Enhanced Welding Helmet Features Digital Interface, Extended Shade Range

Esab has introduced its newly enhanced Savage A41 automatic welding helmet, featuring an internal, digital user interface to adjust auto-darkening filter parameters, a shade range extended to 8-13 (compared to 9-13 for the Savage A40) and a streamlined external Grind Mode that switches the lens to shade 4 for grinding and some cutting processes. The digital interface adjusts shade, delay and sensitivity, has indicators for grind and low battery, and also includes a test button.

“The new interface eliminates the external shade selection knob and ensures that shade settings won’t accidentally change,” says Kevin Beckerdite, PPE global product manager for Esab. “The grind button is nearly flush with the helmet, and, the addition of a shade 8 setting helps when welding at lower amperages, such as with small-diameter gas-metal-arc wires or tungstens.”

The lightweight welding helmet  (17.6 oz.) provides ideal functionality for the occasional and professional welder, with its True Color lens technology providing a clear view of the weld puddle and surrounding area to enable precise bead placement. Savage viewing technology is based on a 1/1/1/2 optical class lens—a rating that offers a sharp, clear and consistent view of the weld puddle without the extra cost to obtain the angle dependency 1 rating, according to company officials—that measures 100 by 50 mm. The viewing area provides a wide field of vision and increased spatial awareness. Four sensors provide a high response, especially when welding out-of-position. And, the optional hardhat adapter offers additional safety.

See also: ESAB Welding & Cutting

Technologies: Welding and Joining

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