TROY, Ohio. January 27, 2010-Hobart Brothers has a new resource to assist customers with their submerged arc welding wire and flux selection. Its new brochure, Metal Core Wires & Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding provides information on the company’s available Tri-Mark^® and Hobart^® brand products, as well as details on the features and benefits of metal-cored wire technology. The brochure also includes a detailed chart on Hobart Brothers’ submerged arc welding wire deposition rates (compared to solid wires) and the wires’ associated AWS (American Welding Society) classifications. Additional features of this new brochure include: a competitive cross-reference chart, part numbers for available fluxes and wire diameter availability.

To obtain a copy of the Hobart Brothers’ Metal Core Wires & Fluxes for Submerged Arc Welding, call 888-462-2789 or email [email protected] . Or download a copy at www.hobartbrothers.com/aboutus/downloads/

Hobart Brothers is dedicated to the highest level of Performance Welding^TM. For product specification sheets or to learn more about Hobart Brothers and Tri-Mark or Hobart products, visit Hobartbrothers.com, call 1-800-424-1543, fax 1-800-541-6607, or write Hobart Brothers Company, 101 Trade Square East, Troy, OH 45373.

Hobart Brothers Company of Troy, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals marketed under the brand names Hobart, Tri-Mark, McKay and Corex. Hobart Brothers Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Based in Glenview, Ill., ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment.