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I asked ROCK the other day and he didn't know. Several of you have PowCon machines.
Hello Alan,
PowCon was started in the late 70s or early 80s. I started working at
PowCon in October 1990.
1) In 1994 PowCon was bought by ITW (Illinois Tool Works) -- the same
Parent Company that bought out Miller the year before.
2) The next year Hobart was bought out by ITW, and PowCon was closely
paired with Hobart for Sales & Support. Part of the deal of Hobart being
bought out was that they had to drop 70% of their Welding/Engine Drive
products. Most of those items (all Units over 250 Amps, and all 3 Phase
Units and all Wire Feeders) were turned over to Arcsys & Prestolite.
3) Later Miller, PowCon and Hobart (and some other Welding Products
related companies) were put together in the ITW Welding Products Group.
4) In December 1997 the announcement was made to shut down PowCon as a
manufacturing facility. Then a company was sought to provide Technical
Support and Spare Parts Support for the PowCon products -- Arc Products was
contracted to do that.
5) PowCon closed down in April 1998, and Arc Products officially took over
to support the PowCon products. There are a few "PowCon" name products
which Arc Products does not support -- These include Units made for PowCon
by Kemppi (in Finland), the two first versions of the Spool Guns (SGS-I and
SGS-II), Rota-Drive Wire Feeder, and a some other products.
6) I have some notes on other companies who may have support (if any is
available) for the PowCon Units that Arc Products does not support. I also
have listings for other Manufacturer's equipment, some of which Arc
Products does support, and some are supported through other companies. You
can check with us first in many cases and I can direct you to the correct
company that provides support, or I can let you know if there is no support
to be found.
Thanks for letting us serve you,
Ian Mascarenhas
Arc Products' Technical Service Representative
Phone # : 619 - 628 - 1022, ext. 314
Fax # : 619 - 628 - 1028
e-mail : [email protected]
Hello Alan,
PowCon was started in the late 70s or early 80s. I started working at
PowCon in October 1990.
1) In 1994 PowCon was bought by ITW (Illinois Tool Works) -- the same
Parent Company that bought out Miller the year before.
2) The next year Hobart was bought out by ITW, and PowCon was closely
paired with Hobart for Sales & Support. Part of the deal of Hobart being
bought out was that they had to drop 70% of their Welding/Engine Drive
products. Most of those items (all Units over 250 Amps, and all 3 Phase
Units and all Wire Feeders) were turned over to Arcsys & Prestolite.
3) Later Miller, PowCon and Hobart (and some other Welding Products
related companies) were put together in the ITW Welding Products Group.
4) In December 1997 the announcement was made to shut down PowCon as a
manufacturing facility. Then a company was sought to provide Technical
Support and Spare Parts Support for the PowCon products -- Arc Products was
contracted to do that.
5) PowCon closed down in April 1998, and Arc Products officially took over
to support the PowCon products. There are a few "PowCon" name products
which Arc Products does not support -- These include Units made for PowCon
by Kemppi (in Finland), the two first versions of the Spool Guns (SGS-I and
SGS-II), Rota-Drive Wire Feeder, and a some other products.
6) I have some notes on other companies who may have support (if any is
available) for the PowCon Units that Arc Products does not support. I also
have listings for other Manufacturer's equipment, some of which Arc
Products does support, and some are supported through other companies. You
can check with us first in many cases and I can direct you to the correct
company that provides support, or I can let you know if there is no support
to be found.
Thanks for letting us serve you,
Ian Mascarenhas
Arc Products' Technical Service Representative
Phone # : 619 - 628 - 1022, ext. 314
Fax # : 619 - 628 - 1028
e-mail : [email protected]
...............................HEY I GUESS WE SHOULD INVITE HIM ABOARD HERE TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS IF HE IS INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT WITH THE POWCON STUFF....... DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS....... WELL FOLKS LET ME HEAR OF YOUR PRO'S AND CON'S ON INVITING IAN ABOARD..................ROCK.;.................... ..............
so why not. Seriously, he has been quite helpful to me. Usually replies immediately. The history request took a day or two.
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