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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.
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Tregaskiss® |
CRZR
Superior |
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Tip # |
Hours per Tip |
Hours per Tip |
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1 |
4 |
4 |
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2 |
15.5 |
16 |
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3 |
12 |
14 |
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4 |
19.5 |
22.5 |
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5 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
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6 |
15 |
21 |
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7 |
5.5 |
6.75 |
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8 |
2 |
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9 |
3.5 |
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Total Hours Run Time |
89.5 |
97.75 |
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Tips Used |
9 |
7 |
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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%.
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