Silicone Trailing Shields

TIG Aesthetics and Ticon Industries are eager to announce the latest Innovation in our TIG welding lineup! The TIG Aesthetics Trailing Shield. It is the Ultimate solution for welding highly reactive metals where an inert environment is required. Manufactured from high temperature silicone, the Trailing Shield withstands the heat absorbed by any #16 or 1" welding cup and will hold its structural integrity to 100+ amp welds. The Trailing Shield also includes a built in drag bar on the tail of the shield to assist in the prevention of direct heated material contact.

Our proven, multi-layer screen diffuser combined with the shower head diffuser fitting integrate seamlessly with the silicone while providing additional rigidity to the body of the shield; providing excellent argon diffusion to the weldment. The reinforced screen diffuser allows for excellent gas coverage on large diameter tubing and pipe.

User setup tips and tricks:

Included hose retention tab is designed to snap on to the back cap and align the argon inlet hose perfectly straight into the shield body, ensuring consistent results when manipulating torch angle during the weld process. (we recommend using TIG Aesthetics 6mm Argon Purge line)

Recommended gas flow for the Trailing Shield is 15-20 SCFH *dependent on weldment and environment*

Ensure a proper setup by running a test pass on some scrap material to solidify personal preference on flow and speed.

Please select "flat" or Tube" variant when purchasing The best application for the tubing trailing shield is to increase travel speed on turntable welds and other large diameter tube/ pipe applications, where the flat shield is best applied to freehand welding in confined spaces or on a flat piece of sheet or plate.

Included in the TIG Aesthetics Flat Silicone Trailing Shield Kit:

Included in the TIG Aesthetics Silicone Trailing Shield Kit for Tube: