Special News: Welder/Wire for 2015 Ford F-150

The Ford Collision Repair Program for the 2015 Ford F-150 requires a "Dedicated Aluminum MIG welding system. Welder must be 220V and equipped with Pulse MIG Technology."

WELDERS: SP-5 Smart MIG, SP-2 Smart MIG, and SP-1 Pulse MIG all on Ford's approved list of equipment.

WIRE: Ford is requiring 5554 1.2mm aluminum welding wire for the program. The SP MIG Series welders come equipped with the 5554 1.2 mm aluminum welding wire for the Ford F-150 Collision Repair Program, as well as Silicon Bronze for MIG Brazing on UHSS & HSS, and Steel (on the SP-5). *The SP MIG Series has also been approved by GM for the Corvette cast extrusion. 

TRAINING: Pro Spot has endless training options available. Along with the training that Ford is requiring for the Collision Repair Program, Pro Spot also offers:

I-CAR Courses: Approved & CASE Certified Courses on Squeeze Type Resistance Spot Welding & MIG Welding Training

NACE/CARS- Pro Spot will be teaching 3 Courses on Aluminum Repair and Plastic Bumper Repair:

• Wednesday, July 30th 1:30-3:00- Aluminum Welding & Repair
• Thursday, July 31st 3:30-5:00- Plastic Welding and Bumper Repair Course
• Friday, August 1st 1:30-3:00- Aluminum Welding & Repair

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New Sales & Marketing Director- Canada

PRO SPOT NEWS Announcement

Pro Spot Announces Art Ewing as 

Sales & Marketing Director- Canada

CARLSBAD, CA USA- Pro Spot International is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Ewing as Sales and Marketing Director – Canada. Art’s main focus will be to support and further develop our existing distribution in Canada.

Art, a resident of Vancouver, has been involved in selling & marketing Pro Spot products for several years in his past capacity as Welding Products Marketing Manager with Lordco Auto Parts.

Art’s past experience includes North American Marketing and Sales Management roles with a major industrial gases manufacturer. Art is a Welding Engineering Technologist graduate from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, holds a special certificate in Finance from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is a graduate from Vancouver Community College’s Provincial Instructors and Adult Learning Program. He is a certified welding engineering technologist with the Edison Welding Institute and the Canadian Welding Bureau.

“We are committed to providing our growing Canadian market with innovative welding products and great representation from within Canada. Art Ewing’s skills and knowledge make him an incredible asset to the Canadian market, we are excited to have Art on board,” says Ron Olsson, President of Pro Spot International.

Pro Spot International is a leading manufacturer of resistance spot welding equipment and tools specializing in applications for the Collision Repair industry and now the Fabrication & Restoration industry as well. Pro Spot’s headquarters & manufacturing plant is located in beautiful Carlsbad, California USA, a mere 5 miles from the coastline. The company owns and manages on-site research and development, engineering, machine shop, fabrication, production, testing, technical support and a training center. The company owns numerous patents for ingenious application tools, machines, procedures, and is dedicated to staying ahead of the curve on the technology & needs of the welding industry. 

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No Need for PUSH/PULL with Pro Spot

Save your money!

When you're out looking for a MIG welder, especially in this Aluminum Rush, you'll come across the words "Push Pull" a lot. Let's explain about what it is, and when or why you would need it.

There are many welders out there, some that feature a Push Pull torch, and some that don't... why?

When welding soft metals, like aluminum, the welding wire has a tendency to bend easily. When the welding wire bends while being fed through the drive rollers, the wire gets tangled, appearing like a birdnest. When this occurs, the wire needs to be cut, removed from the torch, and re-fed through the drive rollers & torch. If you don't know about birdnesting... you're lucky! It causes downtime, frustration and loss of welding wire.

Push/pull systems require two separate wire feed motors, one at the torch end and one in the cabinet, which both need to run at the exact same speed for the system to operate correctly. If one roller glitches and the two rollers get off track, the torch will jam and cause birdnesting. A common use for push/pull torches is in the industrial industry for long-distance welding, where the wire has to travel through extra long cables. 

There are MIG welders that don't need a complicated or expensive push/pull system.

The Pro Spot SP MIG Series Welders (with Pulse technology) start the welding process before the wire comes in contact with the base metal, preventing the sudden shock to the wire, which causes the "birdnesting" at the roller. The Pro Spot aluminum torches also incorporate a graphite liner in the torch, which leads the wire though for smooth wire feed.

Like we said before, if you don't know about birdnesting... you're lucky! It causes downtime, frustration and loss of welding wire. 
Your options to prevent it in aluminum welding are: going with a system like the Pro Spot SP MIG welders with the early arc and graphite liner or with other systems that require purchasing a Push/Pull torch.

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Pro Spot teaches Aluminum & Plastic Repair Courses at NACE/CARS 2014

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