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Integrated welding Local welding technology exported to

protection
UK, Middle East
A
USTRALIAN welding compa-
ny Keyhole TIG (K-TIG) has
secured its first two interna-
tional sales of its welding solution,
which can weld thick gauge materi-
als in minutes instead of hours.
Worth more than $250,000, these
first export sales are to the UK
and the Middle East where K-TIG's
recently appointed distributors, WB
The helmet provides protection for the Alloys in England, and Dubai-based
welder's bead, eyes, face, bearing and PCT, will demonstrate the time,
respiratory system. cost and energy saving benefits of
Keyhole TIG welding. WB Alloys will
3M has released the Speedglas 9100 also market K-TIG in Germany.
MP Air Welding and Safety Helmet, The Adelaide-based company
developed for integrated welding pro- holds patent-protected welding
tection in demanding environments. technology that enables thick gauge
The helmet provides integrated head, materials, including traditionally
eye, face, hearing and respiratory difficult metals such as stainless
protection for welders. The welding steel and titanium, to be welded in
gear consists of a comfortable AS/NZS one-tenth of the time possible with
compliant industrial safety helmet that standard welding processes.
offers high impact head protection. Originally developed by CSIRO,
A flip-up mechanism reveals a high and now wholly owned by Keyhole
impact protective visor that is suitable TIG, the K-TIG welding process is
for grinding and low light conditions. already used by major organisations
The large visor (100x170mm) gives including the shipbuilding division of
the welder a vertical and lateral field Samsung Heavy Industries. Federal Minister for Small minutes, whereas traditional TIG
of view with continuous respiratory Neil Le Quesne, K-TIG general Business, Brendan O'Connor, welding would have taken six hours
protection when not welding, manager, international development, recently visited the company's to do it.
something that is not possible with sees these first international sales as Salisbury head office to see K-TIG's "For industries that need to weld
non flip-up welding helmets with just the company dipping it's "toe in breakthrough welding technology. thick gauge materials such as carbon
respiratory protection. According to the water". In attendance was Salisbury Mayor steel, stainless steel and titanium,
the distributors, the Adflo Powered Air "K-TIG's technology is transfor- Gillian Aldridge, City of Salisbury K-TIG welding offers enormous
Purifying Respirator (PAPR) or the new mational," Le Quesne said. "The CEO John Harry, MP for Makin Tony savings by eliminating the cost of
V-500E Supplied Air Regulator (SAR) lightning speed of the welding proc- Zappia, and Salisbury Business & that six hours' worth of materials,
integrates with the new welding helmet ess and, in many cases, a 95% reduc- Export Centre business advisor, Rob energy and labour," Laurie Jarvis,
to provide respiratory protection. tion in power and gas consumption, Chisholm. K-TIG founder and R&D manager,
Australian Welding Supplies, 02 9439 0111, dramatically reduces both the cost The Minister was shown how the said following the demonstration.
www.awsupplies.com.au and carbon footprint of industrial welding technology could complete K-TIG 08 7324 6800
welding." the entire weld in about three www.i<-tig.com

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