| Q. | | What is Covershield? |
| A. | | Covershield is a specially blended industrial gas mixture designed to enhance and improve your welding process for both MIG and Tig.
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| Q. | | What makes it Different? |
| A. | | Covershield is manufactured with only UHP gases and is mixed to a + 1% of the total component to insure your welders have total process control. In addition, each cylinder is individually rolled in order to prevent gas stratification, which is a leading cause of increased spatter and loss of process control from inaccurate gas mixes.
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| Q. | | How do we control Quality? |
| A. | | WestAir controls the quality of each mixture by batch analyzing to insure that each cylinder of Covershield, no matter what the mix, meets our stringent requirements for gas purity and mixture tolerances. Certifications can be provided with each gas upon request.
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| Q. | | How many different mixes are there? |
| A. | | There are several mixes for MIG and Tig welding of mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. Your WestAir Gases and Equipment Welding specialist (Contact WestAir) can analyze your current process and recommend a Covershield best suited to improve your welding process.
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| Q. | | Are there any other benefits? |
| A. | | Yes. Typically, as the contents in the cylinder is depleted, the mixture will actually change, so what was once a 75/25, may now be a 60/40. When this happens, your welding parameters and characteristics will be changed, so optimum weld quality can not be obtained. This is typical of what happens when gas mixes stratify, or simply put, separate inside of the cylinder.
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| Q. | | Do Covershield mixes cost more than generic mixes? |
| A. | | Because of the additional labor and quality controls that go into producing Covershield mixes, they cost more than generically mass produced gas mixtures. However, because of the properties of these mixes, our customers will usually see a reduction in their weld costs through post weld clean up and faster travel speeds. Contact (Contact WestAir) us for a no cost, no obligation, evaluation of your current welding process to see if these gases can help reduce your welding costs.
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