Lincoln Global, Inc.

Alexander J Stergios

Steven R Peters

Bruce John Chantry

Matthew A Weeks

Jeffrey L Kachline

Todd E Kooken

Todd Eric Kooken Kooken

Contact tip

A welding or additive manufacturing contact tip includes an electrically-conductive body extending from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body. The body forms a first bore terminating at a first exit orifice at a distal end face of the body, and a second bore terminating at a second exit orifice at the distal end face of the body. The first and second exit orifices are separated from each other by a distance configured to facilitate formation of a bridge droplet between a first wire electrode delivered through the first bore and a second wire electrode delivered through the second bore during a deposition operation.

Dual wire welding or additive manufacturing contact tip and diffuser

A system and method of welding or additive manufacturing is provided where at least two welding electrodes are provided to and passed through a two separate orifices on a single contact tip and a welding waveform is provided to the electrodes through the contact tip to weld simultaneously with both electrodes, where a bridge droplet is formed between the electrodes and then transferred to the puddle.

Dual wire welding or additive manufacturing system and method

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Independence, OH, United States of America

Alexander J Stergios