APPLETON, Wis., March 31, 2008—Designed to meet the needs of welders who work in a shop and out in the field, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. introduces the industry’s first all-in-one wire welder/generator, the Renegade™ 180. The Renegade 180 is the first all-in-one wire welder that is operable using its built-in generator or 230V, single-phase “wall” power. Ideal for farmers, maintenance and repair specialists, contractors and fabricators, the Renegade 180 eliminates the need to own both a welding generator for field welding and a traditional MIG welder for the shop. “As a farmer, I am very pleased with the Renegade,” said Iowa farmer Rod Collins. “I’ve used it to repair quite a few things, including grain carts, an auger and some panels on a feed lot and it worked very well. I think this machine would be the only welder most people would need because you can run it off shop power or its generator.” The Renegade 180 can weld mild steel from 24 gauge — 5/16-in. and produce 5,000 watts Accu-Rated™ peak power for running power tools, lights, and even a plasma cutter. It comes standard with a 12-foot welding gun; however, the optional Spoolmate™ 3035 spool gun and extension allows the gun to reach up to 45 feet away from the power source. The Renegade can be configured to weld steel using the MIG or FCAW process. In addition, the Spoolmate™ 3035 or Spoolmate 100 spool guns enable the Renegade 180 to weld aluminum along with mild and stainless steel. Available in either recoil or electric start, the Renegade employs a 10 hp Kohler engine with a 1.8 gallon fuel tank, which allows it to run for up to three hours under a continuous load of 3,000 watts. The Renegade comes standard with running gear, making it truly one-man portable. The unit is very compact, saving space on a shop floor or in a truck bed. Included with the Renegade 180 is a 1lb. spool of Hobart Brothers flux-cored wire (see sidebar for explanation of benefits of FCAW). Additional value-added features include a calibrated tension knob, providing simplified drive roll tension adjustments between solid and flux-cored wire, polarity changeover terminals that make is easy to change from MIG to FCAW and the ability to use either 4-in. or 8-in. spools of wire. In addition to being integrated, compact and easy-to-use, the Renegade 180 costs approximately 15% less than comparable stand-alone components. A variety of accessories, including a gas cylinder mounting kit, lifting eye and receptacle kits are available for the Renegade 180. The Renegade is covered by Miller’s True-Blue® three-year factory warranty. The Kohler engine is covered by a two-year warranty. For more information or to download a product spec sheet, visit Miller's Web site, call 1-800-4-A-MILLER (800-426-4553), fax 877-327-8132 or write to Miller Electric Mfg. Co., P.O. Box 100, Lithonia, GA 30058. With headquarters in Appleton, Wis., Miller Electric Mfg. Co. is a leading worldwide manufacturer of arc welding equipment and related systems for metalworking, construction, maintenance and other applications. Miller Electric is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), Glenview, Ill. ITW is a diversified multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components, assemblies and systems. # # # Sidebar: FCAW is gaining popularity in many applications because it combines the benefits of both SMAW (Stick) and MIG welding. Available in both self-shielded or gas shielded varieties, FCAW can be performed using nearly any power source that is capable of MIG welding. Like MIG, FCAW uses a continuous spool of wire saving the operator both the time it takes to switch out Stick electrodes and the cost of wasting several inches of electrode when it gets too small to use. Similar to SMAW, flux -cored wire produces its own shielding gas, which eliminates the need for a bulky gas cylinder and also allows the wire to be used outdoors in environments that would blow away the shielding gas in a MIG application. FCAW is similar to MIG welding because it provides very high deposition rates, welds thin material, and it is an easy process to learn. In contrast to MIG welding, flux-cored wire produces a slag on the surface of the weld that can be removed. For more information on flux-cored welding, visit www.MillerWelds.com/ |