Bernard Welding’s success and reputation of being a MIG welding innovator can be traced back to its pioneering efforts in the welding industry shortly after World War II.

In 1947, Arthur A. Bernard founded Engineered Welding Products on the south side of Chicago. What began as a small storefront quickly evolved into a strong growing company.

In 1954 he invented and patented Dual Shielded welding, otherwise known as flux-cored arc welding. Shortly thereafter, Engineered Welding Products relocated to Beecher, Illinois and opened its doors in 1963 under a new name, Bernard Welding, with 20 employees. Bernard was family-owned and operated until Dover Corporation purchased it in 1970, later to be purchased by Illinois Tool Works in 2001.

Over 75 years later, Bernard’s headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility continues to operate in Beecher, Illinois. As part of ITW Welding — a group of companies owned by ITW that supply welding related products globally — Bernard maintains its commitment to high quality and durable semi-automatic MIG welding products.

Both companies started from simple beginnings, both small, both independently owned, both seeing considerable growth and prosperity. Forming an alliance, the two companies merged their expertise to provide the welding industry with a vision and commitment to make significant impacts within the welding industry.

As part of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) welding group family, Tregaskiss and Bernard combine their proven experience and deep technical knowledge to solve its customers’ toughest welding challenges and productivity goals.

You Need Reliability. We Understand.

You need reliable MIG guns, consumables and welding products that are readily available and offer consistent performance. Simplicity, ease of maintenance and durability are always part of our design specifications.

You Want Quality. We Deliver.

You prefer to use best-in-class welding products and components in your welding applications. Our high quality welding consumables are precision-engineered for superior performance and longer life. To further support you, our semi-automatic, fixed automatic and robotic MIG guns are designed to be universally compatible with most brands of welding machines and robots on the market.

Your Needs Are Unique. We Customize.

You understand the efficiency benefits of using best-fit products that optimize your welding applications. Our configured and custom MIG product solutions help you achieve your goals.

You Expect Ongoing Support. We Value Our Partnership.

You need supplier partners who stand firmly behind their products. We support you long after the sale by offering you competitive warranties as well as technical support via phone and email, 24/7 online resources, and an extensive authorized partner network .

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