Welding Equipment & Products

When it comes to stud welding, precision and repeatability are essential. PFS carries a number of high-quality, stable, and reliable ProWeld and HBS* arc stud welders and add Midwest Fastening capacitor discharge stud welders—all of which are guaranteed to get the job done.


Proweld Equipment

Proweld Arc Welders

ProWeld Arc 1200 Stud Welder

Arc 1200

Arc 1850

Arc 1850

Arc 3000

Arc 3000

Arc 656

Arc 656

Arc 656M Power Weld


Arc 656M

Arc 800 ProWeld

Arc 800

Proweld Capacitor Discharge Welders


CD 212 Welding Equipment

CD 212


CD 212P ProWeld

CD 212P


CD 312

CD 312


CD 512

CD 512

HBS Equipment

HBS ARC Welders

HBS-ARC-500 Welding Equipment

HBS ARC 500

HBS-ARC-800 Welding Equipment

HBS ARC 800

HBS-ARC-1500 Welding Equipment

HBS ARC 1500

HBS Visar 650

HBS Capacitor Discharge Welders

HBS-CD-1000

CD 1000

HBS-CD-1501

CD 1502

HBS-CD-2301

CD 2302

HBS-CD-3101

CD 3101

HBS-CDM-2401

CDM-2401

HBS-CDM-3201

CDM-3201

Pegasar 500 accu HBS CD Welder

Pegasar 500 Accu

   

HBS Inverter Stud Welders

HBS-IT-1002

IT-1002

HBS-IT-2002

IT-2002

HBS-IT-3002

IT-3002

HBS-IT-130

IT-130

HBS-IT-50

IT-50

HBS-IT-90

IT-90

HBS Production Welders

HBS-PC-C

PC-C

HBS-PC-S

PC-S

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HBS-QUICK-BOY

QUICK-BOY

HBS-MPW-1010-2010

MPW-1010-2010

HBS-MARC-3

MARC-3

HBS-LIN-MARC

LIN-MARC

HBS-KAH-412-LA

KAH-412-LA

HBS-KAH-412

KAH-412

HBS Accessory Equipment

HBS-TORQUE-BENDING-TEST

TORQUE-BENDING-TEST

HBS-VBZ-3

VBZ-3

HBS-PMB-S

PMB-S

HBS-PMB-LS2

PMB-LS2

HBS ARC Weld Guns

HBS-A-12

A-12

HBS-A-16

A-16

HBS-A-25

A-25

HBS-AI-06

AI-06

HBS CD Weld Guns

HBS-C-06

C-06

HBS-C-08

C-08

HBS-CI-03

CI-03

HBS CD/ARC Weld Guns

HBS-CA-08

CA-08

HBS-PAH-1

PAH-1

Midwest Fasteners Equipment

Midwest Capacitor Discharge Stud Welders

HBS-CD-2301

Talon

HBS-CD-3101

Eagle

SureShot II

HBS-CD-3101

CD-80

HBS-CD-3101

CD-100

HBS-CD-3101

CD-700

ARC Stud Welders

The arc stud welder is the stud welder typically utilized within the offshore, shipbuilding, and steel fabrication industries. Arc stud welders require a 208, 240, 480, and 560 single-phase or three-phase AC or DC power source with open circuit-voltage in the range of 70 to 100V. Arc stud welders are designed to weld studs from 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) through 1 1/4 in. (31.8 mm) using ceramic ferrules or gas.

Arc stud welding involves the same basic principles and metallurgical aspects as any other arc welding procedure: the weld gun lifts the stud a short distance from the base metal and initiates a controlled electric arc from the power source, melting the end of the stud and a portion of the base metal; the stud is thrust automatically into a ceramic ferrule, which contains the molten metal; and a high quality fusion weld is accomplished.

Arc stud welding is generally used to weld larger-diameter studs to thick base metals. Arc studs come in many shapes, and there are literally hundreds of kinds—as long as one end of the stud is designed to be compatible with an arc welder and is made of weldable materials (mild steel, stainless steel, or aluminum), it can used for arc stud welding.

CD Stud Welders

Capacitor discharge stud welders, which can be useful when working with thin base metals, require 110V single-phase power. The power for the weld is produced by a rapid discharge of stored electrical energy; the method uses an electrostatic storage system as a power source, and the weld energy is stored in capacitors. No ferrules or fluxing is required.

For more details on the numerous Pro Weld and HBS arc stud welders and capacitor discharge welders we carry here at PFS, browse through the options below.

*HBS stud welding equipment is available through PFS only for customers in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.

HBS Partner

In keeping with our mission to provide our customers with only top-quality stud welding equipment, PFS recently partnered with HBS – a company whose name within the offshore, shipbuilding, and steel fabrication industries is synonymous with excellence. We are proud to now be able to offer our customers* an even greater variety of state-of-the-art stud welding guns.

Stud Welding Practices