SAF-Fro is an international brand owned by Air Liquide Welding. The company provide a wide range of MMA welding power sources such as PRESTO Force and BUFFALO range.
They offer different types of Plasma cutting manual power sources, such as our PRESTOJET & PLASMAJET ranges. We have been buying and selling used and refurbished Saf welding and cutting equipment for many years.
SAF-FRO works closely with owners, construction contractors and fabricators to supply customised solutions through performance and innovation by developing and supplying welding & cutting equipment capable of meeting the increasing demands for enhanced productivity.
SAF-Fro is an international brand owned by Air Liquide Welding. The company provide a wide range of MMA welding power sources such as PRESTO Force and BUFFALO range. SAF-FRO can also provide a wide range of MIG-MAG welding inverter and step controlled power sources such as DIGIWAVE, DIGISTEEL, FILCORD
Plasma is mostly used in automation, the PYROTOME and ALPHATOME are some examples.The OPTITOME 2 is design to use the high quality cutting NERTAJET HPi. SAF-FRO provide a complete and optimized range of automatic installations and equipment for submerged arc welding such as SUBARC 7i installation equipped with STARMATIC 1200i AC/DC power source.
Customised SAF columns & booms installations, beams, remote controls units, such as 3A welding system can be supplied bespoke.
SAF Fro / Air Liquide welding sells MMA, MIG, TIG welding sets and Plasma cutting under two brands for industrial customers Oerlikon and SAF-Fro, one brand dedicated to semi-professional customers Cemont and one brand for general public DIY weldteam
Air Liquide welding provides its range for manual equipment, MIG, TIG and plasma torches, welder’s protection and accessories and fume extraction under the brand weldline
SAF is a brand for TIG welding, MIG welding, Submerged Arc welding, Seam welding, Welding Positioners, Tank Rotators, Plasma welding, CNC plasma cutting
Welding automation solutions Improve your productivity and the quality of your welding applications with the automatic solutions that Air Liquide Welding group can provide your company.
Automation welding processes
Whatever the cutting process (Oxyflame, Plasma, laser...), Air Liquide Welding can offer you not only equipments for your applications but solutions that provide a better quality and productivity enhancement. MMA power sources all DC welding current.
Models available
- SAXO 1300G Single phase 69 V Inverter P No No 10 – 130 A 1.6 – 3.2 mm 3.5 kg
- SAXO 1600G Single phase 87 V Inverter P No No 5 – 160 A 1.6 – 4.0 mm 7 kg
- PRESTO 140 PFC Single phase 48.4 V Inverter P No Yes 5 – 140 A 1.6 – 3.2 mm 6.6 kg
- PRESTO 160 PFC Single phase 48.4 V Inverter P No Yes 5 – 160 A 1.6 – 4.0 mm 6.6 kg
- PRESTO 180 PFC Single phase 48.4 V Inverter P No Yes 5 – 180 A 1.6 – 4.0 mm 6.6 kg
- PRESTO 190 PRO Single phase 67 V (14 V)* Inverter P Yes Yes 5 – 160 A 1.6 – 4.0 mm 9 kg
- PRESTO 220 VRD Three phase 105 V (14 V)* Inverter P Yes No 5 – 220 A 1.6 – 5.0 mm 19 kg
- RODARC 250 DC Three phase 62/66 V Rectifier M No No 45 – 220 A 2.0 – 4.0 mm 57 kg
- RODARC 400 DC Three phase 63/70 V Rectifier M No No 50 – 325 A 2.5 – 6.3 mm 107 kg
- RODARC 450 DC Three phase 63/70 V Rectifier M No No 60 – 400 A 2.5 – 6.3 mm 123 kg
- SAFEX M 340 Three phase 67 V Rectifier M No No 45 – 325 A 2.0 – 6.3 mm 108 kg
- SAFEX M 450 Three phase 70 V Rectifier M No No 65 – 405 A 2.5 – 6.3 mm 125 kg
- SAFEX C2 Three phase 66 V Rectifier P No No 20 – 300 A 1.6 – 6.3 mm 255 kg
- BUFFALO 400X Three phase 68/75 V Thyristor P Yes (option) No 10 – 400 A 1.6 – 6.3 mm 128 kg
- BUFFALO 500X Three phase 68/75 V Thyristor P Yes (option) No 10 – 500 A 1.6 – 6.3 mm 176 kg
- BUFFALO 650X Three phase 68/75 V Thyristor P Yes (option) No 10 – 630 A 1.6 – 6.3 mm 176 kg
* with VRD ** P = Potentiometer – M = Mechanical
*** WOW = exists also as version without wheels and handles
TIG power sources
Name Supply Welding current Arc striking Cycle Pulse Weight (kg) DC AC Amps PAC HF
- PRESTOTIG 160 PFC Single phase - 10 to 160 Simple No 9.5
- PRESTOTIG 180 PRO Single phase - 5 to 160 Semi-extended Yes 9.5
- PRESTOTIG 220 PRO Single phase - 5 to 220 Semi-extended Yes 9.5
- PRESTOTIG II DC 310 (W) Three phase - 5 to 300 Extended Yes 20 (29*)
- PRESTOTIG II DC 410 (W) Three phase - 5 to 400 Extended Yes 31 (40*)
- ADMIRAL 350 W DC Three phase - 4 to 350 Extended Yes 99
- SAXOTIG 160 AC/DC Single phase 5 to 150 - Simple Yes 21
- PRESTOTIG 240 AC/DC (W) Single phase 3 to 230 Extended Yes 17 (26*)
- PRESTOTIG 310 AC/DC (W) Three phase 3 to 300 Extended Yes 25 (33*)
- PRESTOTIG 350 W AC/DC Three phase 3 to 350 Extended Yes 74
- ADMIRAL 500 W AC/DC Three phase 4 to 500 Extended Yes 149
* water cooled version
MIG/MAG equipment
Name Main power supply Technology Welding current range Wire diameter Wire feeder Rollers Enclosed Separate
- FILCORD 171C Single phase Step control 30 – 170 A 0.6 – 1.0 mm - 2
- FILCORD 203C Three phase Step control 27 – 200 A 0.6 – 1.0 mm - 4
- FILCORD 253C Three phase Step control 35 – 250 A 0.6 – 1.0 mm - 4
- FILCORD 303C / S Three phase Step control 35 – 300 A 0.6 – 1.2 mm 4
- FILCORD 353C / S Three phase Step control 35 – 350 A 0.6 – 1.2 mm 4
- FILCORD 453S (W) Three phase Step control 50 – 450 A 0.6 – 1.6 mm - 4
- SAFMIG 300 BLX C / S Three phase Step control 30 – 280 A 0.6 – 1.2 mm 4
- SAFMIG 400 BLX C / CW / S / SW Three phase Step control 30 – 380 A 0.8 – 1.6 mm 4
- SAFMIG 500 BLX S / SW Three phase Step control 16 – 480 A 0.8 – 2.4 mm - 4
- DIGISTEEL 420 Three phase Inverter 20 - 420 A 0.8 -1.6 mm - 4
- DIGIPULS II 320 S(W) Three phase Inverter 20 – 320 A 0.6 – 1.2 mm - 4
- DIGIPULS II 420 S(W) Three phase Inverter 20 – 420 A 0.8 – 1.6 mm - 4
- DIGIPULS 520 SW Three phase Inverter 20 – 500 A 0.8 – 2.4 mm - 4
- DIGIWAVE 280Three phase Inverter 20 – 280 A 0.6 – 1.2 mm - 4
- DIGIWAVE 400 SW Three phase Inverter 20 – 400 A 0.8 – 1.6 mm - 4
- DIGIWAVE 500 SW Three phase Inverter 20 – 500 A 0.8 – 2.4 mm - 4
Plasma Cutters
- PRESTOJET 1K – – 8 mm 30 A at 25% 16 kg
- PRESTOJET 1 – – – 8 mm 30 A at 35% 8 kg
- PRESTOJET 2 – – 20 mm 65 A at 50% 25 kg
- PRESTOJET 4 – 40 mm 120 A at 60% 35 kg
- PLASMAJET 2C – – – – 25 mm 80 A at 40% 80 kg
- PLASMAJET 4C – – – – 35 mm 120 A at 50% 125 kg
- NERTAJET 50 – – 50 mm 150 A at 100% 260 kg
History
Since their foundation in 1909 and 1924, SAF and FRO have never ceased to participate in the evolution of the welding and cutting industry. In the early days, using the autogeneous oxyacetylene flame welding technique (hence numerous early partnership agreements with AIR LIQUIDE), SAF (La Soudure Autogène Française)
and FRO (Fabbriche Riunite Ossigeno) became the most important companies on the French and Italian weldingmarkets. Their main activity was focussed on ship repairs and this was soon joined by boiler-making.
As early as 1913, SAF recognised the advantages offered by the coated electrode welding process and in 1919 the first ship with an all-welded construction was launched: the SAF 4 which facilitated the carrying out of ship repair activities. Since then, the evolution of the Submerged Arc, TIG, MIG/MAG, plasma, laser, electron beam processes have been progressively developed by SAF and FRO, and marketed to their customers.
Since 1993, SAF and FRO have been integrated into the Air Liquide Welding group (Air Liquide’s equipment and consumables activity), which allows customers to benefit from global solutions, processes, gases, equipment and consumables. Due to their experience in welding and cutting techniques, SAF and FRO can today propose innovative solutions aimed to improve the productivity of industrial companies involved in metal working.
In 2006 SAF and FRO united under the name of SAF-FRO to provide the best of welding and cutting.
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