PRODUCT CHANGE –
New AccuLock S Power Pins for Miller Equipment
August 20, 2019
Effective immediately, a new, enhanced AccuLock™ S power pin is now available for Miller® equipment. This new power pin is designed specifically for use with the new Bernard® AccuLock S consumable system to optimize performance.
If your power pin has a large ID, please contact Customer Service to get the new AccuLock S Power Pin.
NEW (Shown Right) AccuLock S Power Pin Design
Torque to 10 ft-lbs / 120 in-lbs (13.5 Nm)
Affected Part Numbers
| 2200137 | Has been replaced by 2200206 and 2200207 in the AccuLock S consumables system as noted directly following |
| 2200206 | Replaces 2200137 for wire sizes 0.023″ (0.6 mm) – 5/64″ (2.0 mm) |
| 2200207 | Replaces 2200137 for wire sizes 3/32″ (2.4 mm) – 1/8″ (3.2 mm) |
AccuLock S Consumables
Load and Lock for Better Productivity
- Reduce welding troubleshooting, downtime and rework
- Flawless wire-feed path – AccuLock S liners are locked and concentrically aligned to both the contact tip and the power pin without the use of fasteners
- Error-proof liner replacement every time – no measuring required.
- Simplify MIG welding inventory with a common consumable platform
Learn more about AccuLock S consumables.
August 8, 2019 Tregaskiss is proud to announce that we have launched the following new conversion diffusers that receive TOUGH LOCK® contact tips, including HDP: Fronius® TPS 400i Lincoln® Magnum Pro® (Slip-On) Lincoln Magnum Pro (Thread-On) Learn more about TOUGH LOCK consumables.
June 18, 2019 To continue delivering sustainable value to our customers, we regularly assess our product offering to ensure focus on customer needs and opportunities to innovate our product portfolio. Accordingly, this is a notification that we are discontinuing Tregaskiss® SURESTART™ contact tips, due to low demand. Effective immediately: All SURESTART contact tips have been discontinued and no longer available for sale. Visit the TOUGH LOCK consumables page for more information.
January 25, 2019 To continue delivering sustainable value to our customers, we regularly assess our product offering to ensure focus on customer needs and opportunities to innovate our product portfolio. Accordingly, due to low demand, select Tregaskiss® nozzles will be discontinued. Effective March 1, 2019, all nozzles listed in the chart below will be discontinued as inventory depletes, and effective March 30, 2019, these nozzles will no longer be available for sale. Click here to download the above list in PDF format.
November 1, 2018 Bernard is proud to introduce new AccuLock™ S consumables, a system designed to address liner trim length errors and erratic wire feeding. Important Note: Most components of the AccuLock S consumables family are currently available. The complete offering will be coming soon. The AccuLock S liner is locked and concentrically aligned to both the contact tip and the power pin without the use of fasteners, which provides a flawless wire-feed path that guarantees smooth, uninterrupted delivery of the wire to the weld puddle. Plus, the liner replacement process has been error-proofed so you can trim your liner accurately and easily every time, with no measuring. The AccuLock S consumables system requires all AccuLock components: contact tip, diffuser, nozzle, liner, neck insulator, power pin and power pin cap.
November 1, 2018 Customers may notice that some Bernard® parts and consumables are arriving in different bags. We transitioned to a newly designed Bernard branded white bag design. In addition to changing the artwork layout and color of the bags, the overall usability has also been improved. These new white bags offer a clear window on the printed side of the bag to make visual product identification easier. To increase the hanging capacity of the bags, we’ve added a second hanging hole on our larger bags and a new double-sealed header on all bag sizes. The sombrero shaped hanging holes provide compatibility with a wider variety of hook sizes and shapes.
November 1, 2018 Customers may notice that some Tregaskiss® parts and consumables are arriving in different bags. We transitioned from a black bag design to a white bag design. This new white bag design has a clear window on the back side of the bag to help make visual product identification easier, and the durability and hanging holes remain the same as our previous black bag packaging.
February 3, 2017 Tregaskiss now recommends trimming all rear-loading conventional and front-loading QUICK LOAD® liners that are 6-feet in length and shorter with a 1/2-inch stick out. This new trim length provides performance improvements for the liner and cable, and for wire feeding overall. It also helps to reduce some strain on both the liner and the cable while still maintaining a proper liner seat in both the retaining head and the power pin. Effective late February, all bagged 6-foot Tregaskiss conventional and QUICK LOAD liners will include a new 1/2-inch blue liner gauge along with a technical insert outlining these updated trimming instructions. The outside of each bag will also be marked with a sticker indicating a change to liner trim length.
January 16, 2015 Tregaskiss has improved the crimp on our heavy duty (HD) nozzle offering. The profile on the crimping dies that form the ring crimp has been narrowed from a pad length of 0.450″ to a pad length of 0.390″ (see image below). This change significantly improves the quality of the crimp since it allows for enhanced integrity of the nozzle insulator. Click here to download the TOUGH LOCK® consumables spec sheet in PDF format for more detailed nozzle information.
Liners are still available in lengths of up to 25 feet (7.6 m) for various wire sizes. Part numbers will remain the same as released on June 2, 2014. Please see the chart below for part numbers and wire sizes: 0.023″- 0.030″ Yellow L1A-15 L1A-25 0.030″- 0.035″ Green L2A-15 L2A-25 0.035″- 0.045″ White L3A-15* L3A-25* 0.045″- 1/16″ Red L4A-15** L4A-25** 5/64″ Blue L6A-15 L6A-25 3/32″ Grey L7A-15 L7A-25 7/64″ – 1/8″ Black L8A-15 L8A-25 *Standard Liner for 0.035″-0.045″ Guns
Launched on June 2, 2014, the new Bernard® conventional liners are compatible with all legacy Q-Gun™, S-Gun™ and T-Gun™ MIG guns and all BTB platform guns, which allows you to simplify and reduce your inventory. The image to the right shows how the previous liner locks were merged in the design of the new Bernard conventional liner to maximize backwards compatibility. Due to this customer-friendly backwards compatibility, the part numbers below supersede previous Bernard conventional liner part numbers. Made of high carbon music wire for smooth wire feed and long life, Bernard conventional liners are available in lengths of up to 25 feet (7.6 m) and are color coded for your convenience to indicate a variety of wire sizes. Please see the chart below for part numbers, wire sizes, and color coding information: *Standard Liner for 0.035″-0.045″ Guns NOTE: Tregaskiss conventional liner numbers will continue to be offered due to their continued use in Tregaskiss robotic MIG guns.
Learn more on the Bernard Quik Tip Series product page.
November 12, 2012 The QUICK LOAD® liner AutoLength™ system from Tregaskiss is designed specifically to minimize downtime, wire feeding and quality issues commonly associated with the liner being cut to an incorrect length. Short liners are a common root cause of poor wire feeding. Further, a short liner does not have a chance of properly seating in the retaining head — often resulting in “bird-nesting” of the welding wire or premature contact tip failure and wear. Wire feeding challenges reduce efficiency of the welding process and cause undesirable (and expensive) downtime. A system upgrade to this new innovative product can help improve welding efficiency and reduce costly downtime. Learn more about the QUICK LOAD liner AutoLength system.
May 22, 2009 This optional insulator for the 601 series water-cooled nozzle is now made of high-temperature Teflon material rather than ceramic. This new design is shorter than the previous ceramic version, but outperforms the previous design since it uses a more durable material. This optional nozzle insulator is available as a separate item: Part #601-5-75-4
May 22, 2009 This thread-on nozzle system features a TOUGH LOCK® retaining head with an external thread and a tapered seat.
May 22, 2009 TOUGH LOCK® extra heavy duty (EHD) contact tips (603-20 series) are ideal for large wire sizes, 7/64″ and 1/8″ for example, that can’t be handled with the TOUGH LOCK heavy duty (HD) contact tip series.
January 29, 2009 This adaptor is designed to allow the use of TOUGH LOCK® consumables on Tweco®-style air-cooled robotic necks without changing the original tool center point (TCP).
January 29, 2009 Newly designed, this Miller® quick-connect block (adaptor) receives a 214-1 Miller power pin and assembles into feeders that are compatible with OTC®, Tweco® #4, and Tweco #5 power pins. Part Number: 417-63
September 19, 2008 Due to popular demand, Tregaskiss now offers a TOUGH LOCK® extended life heavy duty (EXHD) contact tip. These contact tips are available in packs of 100 (part #403-27-116).
June 8, 2009 Tregaskiss is pleased to offer a new power pin connection for Cloos® SZ-style wire feeders. This is a complete connection (similar to our Euro style MIG guns) which can be ordered on Tregaskiss® TOUGH GUN® robotic and automatic MIG guns and Bernard® T-Gun™ semi-automatic MIG guns (formerly Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN semi-automatic MIG guns). Robotic applications will also require an external cord set for the clutch. NOTE: This connection is compatible only with a QUICK LOAD® liner. This product is considered a Special Product and has a 15-day lead time, and is available as a product upgrade from a power pin or Euro (part #678C), or on a NEW Special Gun (SG) from Tregaskiss (various SG numbers).
July 1, 2009 Tregaskiss has designed a power pin (part #214-41) that can be used in place of the actual Fronius® Power Pin for the VR15000 wire feeder. This new power pin is compatible with Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN® robotic and automatic MIG guns and Bernard® T-Gun™ semi-automatic MIG guns (formerly Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN semi-automatic MIG guns). A liner cap adaptor (part #214-41-3) is also available for upgrading existing Fronius power pins to the QUICK LOAD liner system. Fronius wire feeders can come with several types of connections. The following chart indicates the recommended Tregaskiss power pin solution for each:
September 29, 2009 Tregaskiss has made a change to its quick-connect blocks 417, 417-50, 417-60 and 417-63. The brass fitting on the end of the gas hose (as shown in the 417-63 Miller® quick-connect block image to the right) has been removed from these quick-connect blocks.
November 26, 2009 Customers may notice that some Tregaskiss® parts and consumables are arriving in different bags. We transitioned from the white bag design branded with the TOUGH GUN® name to a black bag design with the Tregaskiss brand name. In addition to changing the branding and color of the bags, the overall usability has also been improved. The new Tregaskiss black bags offer a clear window on the printed side of the bag to make visual product identification easier. To increase the hanging capacity of the bags, we’ve added a second hanging hole on our larger bags and a new double-sealed header on all bag sizes. We have also changed all the hanging holes from circular to sombrero shape for compatibility with a wider variety of hook sizes and shapes. The roll marks pressed into our genuine parts and consumables have also migrated from a plain font “TOUGH GUN” to the script-style Tregaskiss logo. This will help customers more easily distinguish genuine Tregaskiss consumables from generic impostors. The primary reason for these packaging and roll mark changes is to more accurately market our Tregaskiss consumable platform under the Tregaskiss trademark. Marketing these parts and consumables under the TOUGH GUN name could be misinterpreted to mean that these items can only be used on TOUGH GUN products. However, Tregaskiss parts and consumables have actually been designed to maximize compatibility with Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN robotic and automatic MIG guns, Bernard® T-Gun™ semi-automatic MIG guns (formerly Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN semi-automatic MIG guns), and Bernard TGX® series MIG guns (formerly Tregaskiss TGX series MIG guns).
July 14, 2010 Tregaskiss has expanded its QUICK LOAD® liner offering ot include three new wire sizes for 0.030″, 1/16″ to 5/64″, and 0.078″ to 3/32″ wires. QUICK LOAD liners consist of a two-piece system that requires less than half the time and effort for replacement compared to conventional MIG gun liners, and they also ease routine maintenance. The welding operator simply installs the retainer in the power pin on the first use. During subsequent liner replacements, the QUICK LOAD liner feeds through the front of the MIG gun, which can remain attached to the wire feeder during liner replacement. The welding operator needs only to remove the front-end consumables (nozzle, retaining head and contact tip) and slide the liner over the wire, using it as a guide. There is no need to cut the wire in the MIG gun. The QUICK LOAD liners for 0.078” to 3/32” wire require the new 415-24 QUICK LOAD liner retainer, while all other liner sizes use Tregaskiss’ existing 415-26 retainer. Tregaskiss offers QUICK LOAD liners in lengths up to 25 feet for Bernard® T-Gun™ semi-automatic MIG guns (formerly Tregaskiss® TOUGH GUN® semi-automatic MIG guns) and up to 15 feet long for robotic applications. On semi-automatic applications, the liners can be easily changed even when the MIG gun is mounted to feeders on booms; there is no need to climb up to the feeder. Similarly, on robotic applications, the QUICK LOAD liner minimizes downtime by eliminating the trouble of maneuvering around tooling or transferring systems to remove the MIG gun from the wire feeder. It also allows for liner changeover from a safe-zone outside the work cell during routine pauses in production. The QUICK LOAD liners are particularly beneficial when coupled with Tregaskiss’ TOUGH GUN ThruArm® series robotic MIG guns, as the wire feeders in through-arm systems are closely positioned next to the robot’s casting and can be cumbersome to move during conventional liner changeover.
NEW PRODUCT – Conversion Diffusers for TOUGH LOCK Contact Tips
NEW PRODUCT —
Conversion Diffusers for TOUGH LOCK Contact TipsConversion Diffuser
Description
DISCONTINUED PRODUCT – SURESTART Contact Tips
DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS – Tregaskiss SURESTART Contact Tips
Affected Part Number TOUGH LOCK® Direct Replacement 403-22-30 403-20-30-25 403-22-35 403-20-35-25 403-22-1.0 403-20-1.0-25 403-22-45 403-20-45-25 403-22-364 403-20-364-25 403-22-52 403-20-52-25 403-23-30 403-21-30-25
DISCONTINUED PRODUCT – Select Nozzles
DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS –
Select Tregaskiss NozzlesPart Number Description Substitution Notes Reamer Change 401-11-62 Nozzle, TIGHT RADIUS™, 5/8″ bore, 1/8″ recess — TCP change – Please contact Customer Service at 1.855.MIGWELD (644.9353) Yes 401-12-50 Nozzle, TIGHT RADIUS, 1/2″ bore, flush — TCP change – Please contact Customer Service at 1.855.MIGWELD (644.9353) Yes 401-13-62 Nozzle, TIGHT RADIUS, 5/8″ bore, 1/8″ stick out — TCP change – Please contact Customer Service at 1.855-MIGWELD (644.9353) Yes 401-19-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/4″ recess, brass 401-14-62 401-14-62 is 1/8″ recess, copper No 401-21 Nozzle, Flux-Core, 1/4″ recess — Discontinued – No replacement No 401-41-75 Nozzle, 3/4″ bore, 1/8″ recess 401-7-75 or 401-14-62 Move to slip-on 401-7-75 with new 404-32 retaining head (v-block change); or Move to 5/8″ bore (copper) 401-14-62 (no retaining head, but cutter change) Yes
(401-7-75: v-block;
401-14-62: RCT-01)401-43-50 Nozzle, 1/2 bore, 1/4″ recess 401-47-51 401-47-51 is 1/8″ recess, and different profile No 401-44-501 Nozzle, 1/2″ bore, 1/4″ stick out 401-44-50 401-44-50 is bottleneck style, not tapered No 401-45-38 Nozzle, 3/8″ bore, flush, old thread 401-4-38 Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No
(no 3/8 cutter)401-45-50 Nozzle, 1/2″ bore, 1/8″ recess, old thread 401-47-51 Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No 401-45-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/8″ recess, old thread 401-43-62 Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No 401-46-38 Nozzle, 3/8″ bore, 1/8″ recess, old thread 401-42-38 Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No 401-46-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/4″ recess, old thread 401-43-62 401-46-62 is 1/8″ recess; Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No 401-47-50 Nozzle, 1/2″ bore, 1/8″ recess, old thread 401-47-51 Must use 404-52 or 404-53 retaining head No 401-52-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/4″ recess 401-14-62 401-14-62 is 1/8″ recess No 401-54-50 Nozzle, TOUGH ACCESS™, 1/8″ recess 401-55-50 401-55-50 is flush No 401-55-62 Nozzle, TOUGH ACCESS, flush 401-54-62 or 401-56-62 401-54-62 is 1/8″ recess; 401-56-62 is 1/8″ stick out No 401-68-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, flush, copper 401-51-62 Copper to brass No 401-92-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/4″ recess, brass 401-91-62 401-91-62 is 1/8″ recess No 401-9-75 Nozzle, 3/4″ bore, 1/2″ recess 401-5-75 401-5-75 is 1/4″ recess No 451-4-38 Nozzle, 3/8″ bore, 3/16″ recess 451-6-50 451-6-50 is 1/2″ bore No 451-45-50 Nozzle, High Access, water-cooled (semi-auto) 451-6-50 451-6-50 is tapered style, not bottleneck No 451-5-75 Nozzle, 3/4″ bore, 1/4″ recess, water-cooled (semi-auto) 451-5-62 451-5-62 is 5/8″ bore No 451-81-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 1/8″ stick out, water-cooled (semi-auto) 451-61-62 451-61-62 is flush No 451-87-62 Nozzle, 5/8″ bore, 3/16″ stick out, water-cooled (semi-auto) 451-61-62 451-61-62 is flush No
NEW PRODUCT – AccuLock S Consumables
NEW PRODUCT – AccuLock S Consumables
Key features of Bernard AccuLock S Consumables
PACKAGING CHANGE – Changes to Bernard Bag Packaging
PACKAGING CHANGE — Changes to Bernard Bag Packaging
Old Bernard Bags
New Bernard Bags
PACKAGING CHANGE – Changes to Tregaskiss Bag Packaging
PACKAGING CHANGES —
Changes to Tregaskiss Bag PackagingOld Tregaskiss Bags
New Tregaskiss Bags
PRODUCT UPDATE – New Liner Trim Length for Liners 6-Feet Long and Shorter
PRODUCT UPDATE –
New Liner Trim Length for Liners 6-Feet Long and Shorter
NOTE: Liners longer than 6-foot in length should still continue to be trimmed with a 3/4-inch stick out. No change to liner gauges or trim instructions for conventional or QUICK LOAD liners longer than 6-feet is recommended.PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT – Changes to Heavy Duty (HD) Nozzle Crimping
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT –
Heavy Duty (HD) Nozzle Crimping
Affected Part Numbers
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT – Bernard Conventional Liners
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT –
Bernard Conventional Liners
Bernard has implemented a material change to all Bernard conventional liners. All liners were previously produced from high carbon music wire. All liners will now be produced from high carbon music wire with tin zinc plated coating. Wire Size Liner Color 15′ (4.57 m) 25′ (7.62 m)
**Standard Liner for 1/16″ GunsNEW PRODUCT – Bernard Conventional Liners
NEW PRODUCT –
Bernard Conventional LinersCompatible with BTB Semi-Automatic MIG Guns and Legacy Q-Gun, S-Gun, & T-Gun Series MIG Guns
New Bernard Conventional Liners
Wire Size Liner Color 15′ (4.57 m) 25′ (7.62 m) 0.023″-0.030″ Yellow L1A-15 L1A-25 0.030″-0.035″ Green L2A-15 L2A-25 0.035″-0.045″ White L3A-15* L3A-25* 0.045″- 1/16″ Red L3A-15** L4A-25** 5/64″ Blue L6A-15 L6A-25 3/32″ Grey L7A-15 L7A-25 7/64″-1/8″ Black L8A-15 L8A-25
**Standard Liner for 1/16″ GunsBernard and Tregaskiss Conventional Liner to New Bernard Conventional Liner Cross Reference Chart for Bernard Semi-Automatic MIG Guns
Wire Size Bernard Liner Part Number Tregaskiss Liner Part Number New Bernard Conventional Liner Part Number 0.023″-0.030″ 43015 415-23-15 L1A-15 0.030″-0.035″ 43015 415-30-15 L2A-15 0.035″ – 0.045″ 44115 415-35-15 LS3-15 0.035″- 0.045″ 43115 — L3B-15 0.045″ – 1/16″ 44215 415-116-15 L4A-15 0.045″ – 1/16″ 43215 — L4B-15 5/64″ 44315 415-564-15 L6A-15 3/32″ 45415 415-332-15 L7A-15 7/64″ 45615 615-18-15 L8A-15 1/8″ 46715 615-18-15 L8A-15 NEW PRODUCT – Bernard Quik Tip HD Series Consumables
NEW PRODUCT –
Bernard Quik Tip HD Series
Designed for shipbuilding, trailer fabrication and other heavy equipment manufacturing operations.
NEW PRODUCT – QUICK LOAD Liner AutoLength System
NEW PRODUCT —
Tregaskiss QUICK LOAD Liner AutoLength System
NEW PRODUCT – Nozzle Insulator for 600 amp Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Gun
NEW PRODUCT —
Nozzle Insulator for 600 amp
Tregaskiss Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Guns
NEW PRODUCT – Thread-On Nozzle System
NEW PRODUCT —
Tregaskiss Thread-On Nozzle System
to copper threads and prolonging the life of the neck
TOUGH LOCK consumable series
NEW PRODUCT – TOUGH LOCK EHD Contact Tips
NEW PRODUCT —
TOUGH LOCK Extra Heavy Duty Contact Tips
NEW PRODUCT – TOUGH LOCK Adaptor for Tweco-Style Robotic Necks
NEW PRODUCT —
TOUGH LOCK Adaptor for Tweco Style Robotic Necks
Part Numbers and Descriptions
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT – Miller Quick-Connect Block
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT —
Miller Quick Connect Block
NEW PRODUCT – TOUGH LOCK EXHD Contact Tips
NEW PRODUCT —
TOUGH LOCK Extended Life Heavy Duty Contact Tips
NEW PRODUCT – Cloos Power Pin
NEW PRODUCT —
Tregaskiss Power Pin Connection for Cloos Wire Feeders
Ordering Information
NEW PRODUCT – Fronius Power Pin
NEW PRODUCT —
Tregaskiss Power Pin for Fronius VR1500 Wire Feeders
QUICK LOAD™ Liner System by replacing it with the
Tregaskiss Liner Cap (part #214-41-3).Fronius® Feeder Connection Type Tregaskiss Part Number Fronius “North America” Power Pin 214-17 Tweco® #4 214 Euro Connection Euro Fronius Power Pin #4.045.848.638 for VR1500 Feeder 214-41 Fronius F++ Not Available PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT – Quick-Connect Blocks
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT —
Quick-Connect Blocks
Affected Part Numbers and Descriptions
PRODUCT CHANGE – Tregaskiss Bags and Roll Marks
PACKAGING IMPROVEMENT —
Changes to Tregaskiss Bags and Roll Marks
PRODUCT UPDATE – New QUICK LOAD Liner Wire Sizes
PRODUCT UPDATE —
Expanded QUICK LOAD Liner Product Offering
