Centerfire™ Care Tips
Use these quick and easy tips to extend the life of your Centerfire™ contact tips, nozzles and gas diffusers.

1) Rotate Centerfire contact tips to gain additional wear surfaces and extend the life of the tip.

2) Periodically check your Centerfire nozzle for spatter or blocked gas ports and clean as needed. Remember to use tools designed for spatter removal.

3) If you use anti-spatter solution or flux-cored wire, periodically check gas ports in the gas diffuser and nozzle for blockages.

Learn about other care tips that can maximize your MIG welding performance.

Ask the Experts
If you have any MIG welding questions, find your nearest Bernard MIG Specialist by calling 1-800-946-2281 (U.S only) or (708) 946-2281 (International) or emailing info@bernardwelds.com.

Equipment Selection Creates
Maximum Throughput

Bart Penrod, CEO of ITEC Manufacturing, USA in Brigham City, Utah, is world renowned for his manufacturing prowess, so it was little surprise when Canadian oil companies approached him in early 2006 with a special request: to mass-produce rigmats that would allow them to access oil deposits amid the bogs of the Canadian Muskeg.

In response, Penrod and plant manager Rodney Keller set up a new manufacturing facility in Ogden, Utah, with the goal of producing 96 rigmats per day. ITEC achieved this goal within three months by working with representatives from Bernard®, Hobart Brothers and Miller Electric Mfg. Co. to outfit the facility with a fully integrated MIG welding system and consumables that could optimize the flow of production.

Learn how the Bernard® Q-Gun™, Centerfire™ consumables and Jump Liners helped ITEC achieve its production goals.

New Look, Same High Quality

Bernard® Q-Gun MIG guns now feature polished aluminum neck armor. This aluminum armor is 35% thicker than the previous brass armor, which increases durability without adding weight.

The aluminum armored necks are compatible with 150- through 600-amp Bernard Q-Guns and the upgrade does not affect pricing or part numbers.

Read more about Bernard's updated Q-Gun™ with aluminum neck armor.

Customize Your Own Bernard® Q-Gun™

We make it easy to customize the right MIG gun for your specific application. Use our online Q-Gun™ Configurator at www.Bernardwelds.com to build your customized Q-Gun part number.

After you’ve built your part number, submit it for quote, print it for presentation to your welding products distributor of choice or contact our Customer Service Team at 1-800-946-2281 (U.S only) or (708) 946-2281 (International) and we’ll help get you the right gun, right away.

Build a customized part number with the Bernard Q-Gun configurator.