. ConSel operates with a few clicks in worksheets, selecting types of steel and consumables.ConSel allows you to pre-set dilution levels and options for the best suitable conditions. The program displays Analysis and Ferrite Number of the selected steel grades, consumable, and weld metal as well as Schaeffler-, DeLong- and WRC-92 diagram. In case of problems, warnings will be printed out for technical discussion or future project files. ConSel is an open data base where you can add or delete steel grades and consumables. Our aim is to upgrade ConSel continuously.For leaflets and ordering please contact your local Elga sales office >>      

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