D/F MIG Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip 5" & 8" Series-A High-Capacity Automated Machine Torches

Improve productivity with theses automated weld torches for automatic welding systems. These Torches have been specially designed to deposit more weld metal at fast travel speeds which eliminates bottlenecks and cuts costs.

D/F Machine Specialties has been committed to producing the finest American made welding products available on the market today. D/F's MIG (Gas Metal Arc Welding) & "TIG" (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) torches have been used exclusively with welding automation equipment by Lincoln Electric, Miller Welding, Linde/ESAB, and Thermadyne for over 40 years. For automated welding systems, hard automation, high deposition, and large wire diameters that require preheat and high amperages, a D/F heavy duty water-cooled weld automation torch is ideal and has been used for metal build up, hardbanding, hardfacing, metal spray applications, and pipeline construction, or even retrofit with a flux delivery system for sub-arc applications, and applications where carbide is added. Most recently, D/F Machine Specialties announced its NEW Automatic Water-Cooled to the Tip Torch. Our torches have been designed, tested, used and continuously upgraded for more than 40 years, in almost every type of environment. The flexibility of D/F Machine Specialties Automatic Welding Torches makes them ideal for all fabrication applications. Our torches are suitable for GMAW, pulsed GMAW and FCAW processes. They provide a wide range of travel, wire feed, and oscillation parameters to accommodate various materials, thicknesses and joint designs.

The fully Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip MIG (GMAW) Automatic Models NCM-W/C-T & HTM-W/C-T Machine Torches are applied to a Direct Mount DOCKING SPOOL for high current single arc welding. Very similar in design to the Linde ST-12, Guild ST-12 and Binzel AUT 750 but with improvements and new features, and proven to be a superior replacement alternative for the Lincoln Electric NA-5 & NA5R feeders with  K148A & K148B torches, the D/F Machine Automatic Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip Positive Contact assembly are designed to provide long trouble-free service. With the various models available, an automated MIG torch selection may be made to suit individual automated welding system requirements.

The Direct Mount fully Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip DOCKING SPOOL® accommodates two (2) Water Cooled Nozzle Assemblies. This arrangement is readily adaptable to Dedicated or Automatic Welding applications such as the Lincoln Electric NA-3, NA-4, NA-5, NA5R, Power Feed 10, LF-72, LF-74 Automatic wire feeders, Miller series power pins, ESAB, Euro and Tweco #4. The equipment consists of four (4) basic components: a utility station, an intermediate utilities combination assembly, a High Deposition (H.D.) DOCKING SPOOL®, and a Water Cooled Nozzle. The H.D. DOCKING SPOOL® is the principal component in this welding equipment arrangement. It accepts the utilities at the top end of the Spool and provides a means of accepting the water cooled nozzle at the lower end with superior water cooling. Several features important to a welding system are provided. Incorporated within the water channels of the DOCKING SPOOL® are check valves which provide a means of retaining residual water in the lines when the nozzle assembly is removed from the DOCKING SPOOL®. In addition a POSIT® Ring is provided at the upper end of the DOCKING SPOOL® which allows positive location in a Mounting Bracket to maintain dimensional stability.

The W/C Tip Torches can run the complete line of D/F standard size C122 DHP contact tips and the complete line of D/F standard size CrZr (chromium zirconium) long-life contact tips, as well as any custom current tip configuration you may need. .030" (.8mm), .035" (.9mm), .045" (1.2mm), .052" (1.4mm), 1/16" (1.6mm), 3/64" (1.2mm), 5/64" (2mm), 3/32" (2.4mm), 1/8" (3.2mm) and other diameters.

These Automatic Machine welding assemblies are designated by Torch Models. The Model NCM (slip-in Contact Tip) has a current capacity 750 amps in argon shielding. Like the ESAB ST-12, these accommodate slip-in current tips fastened by a collet action nut. The wire diameter range with hard wire is .030"-1/16", cored wire .035"-1/8", and aluminum wire range of .035"-3/32".

The Torch Model HTM (Threaded Contact Tip) has a current capacity range of 850 amperes. Rating will be contingent on the combination of current tip and shielding gas to be used. The Model HTM employs threaded CrZr (chromium zirconium copper) current tips and will accommodate .030" - 1/16" hard wire, .035" – 1/8" cored wire and 3/64" - 3/32" aluminum wires.

In some instances C122 DHP is adequate, but for stainless steel and stiff, high column strength or abrasive wires such as Flux cored / Metal cored, CrZr is the correct choice. D/F Machine Specialties can increase several key characteristics creating a higher-quality consumable with increased conductivity, even higher softening temperature and improved hardness. This means a reduction in "arc start failures" and increased tip life. Copper chromium zirconium (CuCrZr) contact tips increase productivity.

Each D/F Automatic Welding Torch head is fully assembled and ready to install. In order to make the installation complete, the code number, wire size, make/model Automated Welding System (Thermadyne Thermal Arc Wire Feeders, Lincoln wire feeders, Miller wire feeders, Linde/ESAB wire feeders), and inlet as needed must be specified when ordering. If special welding tools or accessories other than those listed previously are required, please consult with the factory. Get the Right Feeder Adapter Connection to Fit Your MIG Wire Feeder.

D/F Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip 5" & 8" Automated Machine Torches

The fully Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip Models NCM-W/C-T & HTM-W/C-T Direct Mount Automatic Machine Torches offer the same features as those described for the Machine Barrels above. These torches feature the 1.125" smaller O.D. water-cooled nozzle for hard-to-reach, limited access areas. Very similar in design to the Union Carbide ESAB ST-12 and Guild ST-12 but with improvements and new features, and proven to be a superior replacement alternative for the Lincoln Electric K148A & K148B, the D/F Machine Automatic Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip Positive Contact assembly are designed to provide long trouble-free service. These D/F heavy duty water-cooled weld automation torches are ideal and have been used for metal build up, hard banding, hard facing, metal spray applications, and pipeline construction, or even retrofit with a flux delivery system for sub arc applications, and applications where carbide is added.

The Direct Mount fully Water-Cooled-to-the-Tip DOCKING SPOOL® accommodates two (2) Water Cooled Nozzle Assemblies. This arrangement is readily adaptable to Dedicated or Automatic Welding applications such as the Lincoln Electric NA3, NA4, NA5, NA5R, Power Feed 10, LF72, LF74 Automatic wire feeders, Miller series power pins, ESAB, Euro and Tweco #4. The equipment consists of four (4) basic components: a utility station, an intermediate utilities combination assembly, a High Deposition (H.D.) DOCKING SPOOL®, and a Water Cooled Nozzle. The H.D. DOCKING SPOOL® is the principal component in this welding equipment arrangement. It accepts the utilities at the top end of the Spool and provides a means of accepting the water cooled nozzle at the lower end with superior water cooling. Several features important to a welding system are provided. Incorporated within the water channels of the DOCKING SPOOL® are check valves which provide a means of retaining residual water in the lines when the nozzle assembly is removed from the DOCKING SPOOL®. In addition a POSIT® Ring is provided at the upper end of the DOCKING SPOOL® which allows positive location in a Mounting Bracket to maintain dimensional stability.

Fixed Automation is a process that uses mechanized machinery to perform repetitive operations in order to produce a high volume of similar parts. In fixed automation, the sequence of processing operations is fixed by the equipment layout.

Programmable Automation is an applied form of fixed automation that is capable of repeating motion, in a series of steps, for producing products in batches. Applied products in a programmable automation system are made in batch quantities ranging from several dozen to several thousand units at a time. For each new batch, the programmable automation equipment must be reprogrammed and changed over to accommodate the new product style. Programmable Automation may commonly include one to three axes of torch motion and/or multiple welding arcs.

D/F Machine Specialties is the world leader in the manufacture of water-cooled Torches for Hard Automation systems which encompasses fixed automation and programmable automation.

Each D/F Automatic Welding Torch head is fully assembled and ready to install. In order to make the installation complete, the code number, wire size, make/model Automated Welding System (Thermadyne Thermal Arc Wire Feeders, Lincoln wire feeders, Miller wire feeders, Linde/ESAB wire feeders), and inlet as needed must be specified when ordering. If special welding tools or accessories other than those listed previously are required, please consult with the factory. Get the Right Feeder Adapter Connection to Fit Your "MIG" Wire Feeder.