Help Me Identify my Bernard or Tregaskiss Product

Which kind of product do you want to identify?

How is your gun positioned relative to the weld?

How is your semi-automatic MIG gun cooled?

Your MIG gun neck is the easiest way to visually identify your product. Which of the following does your MIG gun look like?

Group of two standard necks installed on semi-automatic air-cooled MIG guns

Aluminum necks are used on Bernard BTB air-cooled MIG guns.

Flex neck for MIG welding guns

Flexible necks are an available option for Bernard BTB air-cooled MIG guns.

Dura-Flux MIG Gun flex necks

Gasless necks are used on Bernard Dura-Flux self-shielded flux-core guns.

Black polymer neck on TGX semi-automatic air-cooled MIG gun

Black polymer necks are used on Bernard TGX air-cooled MIG guns.

Clean-Air short and long shrouded necks

Black neck shrouds are used on Bernard Clean Air fume extraction MIG guns.

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W-Gun semi-automatic water-cooled MIG gun

Bernard W-Gun water-cooled semi-automatic MIG guns can be identified by their brass colored neck and yellow trigger.

Family of two T-Gun semi-automatic water-cooled MIG Guns

Bernard T-Gun water-cooled semi-automatic MIG guns have aluminum necks and either a black or silver trigger.

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How is your robotic welding gun cooled?

If your MIG gun runs EXTERNAL to your robot arm, you have a TOUGH GUN CA3 Robotic MIG Gun.

TOUGH GUN CA3 robotic air-cooled MIG gun with medium length 45-degree neck

If your MIG gun runs INTERNAL to your robot arm, you have a TOUGH GUN TA3 Robotic MIG Gun.

TOUGH GUN TA3 robotic air-cooled MIG gun installed on robot

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You have a Tregaskiss 600A Robotic Water-Cooled MIG Gun.

600 amp robotic water cooled MIG gun installed on robot

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If your MIG gun runs EXTERNAL to your robot arm, you have a TOUGH GUN CA3 Robotic MIG Gun with I.C.E. technology.

TOUGH GUN I.C.E. technology installed on TOUGH GUN CA3 robotic air-cooled MIG gun

If your MIG gun runs INTERNAL to your robot arm, you have a TOUGH GUN TA3 Robotic MIG Gun with I.C.E. technology.

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You have Tregaskiss Fixed Automatic MIG gun. Which of the following does your product look like?

Tregaskiss MA1 Fixed Automatic MIG Gun

MA1 air-cooled fixed automatic MIG gun

Tregaskiss MW1 Fixed Automatic MIG Gun

MW1 water-cooled fixed automatic MIG gun – note the thicker cable, brass nozzle retainer and silver brazed nozzle

Tregaskiss AW2 Fixed Automatic MIG Gun

AW2 fixed automatic MIG gun – note the brass colored neck

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NEW TOUGH GUN TT4A and TT4E reamers can be visually identified from the outside as follows:

Identify TOUGH GUN TT4A reamer by part number and set switch plate

TOUGH GUN TT4A (Analog) Reamer

Serial number on plate begins with TT4A
One 8-pin receptacle

Identify TOUGH GUN TT4E reamer by part number and set switch plate

TOUGH GUN TT4E (Ethernet) Reamer

Serial number on plate begins with TT4E
Two green LEDs
Two EIP receptacles

Legacy TOUGH GUN TT3 and TT3E reamers can be visually identified from the outside as follows:

Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN TT3 reamer shown from setup side with lubricator installed

TOUGH GUN TT3 (Analog) Reamer

Setup switches on side of reamer (Black and yellow panel with 4 round buttons shown above)
Serial number on plate begins with TT-

Tregaskiss TOUGH GUN TT3E Ethernet reamer shown from back

TOUGH GUN TT3E (Ethernet) Reamer

Setup switches are on back of reamer (black and yellow panel with 4 round buttons shown above)
Serial number on plate begins with TTE-

The easiest component to help you identify which consumables series is installed on your MIG gun(s) is your contact tip. Please compare your contact tip to the images below and follow the link to learn more.

AccuLock Copper Contact Tip

AccuLock™ Contact Tip

Shape: larger, rounded front, taper in middle and long tail at back
Threads: coarse
Rollmark: lock from AccuLock logo

Centerfire Copper Contact Tip

Centerfire™ Contact Tip

Shape: straight, bottom taper
Threads: none
Rollmark: B from Bernard logo

TOUGH LOCK Copper Contact Tip

TOUGH LOCK® Contact Tip

Shape: straight, bottom taper
Threads: fine
Rollmark: script Tregaskiss logo

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We have aluminum liner options that work with most of our consumable series. Please click on one of the spec sheets below to access this information:

AccuLock S consumables family including contact tip, nozzle, diffuser, liner and power pin — AccuLock S Consumables spec sheet

TOUGH LOCK consumables family shown with contact tips, retaining head and nozzle — TOUGH LOCK Consumables spec sheet

AccuLock R consumables family of contact tips, nozzles and diffusers — AccuLock R Consumables spec sheet

Centerfire consumables family shown with contact tips, nozzle and diffuser — Centerfire Consumables spec sheet

If you’d like to discuss your aluminum liner options, please contact our Technical Support team for assistance.

The brass end on your liner is unique to each liner series. Please compare your liner’s brass end with the images below:

AccuLock S liner family — AccuLock™ S Liners

Family of color-coded Bernard conventional liners — Bernard® Conventional Liners

front portion of liner — http://Tregaskiss® Conventional Liners

Family of three QUICK LOAD liners with liner retainers — QUICK LOAD® Liners

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BTB Gun jump liner shown from front — Jump liner for BTB MIG guns with rotatable necks

Tregaskiss bronze jump liner for aluminum — Bronze jump liner for aluminum

Tregaskiss jump liner for robotic MIG guns with wire brake installed — Jump liner for Tregaskiss robotic MIG guns with wire brake option

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As manufacturers of semi-automatic, fixed automatic and robotic MIG guns and consumables, Tregaskiss and Bernard have earned a reputation as an experienced, dependable partner to its customers in the automotive, construction and fabrication, heavy equipment, ship, rail, general manufacturing, commercial truck and trailer, and oil and gas industries. Tregaskiss and Bernard offer air-cooled semi-automatic, fixed automatic and robotic MIG guns, water-cooled semi-automatic, fixed automatic and robotic MIG guns, reamers, nozzle cleaning stations, anti-spatter liquid, wire cutters, anti-spatter sprayers, clutches, welding consumables, nozzles, MIG welding tips, and MIG welding torches.