Chris Roehl has been a part of the Miller team for 25-years. Today he’s a product manager for Millermatic® products. He knows it’s the products and the people that make Miller the first choice for weldingequipment.
Chris recalls a recent need from a customer in the southern part of the United States—the customer needed some additional training on the product—the call came in over the weekend. But because the nearby Green Bay Packers had a Sunday home game, the Monday flights out of town were all booked. Not wanting to wait another day, Chris and a service tech jumped in a truck and drove the 13-hours to the customers shop. “We went in and talked to them, saw their applications, showed them how to improve their processes and provided additional education on the product. Later that day we jumped in the truck and came home,” says Roehl.
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Miller teamed up with J.F. Ahern’s Pipe Fabrication shop to get them premium Arc ArmorweldingPPE that they had never tried before. The Miller team came in and personally matched up each of the welding operators with the correct welding protection for their application. They were given PAPRs (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) to keep from breathing in smoke and harmful fumes, WeldX and Classic Cloth Jackets, Titanium 9400i welding helmets with integrated grinding shields, gloves and more. After a week of use, the Miller team came back and got these testimonials from the guys and we couldn’t have asked for better feedback.
Already made your New Year’s resolutions? Why not add one more…
Give your welder a “once over” checkup. This is something you should be doing on a regular basis, but usually gets overlooked. While you have a little time before the race season starts up, these are the most common and easiest things to look at to keep your welder happy.
Inspect and tighten all cables including the ground clamp.
Inspect gas hoses and connections.
A good blow out will keep your machine running cool and prevent conductive metal dust from messing with internal connections.
Check the condition of the gun cable on your MIG welder for cuts in the rubber casing.
Check and tighten the contact tip and adapter.
Check the gun liner by making sure the wire pulls through the gun freely when the drive roll tension arm is released.
Check the drive rolls for wear and alignment with the wire/groove.
Inspect the torch cables and back cap on your TIG welder for cracks, and check the o-ring.
Check, add or change your TIG coolant if you’re gun is water-cooled.
Stock up on all your consumables now instead of when it’s too late and you need them.
en a part of the Miller team for 25-years. Today he’s a product manager for Millermatic® products. He knows it’s the products and the people that make Miller the first choice for welding equipment.