Flame Polishing with H₂O Gas
The ultimate green machine allows you to convert water to H₂O gas. The OWELD gas generator system provides significant improvements in safety, ecology and cost of operation.

Safety: The OWELD system generates gas on demand to a maximum pressure of 10 psi. OSHA restrictions start at 15 psi, so OWELD does not qualify under compressed gas regulations. End the cycle of receiving, renting, transferring, storing, inspecting and returning emptied bottles. Instead, just supply water.

Ecology and Quality: H₂O gas generates no CO or CO2 residue or carbon byproducts. So this clean heat will leave no residue on your plastics. H₂O gas is the ultimate in clean burning gas. Operators initiate an on/off valve ensuring no operator adjustment of the flame and providing a very repeatable process. Just gas on and gas off channeled through vinyl tubing from the machine to the point of use, which can be 100’s of feet away.

Economy: The cost of operation is nearly 80% less expensive than traditional bottled gases. ). One machine can generate gas for several torches operating continuously. With 6 torches operating continuous you cost is roughly $1.00/hr (plus a quart of water. OWELD gas generators convert H₂O into H₂O Gas via electrolysis (Fig 1). This process is not new and neither is OWELD, started in 1981. OWELD is in an exclusive class as it manufactures machines capable of producing larger amounts of gas for industrial applications. A single machine on wheels can operate multiple torches of the same or different configurations (single, dual or multiple port tips). The configuration of the flame can be as compact and tactical or broad and robust as the application requires. There are over 3000 OWELD systems generating clean H₂O gas around the globe in jewelry, plastics, brazing, soldering, cutting and mechanical heating applications.

The H₂O gas offers many other benefits. The ability to direct a clean burning flame, up to 6000ºF, into any position or configuration desired. The flame can be targeted with pinpoint accuracy to apply a precise amount of heat to the desired area. The flame is fully repeatable 24/7. One gallon of water produces more than 2100 gallons of H₂O gas providing enough gas for multiple flame polishing torches for nearly 4 hours of operation (Fig. 2).

H₂O Weld distributes, services and provides hands on experience to configure the flame to match the customers’ requirements. Automated processes are an excellent match for the OWELD system. To see a demonstration of their process, search H₂Oweld on www.youtube.com or visit www.H₂Oweld.com and www.automatedbrazing.com.

For more information, contact Tom Buckley, H2O Weld, LLC, 2121 South 116th Street, West Allis, WI 53227, 317-670-1048, Fax: 414-546-9551, E-mail: tom@h2oweld.com, Web: www.h2oweld.com.