{{Short description|Subset of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding}} thumb|TIP TIG welding torch '''TIP TIG''' is a subset of gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), using a mechanism called filler wire agitation to enhance molten weld pool dynamics. This agitation has been found to enhance the weld puddle fluidity and release evolving gases, reducing the chances of inclusions and porosity, and also separate impurities.<ref>{{cite book|author=David H. Phillips|title=Welding Engineering: An Introduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhOzCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131|date=16 February 2016|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-76644-6|page=131}}</ref><ref name="nxtbook1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/weldingproductivity/julyaugust2015/index.php#/22/OnePage |title=Welding Productivity - July | August 2015 |publisher=Nxtbook.com |date= |accessdate=2017-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nsrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Deliverable-2005-341r29-Tip_Tig_vs_Tig_Final_Report-Newport_News_Shipbuilding.pdf | title=Evaluation of the Tip Tig Welding System, a Semi‐automatic Hot Wire GTAW Process, Compared to Manual GTAW | date=2013-08-13 | access-date=2024-08-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefabricator.com/article/arcwelding/new-process-new-welding-dynamics |title=New process, new welding dynamics |publisher=The Fabricator |date=2011-11-08 |accessdate=2017-07-25}}</ref>
Welding systems that employ the TIP TIG method are in fact GTAW systems, simply wire fed, that additionally induce a vibratory effect on the wire and apply hot wire current on the filler metal before it even enters the weld pool. The vibration comes from a linear forward and backward motion applied mechanically using a custom wire feeder system. A secondary power, on the other hand, creates the hot wire current.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiptig.com/how-it-works/ |title=Welding Equipment - TIG Welders & Automated Welding Systems |publisher=Tip Tig |date= |accessdate=2017-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefabricator.com/article/arcwelding/enhancing-the-gtaw-process |title=Enhancing the GTAW process |publisher=The Fabricator |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2017-07-25}}</ref>
The TIP TIG process was invented and patented 1999 by the Austrian engineer, Siegfried Plasch with the intention of a higher deposition rate compared to the regular GTAW process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magazine.weldingproductivity.com/2017/feb/d/#page1 |title=Welding Productivity Magazine |publisher=Magazine.weldingproductivity.com |date=2016-12-19 |accessdate=2017-07-25}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="nxtbook1"/>
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