Posted to News on 5th May 2021, 09:05
Right on the dot!
ESAB wire feeder scoops prestigious award
ESAB’s Robust Feed wire feeder has received the highly coveted Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. For more than 50 years, the award has established itself internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of quality for good design.
The Robust Feed was designed for portability, durability and productivity, featuring a fibre-reinforced case and select areas of double-wall steel to provide additional impact resistance, an optional heater that drives off moisture to preserve wire integrity, and all controls, power and gas connections are inside the case with a dedicated service cover, providing easy access to the electronics.
Second award
“It is the only portable feeder with an IP44 protection class rating, which means it is protected against water splashes from all directions, as well as solid objects larger than 1 mm,” states ESAB. This is the second Red Dot award ESAB has won for product design. The brand won in 2018 for the Renegade TIG power source.
“We are proud that our Robust Feed earned the prestigious Red Dot award, a tremendous honour in our long-standing history of leading product innovation in welding and cutting equipment and consumables for over a century,” says Olivier Biebuyck, president, EMEAR, Equipment and Digital Solutions. “A special thanks to Red Dot’s expert jury for recognising our continuous pursuit to meet the needs of the customers we serve all over the world.”
More key elements
The Robust Feed accepts wire spools up to 300 mm, measures 595 x 250 x 430 mm and weighs 16.8 kg. For greater mobility, the wire feeder has an optional wheel kit that mounts on either the bottom or side of the feeder. It also features ESAB’s new PreciDrive wire drive system that combines high precision, power and reliability to feed solid wires up to 2.0 mm and cored wires up to 2.4 mm.
Robust Feed automatically connects to ESAB’s Warrior and Aristo inverter-based power sources, and a connection kit enables using the unit with competitive inverters. Users include those in the ship, boat, trailer, construction, steel fabrication, pressure vessel, tank, pipe, wind tower, off-highway machinery, maintenance and repair industries. Equipped with an optional push-pull torch, it also works well for welding aluminium.
