Construction sites can be particularly challenging for welding operators, who are often required to work from dangerous positions in chaotic environments. In addition to this, when operators have to walk to a power source to change their weld settings, they are exposed to further risk of an accident.
Welding Industries Australia (WIA) recently released the Miller Big Blue 400x Pro – a product designed to lessen the challenges facing welding operators when on a job site.
The compact size and light weight of the engine-driven welder, translates to a smaller footprint and greater manoeuvrability, it also includes ArcReach, Miller’s remote control technology.
WIA Product and Sales Manager End Markets Fuhai Liu said the product has been met with enthusiasm from customers due to its transportability and ArcReach features.
“It is a reliable, low-speed, industrial engine-driven welding machine that has a small working footprint and is easy to transport on site or from one site to another,” Mr. Liu said.
“It is particularly suited for construction in urban areas, on mining construction sites, on infrastructure such as bridges or where the location of the welding joint is far from the engine drive welder, because in these scenarios, the welding operator would traditionally have to walk back to the welding machine whenever they wanted to change their amperage or voltage. With the Big Blue 400x, they can change their parameters via the remote wirefeeder or Stick/TIG control pendant, with no additional control cable required.”
Mr. Liu said ArcReach gives users complete control over their settings.
“It locks the panel on the welding machine so nobody else can adjust your parameters. This is really important in terms of ensuring weld quality and also in terms of compliance. If the parameters have been changed and the weld no longer meets the job requirements, it will have to be re-done. That costs time and money,” Mr. Liu said.
“Other notable features include, a Kubota heavy duty low-speed industrial engine designed to operate for 10,000 hours before a first maintenance overhaul and three year Miller warranty.”
As with all of products WIA distributes, Mr. Liu recommends customers speak with a WIA representative before purchasing a welding machine, to ensure they have the right product for their particular application.
“As a company, WIA prides itself not just on the quality of our brands and products, but on the expertise and knowledge of our staff. We are there to help customers make choices that will bring them the greatest benefit in terms of safety, productivity and cost-savings.”
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