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MILLER, HOBART BROTHERS AND BERNARD

INTRODUCE INTEGRATED PIPELINE WELDING SYSTEM:

THE BIG BLUE 350 PIPEPRO SYSTEM
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Industry leaders design new integrated welding system purpose-built for pipeline welding that includes: a diesel
engine-driven welding generator, self-shielded flux-cored tubular wire, a wireless remote hand control, a voltage-
sensing wire feeder, and a customized flux-cored gun built for optimized performance with the feeder and wire.

APPLETON, Wis., — ConExpo 2011 — Miller
Electric Mfg. Co., Hobart Brothers and
Bernard introduce the Big Blue 350 PipePro ®
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System: a fully integrated pipeline welding
system that was designed with input from
Pipeliners Local Union 798 to outfit pipeline
welders with a seamless, rugged solution built
to work in the demanding world of pipeline
welding. The system is designed to produce
steady and reliable arc characteristics in Stick
welding, while providing enhanced MIG and
Flux Cored welding performance for working
with high-strength steels.

“We’ve worked extensively with Miller on
the development of this. It’s a strong machine
that has good arc characteristics. You get the
exact same amperage out of it every time you
use it as opposed to a DC generator that varies
with temperature. They can count on it being
the same weld characteristics every time they
strike an arc,” said Farron Hollabaugh, Director
of Training, Pipeline Local Union 798.

Components of the system include:

 Miller’s Big Blue 350 PipePro: diesel engine-driven welder/AC generator provides 20 to 400 amps for both DC Stick
(325 amps at 100 percent duty cycle) and DC TIG welding, 14 to 40 volts for MIG and Flux Cored welding (350 amps
at 100 percent duty cycle) and 12,000 watt peak/10,000 watts continuous auxiliary generator power for running tools
on site. The machine meets all Tier 4i requirements, lowers RPM to 1,850 (compared to 3,600 RPM) and reduces noise
and lowers fuel use by as much as 50 percent compared to other units.

 Hobart Brothers Fabshield 79T8: self-shielded, flux-cored tubular wire (E71T8-Ni1 J H8) that requires no shielding
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gas, features a fast-freezing slag that is easy to remove, performs well in all positions and is ideal for multi-pass
welding on deep groove pipe weld butt joints. This wire is optimized within the system for welding on high-strength
steel grades in demanding applications.

 Miller’s Wireless Remote Hand Control: allows welders to easily change settings at the point of use for added
productivity, extends the remote control range to 300 ft., eliminates remote cord failures, eliminates clutter for
improved safety, and improves weld quality with precise operator control thanks to its digital displays.

 Miller’s SuitCase X-TREME™ 8 HD: voltage-sensing, heavy-duty wire feeder that features a high-torque motor
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for handling a wide variety of wire diameters and has dual schedule capability. Improved motor control allows for
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