MIG is an abbreviation for the term “metal inert gas.” First developed during the Second World War, MIG welding gave manufacturers a much more efficient way to weld huge numbers of aluminum parts for weapons and equipment. The introduction of MIG welding technology early in the war had an immediate and important impact on the war effort for the United States and the Allies.

The System10 MIG Welding unit uses a robotic welding arm that moves and precision places a MIG welding “gun” mounted on a contact tip. At the end of this gun a liner feeds a solid-steel wire in to place for welding.

When activated, the contact tip on the gun is electrically charged, melts the wire and forms a weld puddle. At the same time, inert gas flows out of the gun and keeps the weld puddle shielded from the atmosphere, allowing a weld to join two metal surfaces.

Companies are using advanced welding cells designed for high speed, long production runs of high quality welded parts. This modern mig welding technology offers numerous advantages to companies in need of affordable precision welding.

Some advantages of the Lincoln Electric System10 at Ohio Laser include:

Fanuc ARC Mate 100 iB/6s robot with a 37″ reach for precision welding in smaller spaces

Dual fixed welding work station with automatic interlocked access doors permit you to simultaneously load and unload parts while welding

A metal surround flash barrier and bi-fold doors with interlocks

450 amp, 100% duty cycle STT welding technology power supply

Lower splatter, distortion, and smoke compared to other systems

Specialized tooling, engineering and programming capabilities are available to enable cost effective welding

Robotic arc welding is the latest value added fabrication service offered by Ohio Laser. Already a full service industrial fabricator, Ohio Laser is competent with PPAP Level I to Level IV, laser cuts flat sheets, tubes and pipes, engineers parts using 2D, 3D CAD/CAM software, provides high accuracy bending, and offers welding processes GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

Ohio Laser also provides machining services, heat treating and finishing, assembly and packaging, water jet cutting, sanding and grinding services.

Ohio Laser serves clients both large and small in virtually all major manufacturing industries in North America including automotive, furniture, point of display, food equipment, and heavy industrial equipment producers.

If you would like to learn more about MIG welding or even the specialized laser cutting services at Ohio Laser, please contact author Graham Mc Patrick via the website.

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MIG is an abbreviation for the term “metal inert gas.” First developed during the Second World War, MIG welding gave manufacturers a much more efficient way to weld huge numbers of aluminum parts for weapons and equipment. The introduction of MIG welding technology early in the war had an immediate and important impact on the war effort for the United States and the Allies.

The System10 MIG Welding unit uses a robotic welding arm that moves and precision places a MIG welding “gun” mounted on a contact tip. At the end of this gun a liner feeds a solid-steel wire in to place for welding.

When the MIG welding cell is turned on, electricity charges the contact tip on the gun, melts the wire, producing a weld puddle. Inert gas simultaneously pours out of the tip of the gun, shielding the weld puddle from air in the atmosphere, permitting the weld to fix two metal pieces together.

While MIG welding has been around for years, companies today still use the most advanced MIG welding technologies to manufacture production runs of high-quality welded industrial parts. The latest robotic MIG welding technology on the market has many advantages for companies in search of low cost, precision welding.

Mig welding cells such as the Lincoln Electric System10 at Ohio Laser feature:

Fanuc ARC Mate 100 iB/6s robot with a 37″ reach for precision welding in smaller spaces

Dual fixed welding work station with automatic interlocked access doors allows for simultaneous part loading and unloading when welding

Metal surround flash barrier and bi-fold doors with interlocks

450 amp, 100% duty cycle STT welding technology power supply

Less distortion, smoke and splatter

To enable cost effective welding, specialized tooling, engineering and programming capabilities are available

Automated arc welding is one of many advanced industrial fabrication services offered by Ohio Laser. Ohio Laser is a leading laser cutter of flat sheets, tubes and pipes, is proficient with PPAP Level I to Level IV, provides high accuracy bending, engineers parts using 2D, 3D CAD/CAM software, and offers welding processes GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

The Plain City, Ohio based company does water jet cutting, machining of various alloys, sanding and grinding, heat treating and finishing, assembly and packaging.

Ohio Laser is a service provider to nearly all manufacturing sectors in the United States and Canada including heavy industrial equipment, food equipment, automobile, retail, medical and point of display.