MIG-MAG

Welding
Shielded arc welding

The Metal Inert Gas (MIG) or Metal Active Gas (MAG)

welding is a semi-automated process, widely used in
many sectors of industry, such as shipbuilding, railroad
construction and the production of heavy plants and
machinery.
SAF-FRO can provide a wide range of MIG-MAG welding inverter and step
controlled power sources (DIGIWAVE, DIGISTEEL, FILCORD…). Our offer of
non alloyed (FILCORD...) or high alloyed steel solid wires (FILINOX 316L), as
our wide range of non-alloyed steel flux cored wires (STEELCORD 14HD,
SAFDUAL 100...) will surely answer your most demanding applications.

Principle of the process

The process melts and fuses metals using the intense heat generated by an electric
arc between the metals to be joined and a filler wire (solid or flux cored). The wire
is progressively melted at the same speed at which it is being fed by the wire feeder
and forms part of the weld pool.
Both the arc and the weld pool are protected against atmospheric contamination by
a shield of inert (non-reactive) gas.
The metal transfer
Transfer modes
Scheme of a manual installation for
MIG-MAG welding