2012 SEMA Preview

Miller is currently prepping for an exciting 2012 SEMA Show - the largest automotive specialty show in the world.

Held Oct. 30 – Nov. 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, attendees can experience hands-on welding and cutting demos from Miller Electric Mfg. booth #24013, in the Racing & Performance pavilion, located in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Visitors can test the newest MIG, TIG and Plasma cutting equipment, get technical questions answered, and check out the latest offerings in our welding protection line. Products available for demo and purchase include:

• Diversion™ 180 TIG welder: This easy-to-use welder can connect to 115V or 230V power and features a digital display for accurate adjustment of weld settings.
• Dynasty^® 200 Series TIG welder: This welder combines advanced inverter technology with Auto-Line™ technology, offering the most flexible AC/DC TIG/Stick power supply in the welding industry.
• NEW Multimatic™ 200: A durable, impact-resistant polycarbonate case protects this all-in-one portable multiprocess welding power source, which is capable of performing MIG, Stick and TIG welding processes in one compact design.
• Millermatic^® 211 Auto-Set™ MIG welder with MVP™: featuring a 30- to 210-amp MIG welding output and a great low-end arc for sheet metal work.
• Millermatic^® 212 Auto-Set™ MIG welder: also a 210-amp unit, but with a higher duty cycle for making longer welds on thicker material.
• Millermatic^® 350P MIG welder: the first single- or three-phase power Millermatic that welds material from 22 gauge to 1/2 in. thick in a single pass.
• Spoolmate™ 100 and 200 Series spool guns: offering reliable and economical direct-connect solutions for home hobbyists and light fabricators looking for smooth feeding of aluminum wire.
• Spectrum^® 375 X-TREME™ with XT30 Torch Plasma cutter: an 18-lb. Plasma cutter with the power to cut 3/8-in. steel in a single pass.
• Spectrum^® 625 X-TREME™ with XT40 Torch Plasma cutter: a 21-lb. Plasma cutter with the power to cut 5/8-in. mild steel in a single pass.
• S-Series ArcStation™: a welding workbench that offers an affordable and fully customizable work space, designed for a variety of both professional and hobbyist welding applications.
• F-Series ArcStation™: a portable welding workbench with a folding design, convenient handle and wheels, that offers the ability to take the 74-lb. bench to the jobsite or to move freely around a shop or garage.
• NEW Digital controls and headgear for the Arc Armor^® Digital Elite™, Digital Performance™ and Digital Pro-Hobby™ Series auto-darkening welding helmets in the Miller line of Arc Armor^® welding protection
• NEW Female-inspired graphic designs: Fury™ and Illusion™. These are the industry’s first large-window professional-grade helmets with graphics for women.
• Welding jackets and other safety apparel, including gloves from Miller’s line of Arc Armor^® welding protection.

And two talented metal artists will provide demos and complete projects using automotive parts from a designated area in the booth. On Tuesday and Wednesday, watch Stephen Christena of Midwest Metal Works create a Cam Shaft Cocktail Table using both MIG and TIG processes and plasma cutting. On Thursday and Friday, Thomas Patsis of Cold Hard Art will fabricate a Hemi Spyder using the TIG welding process from a variety of parts including nuts, bolts, sheets metal, round and square tubing and welding wire.

To catch live reports and updates from the show, Miller fans are invited to check out MillerWelds.com/SEMA for news, exclusive interviews and points of interest from the show floor communicated through the extensive Miller social media network on: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

The custom-built EPIC Chopper, a grand prize in the Job Weld Done Giveaway, will be on display in the booth and builder Dar Holdsworth of the Oklahoma City-based Darwin Motorcycles will be in the booth daily from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions about the one-of-a-kind bike. Attendees are encouraged to enter the Job Weld Done Giveaway on-site. Not going to the show? Get more information and enter to win at MillerWelds.com/win.