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Two Brands, One New Website

Welcome to the new Tregaskiss and Bernard joint website! The reason for bringing the brands together? To make it easier for you to find the information you need for all of your industrial MIG gun needs. Our semi-automatic, fixed automatic and robotic MIG guns share many common consumables and spare parts making shared resources like […]

Conversion Tool | MW1 Fixed Automatic MIG Gun Part Number

Please input your legacy Tregaskiss® MW1 fixed automatic water-cooled MIG gun part number into the field below to receive your updated MIG gun part number: Helpful Tips: If your authorized distributor routinely adds characters to the front of manufacturer part numbers to help with supplier identification, you will need to remove these extra characters from […]

Conversion Tool | BTB MIG Gun Part Number

Please input your legacy Q-Gun™, S-Gun™ and T-Gun™ semi-automatic air-cooled MIG gun part number into the field below to receive your updated BTB MIG gun part number: Helpful Tips: If your distributorship routinely adds characters to the front of manufacturer part numbers to help with supplier identification, you will need to remove these extra characters […]

Conversion Tool | TOUGH GUN CA3 MIG Gun Part Number

Please input your legacy TOUGH GUN® G1 series robotic air-cooled MIG gun part number into the field below to receive your updated TOUGH GUN CA3 robotic air-cooled MIG gun part number: Helpful Tips: If your authorized distributor routinely adds characters to the front of manufacturer part numbers to help with supplier identification, you will need […]

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Implementing Robotic Welding: What to Know to Be Successful

Implementing Robotic Welding: What to Know to Be Successful The potential advantages of robotic welding are well known — increased productivity, improved quality and greater cost savings compared to semi-automatic welding. But the question is: How do companies best implement this technology to gain these benefits? And how can they ensure a quick return on […]

7 Tips for Implementing a Robotic Welding Cell

7 Tips for Implementing a Robotic Welding Cell Implementing robotic welding can significantly improve a manufacturing operation’s productivity and weld quality, but what are the robotic welding basics you should know to be successful? From choosing the right welding wire to establishing proper tool center point (TCP), many variables play a role in optimizing robotic […]

Ethernet vs. Standard Reamer: Making the Selection

Ethernet vs Standard Reamer: Making the Selection  Uptime is key in any robotic welding system. Not only does it help companies increase productivity, but it also supports a solid return on investment in the equipment. The addition of peripherals, like a nozzle cleaning station or reamer, can help further those goals. A reamer cleans the […]

Tregaskiss Cookie Notice (backup)

Tregaskiss Cookie Notice Tregaskiss respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to the applicable privacy and data protection laws and industry guidelines, including GDPR. This cookie notice ("Cookie Notice") and our Website Privacy Notice available at https://www.tregaskiss.com/tregaskiss-privacy-policy-p152267 describe how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this website ("Website"). […]

Cookie Notice

Tregaskiss and Bernard respects your personal privacy and is committed to adhering to the applicable privacy and data protection laws and industry guidelines, including GDPR. This cookie notice (“Cookie Notice”) and our Website Privacy Notice available at https://beta.tregaskiss.com/tregaskiss-privacy-policy/ describe how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this website (“Website”). This […]

Conversion Tool | Clean Air Fume Extraction MIG Gun Part Number

Please input your legacy FILTAIR™ fume extraction MIG gun part number into the field below to receive your updated Clean Air™ fume extraction MIG gun part number: Helpful Tips: If your distributorship routinely adds characters to the front of manufacturer part numbers to help with supplier identification, you will need to remove these extra characters […]

Signs Your MIG Gun Is Overheating – and How to Prevent It

Signs Your MIG Gun Is Overheating — and How to Prevent It   An overheated MIG gun can result in downtime, wasted consumables and lower productivity — costing a company more time and money than necessary.  Gun overheating can be a symptom of numerous problems, and it can result in catastrophic failure if ignored. Being aware […]

Understanding Gun Ratings: What You Need to Know to Select Your MIG Gun

Understanding Gun Ratings: What You Need to Know to Select Your MIG Gun When it comes to welding, too much of a good thing can often add up to unnecessary costs, potential downtime and lost productivity — especially if you  have too large of a MIG gun for your application. Unfortunately, many people believe a […]

7 Tips for Improving MIG Welding

7 Tips for Improving MIG Welding Want to improve your MIG welding? By following these seven tips, you can take your MIG welding operation to the next level and ensure you are as safe, efficient and professional as any other shop.  1. Remember that the best MIG welding operator is a safe one.  Never forget […]

Optimizing the Robotic Welding Process with the Right GMAW Gun

Optimizing the Robotic Welding Process with the Right GMAW Gun As companies seek out means to increase productivity and improve quality, the investment in welding automation continues to grow across the fabrication and manufacturing industries. Along with providing greater efficiencies, robotic welding systems allow companies to streamline their operations to gain cost savings and to […]

Equipment, Training, Maintenance and More: Best Practices for Successful Robotic Welding

Equipment, Training, Maintenance and More: Best Practices for Successful Robotic Welding The cost to implement welding automation can be substantial, requiring companies to plan out the purchase carefully and to justify the expenditure to the appropriate financial or management personnel. The payback on the investment, however, can be equally beneficial. From productivity increases to quality […]

TOUGH GUN TT3E Reamer

TOUGH GUN TT3E Reamer New Ethernet Communications Capability The new TOUGH GUN® TT3E reamer robotic nozzle cleaning station from Tregaskiss continues to offer the same high levels of durability, serviceability and repeatability, and is now further enhanced by digital Ethernet communications that better integrate this unit into the digital controls infrastructure of your facility. Access […]

Optional Robotic MIG Gun Features Can Improve Quality and Reduce Downtime

Optional Robotic MIG Gun Features Can Improve Quality and Reduce Downtime Optimizing the performance of a robotic MIG gun can help improve weld quality and reduce downtime in the welding operation, resulting in cost savings for many companies. Two optional technologies that can assist with that performance enhancement — but that may not be well-known […]

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Welding Automation

From the Contact Tip to the Robot: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Welding Automation Robotic welding systems, when implemented properly and for the right application, can add great value to a welding operation. In addition to offering faster speeds and greater productivity, robotic welding systems can improve weld cosmetics, reduce rework and repairs, lower […]

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Last Revised: December 9, 2020 Tregaskiss, a Division of ITW Canada Inc., and Bernard, a Division of Miller Electric Mfg. LLC (“Tregaskiss,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to following the data protection laws that apply to us. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect, how we use and share […]

Handrails in Hell, Arizona

Handrails in Hell: Hot Az Hell Welding and Fabrication Puts Dura-Flux to the Test Measuring the value of a welding gun can be difficult when the gun is working properly. It’s those times when the gun is malfunctioning and you’re losing valuable production time trying to clear out a bird’s nest, change your fifth contact […]