Posted to News on 16th Nov 2009, 00:00
Ultra-long welding solution
Kemppi (UK) has launched SuperSnake GT02S, an ultra long 10m, 15m, 20m and 25m air and water cooled welding system for distance wire feeding and restricted access MIG/MAG welding.
The introduction of Supersnake enables difficult access wire feeding in a variety of applications including ship and offshore fabrication yards, chemical process and boiler manufacturing industries, car and vehicle manufacturers and general purpose fabrication. It connects with standard Euro MIG welding guns, including the Kemppi WeldSnake range, increasing gun reach by up to 30m from the wire feed cabinet. It also provides a deck based or boom delivery wire feed system, feeding a wide range of filler wires including ferrous, stainless and aluminium wires.
SuperSnake, incorporating Kemppi's GT WireDrive mechanism, is a tough wire drive system that combines with Kemppi's patented DL-Teflon liner technology, which reduces friction loss and the force required to push filler wire through the feed length. The cable set is encased and protected throughout its length by a high visibility, bright orange composite material for workplace safety and durability. Its flexibility and length enables easy access to the tightest of work spaces, thereby eliminating the need to transport heavy cumbersome wire feed units and cable sets to the fabrication.
The longest and heaviest 25m water cooled version weighs only 37kg and all versions are easily connected to Kemppi's FastMig Synergic and Pulse 350/450 welding equipment, when connected through the Kemppi MXF wire feed unit and sub feeder sync kit. Once connected, it allows the welding operative to access small and restricted areas, climb and move around fabrications and carry out welding with ease, as well as reduce operator fatigue.
SuperSnake features also include a tough, slim bumper profile body, easy to read meter display and welding parameter adjustments at the operator end, whilst Kemppi's Brights LED lighting illuminates the wire feed mechanism in the body ensuring that the welding operative can read and adjust settings, even in the darkest of workplaces. The water cooled versions can be used 25m above the height of the cooling unit on the power source.
