Health & Safety
Awareness
At Inelco Grinders, we are on a mission to enhance welding quality and safety regulations globally, prioritizing the health and well-being of welders. We provide proper equipment, ensuring that no one has to worry about their health when heading to work. Businesses in the welding industry prioritize worker safety with industry-standard fume extraction and ventilation systems. Although the risks of welding fumes are well known, they are often overlooked when grinding Tungsten electrodes for TIG welding. This emphasizes the need for comprehensive safety measures throughout the whole welding process.
Win for the workers – win for the company
Inelco Grinders offer safer and healthier working environment for the welders and a better economy for the companies – so why not benefit from more safety when it improves the economy?
Dust collector
It is important to dispose of the Tungsten dust correctly. This is because potential inhalation and intake of Tungsten particles can not only occur during the grinding process with a grinder without dust collection, but also because of handling and improper disposal of the grinding dust.
Other Tungsten grinders without correct gathering of the grinding dust require sweeping it off the floor or even if using an extraction system there is a risk when handling the filter. With the Ultima-TIG dangerous handling of the dust can be avoided and with the dust collector this process is made easier.
Enclosed grinding chamber
At Inelco Grinders, we care about the health and safety of the welder and have therefore developed the Ultima-TIG with an enclosed grinding chamber to guarantee prevention of accidents as well as health implications due to inhalation of Tungsten dust. Dust particles of all sizes between 10 μm – 0.01 μm are present in the air during grinding of electrodes. The really dangerous particles are those smaller than 0.1 μm as they cannot be excreted by the body due to their size or shape and therefore remain in the body, also referred to as nanoparticles. Additionally, due to the enclosed grinding chamber the grinding can take place with a specifically designed cooling liquid to avoid overheating of the electrode.
Electrode holder
Grinding Tungsten electrodes without protective gear poses risks, including metal projections, accidents, burns, and contact dermatitis.
However, using protective gloves may lead to accidents and limit grinding length. The electrode holder eliminates these risks by securing the electrode, preventing accidents and allowing safe grinding down to 8 mm.
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