Since the development team at Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited (HFT), designed a new Tungsten Electrode over 25 years ago, HFT calculates that more than 1 Billion Arcs have now been struck with them.

The special electrode, designated “Multi Strike™”, provides more than ten times the number of arc strikes as the conventional red tipped thoriated tungsten electrodes more commonly in use.

The majority of Tungsten Electrodes still used today contain the radiotoxic and carcinogenic compound of Thoria (Thorium Oxide).

The 10 times improvement in arc striking capability of the Multi Strike™ Electrodes allows operators to keep their processes running longer without the need to keep changing and re-grinding their electrode tips.

This feature makes the electrodes particularly useful in all automatic welding processes, particularly where the arc must be switched on and off frequently.

In addition, users with continuous welding processes have found that their arc stays on longer when using Multi Strike™ Electrodes.

These specially formulated tungsten electrodes are fully traceable back to their original batch giving the user a guarantee of product quality, reliability, repeatability and consistency.

They are available in packets of 10 tungstens, from sizes 1.0mm up to 4.0mm. HFT also offer sample product packs of the tungstens, upon request to ‘try before you buy.’

Here’s to the next billion!

Further details are available from the company.