National Stock Number
3433-01-178-9157
National Stock Number (NSN) 3433-01-178-9157, or NIIN 011789157, (power unit,wire feeder,welding) was assigned May 11, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Mar 15, 2010. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM8E310V0636. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 914.14.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jul 21, 2009, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 53677. [AN ITEM DESIGNED TO REGULATE THE ARC VOLTAGE AND TO MAINTAIN ELECTRICITY TO THE WIRE FEED ROLLS HOUSED IN A WELDING SPOOL GUN.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 3433011789157 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8468805000: machinery & apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding or surface tempering, exc gas operated and other than those of heading 8515, not hand-directed. The Schedule B End Use is listed as photo, service industry machinery. NAICS classification category 333992: welding and soldering equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.