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Swartfager Welding is the epitome of a family business done right. What started six generations ago in the 1800s as a traditional blacksmith operation has evolved today into a booming modern fabrication business.

We visited Swartfager to discuss with them one of their more successful process advancements: transitioning to metal-cored wires and optimizing these applications with new Pulsed MIG and Regulated Metal Deposition^® capabilities as made possible by the PipeWorx multiprocess pipe welding system.

Benefits achieved by Swartfager include increased productivity, less post-weld cleanup, and easier operation and training for its workforce – all while meeting code requirements.

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Hear from Swartfager straight from the shop floor on this and other exciting process improvements:

RMD, Pulsed MIG and Metal-Cored Wires

Repairing Cast Stainless with Dynasty TIG Inverters

Induction Heating at Swartfager Welding

The super boats from Smoky Mountain Jet Boats cruise in as little as four-inches of water and can stop on a dime. The all aluminum watercraft are built with modern welding technology from Miller.

Learn about the technology from Miller that  make these boats possible and climb aboard for a jet boat ride on a Smoky Mountain lake.

Miller has made available the 2013 Miller Full-Line Catalog of welding and cutting products. This catalog can be requested or downloaded by going to the literature request page via MillerWelds.com, or on a mobile device at MillerWelds.com/mobile.

The catalog features “What’s new from Blue”, including:

1.  Millermatic® 350P Aluminum and XR-Aluma-Pro™ Lite
2.  Automation solutions integrating Miller^® welding technology with Panasonic robotics
3.  XR™-Pistol-Pro and XR™-Pistol-Plus push-pull guns
4.  Multimatic™ 200 multiprocess welder
5.  Trailblazer^® Series welder/generators
6.  Oxy-Fuel Kits
7.  FILTAIR^®2000–12000 Industrial Centralized Systems and FILTAIR^® Low Profile Hood
8.  Updated helmet designs and graphics for all welding applications

Miller also provides specifications and product comparisons on MIG welders, TIG welders, Stick welders, plasma cutters, welding generators and fume extractors within the 104-page, full-color catalog. It also highlights available Arc Armor™ welding protection including helmets and safety apparel.

The catalog is also available by calling 1-800-4-A-MILLER or writing to Miller Electric Mfg. Co., P.O. Box 100, Lithonia, GA 30058.

Miller Welders is excited to sponsor the 2013 Griffin King of the Hammers. Partner and off-road manufacturer Blue Torch Fabworks will again join Miller Welders to offer free equipment access and weld support to race team participants.

Co-drivers Jason Carner and Peter Basler of the Blue Torch Fabworks racing team will field a custom-built Miller Welders off-road race vehicle for the King of the Hammers premier race. Read on for more details.

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The 2012 SEMA Show was held Oct.30-Nov.2, 2012, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where Miller showcased the EPIC Chopper, a grand prize in the Job Weld Done Giveaway, metal art applications and projects from industry experts, innovative new products and hands-on demonstrations.

The Multimatic™ 200 was the hot new product in the booth and won the coveted SEMA New Product Award for Best New Tools and Equipment Category. Read on for an inside look at SEMA crowd favorites and don’t miss the SEMA 2012 video playlist within the article or at MillerWelds.com/SEMA.

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The latest issue of Instructor features schools from Mississippi, North Carolina, Boy Scouts getting it done in Appleton and the safety Starter Pak for the student or beginning welder on your Christmas list. Check it out today!

Miller is currently prepping for an exciting 2012 SEMA Show – the largest automotive specialty show in the world.

Held Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, attendees can experience hands-on welding and cutting demos from Miller Electric Mfg. booth #24013, in the Racing & Performance pavilion, located in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Visitors can test the newest MIG, TIG and Plasma cutting equipment, get technical questions answered, and check out the latest offerings in our welding protection line.

The custom-built EPIC Chopper, a grand prize in the Job Weld Done Giveaway, will be on display in the booth and builder Dar Holdsworth of the Oklahoma City-based Darwin Motorcycles will be in the booth daily from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions about the one-of-a-kind bike. Attendees are encouraged to enter the Job Weld Done Giveaway on-site. Not going to the show? Get more information and enter to win at MillerWelds.com/win.

And two talented metal artists will provide demos and complete projects using automotive parts from a designated area in the booth. On Tuesday and Wednesday, watch Stephen Christena of Midwest Metal Works create a Cam Shaft Cocktail Table using both MIG and TIG processes and plasma cutting. On Thursday and Friday, Thomas Patsis of Cold Hard Art will fabricate a Hemi Spyder using the TIG welding process from a variety of parts including nuts, bolts, sheets metal, round and square tubing and welding wire.

To catch live reports and updates from the show, Miller fans are invited to check out MillerWelds.com/SEMA for news, exclusive interviews and points of interest from the show floor communicated through the extensive Miller social media network on: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Don’t miss Miller at one of these upcoming events. Hands-on demos will be available from the Miller booths where you can try MIG, TIG and Plasma cutting equipment.

Stop by the publication’s hospitality tents at both Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days to sign up to win Miller product including a Bobcat 250 EFI welding generator or Digital Elite Stars and Stripes auto-darkening helmet.

Farm Progress Show 

Aug. 28–30 in Boone, Iowa
http://farmprogress.com/farm-progress-show/main.aspx

Husker Harvest Days
Sept. 11-13 in Grand Island, Neb.
http://farmprogress.com/husker-harvest-days/main.aspx

Thank you to the thousands of fans of Miller and MillerWelds.com who voted in our everyday welding hero contest in July. Our three winners:

• Kay Minto – An artist specializing in TIG welded metal art from Eagleville, Calif., Kay’s work has been shown around the world; a fact her grand kids are very proud of!
• Carl Offenbacher – Working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan from Jacksonville, Ore., Carl helps ensure the safety of our troops.
• Steven George – Living in Fairbanks, Alaska, this welder once worked a corporate desk job but traded it in for a welding torch.

You can read more about the winners stories by clicking here. See the Miller news release here. 

Miller recently returned from the Minnesota State Fairgrounds where we were the main stage sponsor for the 2012 Car Craft Summer Nationals. The event, which ran July 20-22, 2012, featured more than 4,000 muscle cars, and attracted approximately 45,000 participants and automotive enthusiasts.

From the Miller booth, spectators could test MIG, TIG and Plasma cutting equipment, get trusted advice regarding welding and application questions, learn how to enter the Job Weld Done Giveaway and also check out the latest offerings in the Miller line of Arc Armor^® welding protection.

Attendees with registered cars on display also had the opportunity to WIN daily welding prizes, including welding gloves (hourly) and an end-of-day prize: Spectrum 375 X-TREME with XT Torch Plasma Cutter (Friday); Diversion 180 TIG welder (Saturday); and Millermatic 211 Auto-Set MIG welder with MVP (Sunday).