BEECHER, Ill. July 18, 2005 -To reduce downtime and labor costs associated with MIG gun liner changeover, Bernard® offers its patented Jump Liners. These Jump Liners couple with Bernard’s rotatable Q-Gun necks, which separate from the handle without tools to provide easy access for quick liner changeover.

Liners guide welding wire through a MIG gun to the arc and they most commonly wear and collect debris at a friction point created by the bend in a MIG gun’s neck. Worn and/or contaminated liners should be replaced to prevent poor wire feed, improve weld quality and reduce downtime associated with wire burn-backs.

Bernard Jump Liners connect with standard liners at the base of a Q-Gun’s rotatable neck and run through the most common wear point up to the contact tip. When a Jump Liner becomes worn or contaminated, operators simply have to detach the Q-Gun’s neck from the handle, replace only the Jump Liner and reattach the neck. Competitor’s guns require operators to disconnect guns from the feeder and remove 15- to 20- feet of liner from the cable assembly in order to replace only a small section of a worn or contaminated liner.

According to Bill Giese, product manager at Bernard, “The real advantage of using Jump Liners in the Q-Guns is that you don’t have to replace (or trim) the entire gun liner when switching to a neck of different length. The jump liner can remain with the body tube and the main liner with the gun.”

That quick changeover not only creates cost savings by reducing downtime and increasing productivity, but it also lowers overall parts count and costs. Compared to an entire liner, Bernard’s Jump Liners cost less and can be stored more easily. Giese adds, “For companies who struggle with maintaining inventory or with consumable costs, the Jump Liners with a Q-Gun are viable alternatives. With these products, you are only buying and storing what you need—about 12-inches of liner compared to 15 feet or more. It just costs less.”

For product spec sheets or to learn more about Bernard products, visit bernardwelds.com or contact us.

Bernard Welding Equipment, located in Beecher, Ill, manufactures premium GMAW (MIG) welding guns, consumables, accessories and manual arc products. For over 50 years Bernard has been an innovator in heavy-duty MIG welding and a contributor to improved welding productivity. Bernard Welding Equipment is a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), Glenview, Ill. ITW is a diversified multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components, assemblies and systems.