MIG/MAG Wire Welding Technology

Wire welding machines or, as they are also called, semi-automatic machines can be distinguished into a separate category.

They are characterized by the fact that here an ordinary wire serves as an electrode. In semi-automatic welding of metals, wire is used as a filler material. Two major technologies are used in the wire welding process, they are the MIG/MAG technology.

Before we go further, it is important to note that the wire welding machine should be purchased from the most reliable manufacturer for the best experience during use.

What is MIG/MAG

Modern wire welding machines use the metal inert gas (MIG) / metal action gas (MAG) technology, and the wire has properties such as flexibility and fineness. 

The use of this technology allows to reduce the spatter of molten metal, increase the size of the weld pool and the depth of welding. 

With the help of wire semiautomatic devices, it is possible to cook steel of different grades, and non-ferrous metals, and other materials. That is, what kind of gas is used in the welding process is of key importance here. 

If it is inert helium, then the technology should be called MIG, and if welding is carried out with CO2 gas, which is classified as active, then MAG. Welding with MIG / MAG machines is straightforward. 

Even craftsmen without serious experience in the profession can achieve a decent quality of a seam and a good level of productivity. With a semi-automatic wire welding machine, it is possible to work both pointwise and create continuous seams up to 40 meters long. 

Anyone can buy one of these devices in specialized stores today, and it will definitely come in handy on the farm. In the design of a semi-automatic wire-type welding machine, three main elements can be distinguished: 

· A transformer (or an inverter) that generates an electric arc 

· Conveyor, responsible for feeding the wire electrode 

· Control unit, whose main task is to synchronize all processes.

Wire selection

· First of all, in terms of its composition - it should be as close as possible to the chemical composition of the base metal that is being welded.

· As a rule, semi-automatic welding with a wire is carried out in a shielding gas environment, except for self-shielded flux-cored wire.

· The cheapest option should not be chosen, after all, the quality of the future compound depends on the additive. 

· Also, there are several dozen other types of wire products, whose characteristics are determined by the Technical Specifications (TU).

· They should be selected so that it matches the metal to be welded, that is, for example, aluminium wire is only suitable for aluminium products.

At the moment, in the free sale, you can find both ordinary aluminium (steel, copper, nickel, etc.) wires and products with a flux layer inside.

But to create a high-quality seam, the wire apparatus must have an impeccable feed and pull algorithm.

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