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TIG Welding Series: The Power to Perform
2007-04-29 20:19:00 Arc Performance Most failures in TIG welding occur at the beginning and ending of a weld. When you consider that TIG welding is typically the welding process of choice for very critical and expensive applications, having a machine capable of the best starting performance is paramount. Most TIG machines use high frequency to establish the arc. Although this ... More About: Power , Robots , Series , Welding , Form
GTAW Welding
2007-04-29 20:19:00 Brief Summary: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) is frequently referred to as TIG welding. TIG welding is a commonly used high quality welding process. TIG welding has become a popular choice of welding processes when high quality, precision welding is required. In TIG welding an arc is formed between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the metal being welded Gas is ... More About: Robots
How to Operate a Hand-Held Plasma Cutter
2007-04-20 20:02:00 Brief Summary: 1. Follow proper safety procedures and wear personal safety equipment(read the owner’s manual! 2. Inspect the torch tip, electrode and shield cup (see Fig. 7) and replace worn items. The expense is well worth avoiding the poor cutting performance (and operator frustration) caused by worn parts. 3. Check gas/air pressure at the compressor or bottle gauge. 4. ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Hand , Rate , Held
Plasma Cutting
2007-04-20 20:01:00 Brief Summary: * The benefits of plasma cutting: ease of use, higher quality cuts and faster travel speeds. * Plasma cutting uses a high velocity jet of ionized gas that is delivered from a constricting orifice. The high velocity ionized gas conducts electricity from the torch of the plasma cutter to the work piece. The plasma heats ... More About: Robots , Cutting
How Plasma Cutters Work
2007-04-20 20:01:00 Brief Summary: * The plasma cutter is actually a common tool that has been around since World War II. * It gets the job done by harnessing one of the most prevalent states of matter in the visible universe. * This introduction of the plasma arc revolutionized the speed, accuracy and types of cuts manufacturers could make in ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Work
The White Paper on Plasma Cutting
2007-04-20 20:00:00 Brief Summary: * Plasma arc cutting was developed 20 years ago primarily for cutting stainless steel and aluminum. * Favorable economically, mild steel was seldom cut with this process because of three fundamental limitations: relatively poor cut quality, equipment reliability, and inability of the earlier cutting machines to handle plasma cutting speeds. * Conventional, “dry” plasma cutting in ... More About: Robots , White , Paper , Cutting
How to avoid problems in plasma cutting: Practical tips you can use right n
2007-04-20 20:00:00 Brief Summary: * Attention to detail at the outset can save plasma cutting operators a load of trouble during production. * The old adage “measure twice, cut once” is as important for plasma arc cutting operators as it is for carpenters. * The phrase could be reworded to “inspect twice, cut once” for the plasma industry. * Careful preparation, ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Tips , Problems , Problem
Optimizing Consumable Life in Mechanized Plasma Cutting
2007-04-20 19:59:00 Brief Summary: * Manufacturers of mechanized plasma cutting systems are focused on developing new technologies to meet three key market needs: o Improved cut quality and consistency o Increased cutting speeds and material thickness capabilities o Increased consumable life. * Together, these three focus areas, along with improvements in cutting tables and automation technology linking the CNC and plasma system, ... More About: Life , Robots , Plasma , Opti , Cons
How to Plasma Cut
2007-04-20 19:59:00 Brief Summary: * A plasma torch, which uses a powerful electric arc to create plasma out of a blast of ordinary dried air to vaporize or literally “plasmatize” the medium which is being cut. * The torch uses a two cycle approach to producing plasma. First, a high-voltage low current circuit is used to initialize a very ... More About: Robots , Plasma
What is Plasma arc welding (PAW)?
2007-04-20 19:58:00 Brief Summary: * Is an extension of the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process. * The arc is formed between an electrode (which is usually but not always made of a sintered tungsten) and the workpiece. * The key difference from GTAW is that in PAW, by positioning the electrode within the body of the torch, the plasma ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Welding
The Plasma Arc Welding Process
2007-04-20 19:58:00 Brief Summary: * Provides an advanced level of control and accuracy to produce high quality welds in miniature or precision applications and to provide long electrode life for high production requirements. * Similar to GTAW (Tig), the plasma arc welding process uses this plasma to transfer an electric arc to a work piece. * Arc consistency and gentle ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Welding , Proc , Process
Plasma Cutting: Determining if it?s Right for You and What to Look for in a
2007-04-20 19:58:00 Brief Summary: * With the cost of machines on the decline, smaller-sized, portable machines flooding the market and technology offering increased benefits and easier usage — it may be time to take a serious look at plasma for your cutting applications. * The benefits of plasma cutting include ease of use, higher quality cuts and faster travel ... More About: Robots , Plasma , Mini , Right , Look
Spot welding
2007-04-18 03:54:00 Brief Summary: * Spot welding and seam welding are two very popular methods used for sheet metal parts. * Spot welding is primarily used for joining parts that normally up to 3 mm (0.125 in) thickness. * Austenitic Stainless steels in the 300 series can be spot welded as also the Ferritic stainless steels. Martensitic stainless steels are ... More About: Robots , Welding
Resistance Spot Welding: Safety and Health
2007-04-18 03:54:00 Brief Summary: * The weld is made by a combination of heat, pressure, and time. * It is the resistance of the material to be welded to current flow that causes a localized heating in the part. * Resistance Spot Welding , unlike many other welding or cutting processes, produces little fumes and only negligible arc rays. * There is ... More About: Health , Safety , Robots
Resistance Spot Welding
2007-04-18 03:53:00 Brief Summary: * Spot welding is one of a group of resistance welding processes that involve the joining of two or more metal parts together in a localized area by the application of heat and pressure. * High quality welds can also be made in stainless steels, nickel alloys, aluminum alloys and titanium for aerospace application. * High ... More About: Robots , Welding , Resistance
Robot Based Spot Welding
2007-04-18 03:53:00 Brief Summary: * Spot welding is a type of resistance welding used to weld various sheet metals. typically in the 0.5-3.0mm thickness range. * Aluminum alloys can also be spot welded * The process uses two shaped copper alloy electrodes to concentrate welding current and force between the materials to be welded. * The most common application of spot ... More About: Robot , Robots , Welding , Base
Robotic Seam Tracking Systems for Arc Welding
2007-04-18 03:52:00 Brief Summary: * Main process problems of robotic arc welding is the consistency - quality weld can be achieved if the weld seam of each part moves less than ½ the diameter * Poor fixturing or variations in the metal forming process. * Robotic arc welding system does not have the ability to see the changes in the ... More About: Robots , Welding , Systems , King
What you don?t know about Spot Welding
2007-04-18 03:52:00 Brief Summary: * Resistance welding equipment has many uses that many people often don’t think about. * Everyday items that some may not associate with resistance welding owe their very existence to this versatile process. * To most manufacturers, spot welding is the most economical way to join two pieces of sheet metal. While joining sheet metal is ... More About: Robots , What , Hat , Welding , Spot
The Welding Processes: Resistance Welding
2007-04-18 03:52:00 Brief Summary: * Resistance welding is a group of welding processes in which coalescence is produced by the heat obtained from resistance of the work piece to electric current in a circuit of which the work piece is a part and by the application of pressure. There are at least seven important resistance-welding processes. * Resistance spot ... More About: Robots , Welding , Esse , Proc
How to Gain Maximum Output When Arc Welding on a Stainless Steel Tube Mill
2007-04-18 03:51:00 Brief Summary: Tube mills produce pipe and tube by roll forming a continuous strip of material until the edges of the strip meet together at a weld station. At this point, the welding process melts and fuses the edges of the tube together, and the material exits the weld station as welded tube. Arc Welding Stainless Steel ... More About: Robots , Maxim , When
Survey of Robotic Seam Tracking Systems for Arc Welding
2007-04-18 03:51:00 Brief Summary: * Process problems of robotic arc welding is the consistency which needs to be maintained while making part after part. * Quality weld can be achieved if the weld seam of each part moves less than ½ the diameter of the weld wire from the programmed weld path. * Different types of sensor systems available. * Sensor ... More About: Robots , Robotic , Survey , Welding , Systems
Robotic Arc Welding
2007-04-18 03:51:00 Brief Summary: * The number of robotic cells in U.S. industry has doubled since 1992, from 46,000 to 92,000. Between 15 * and 17 percent of installed robots about 15,000 are used for arc welding. * The U.S. is second only to Japan (with about 460,000 robots in use) in worldwide robot usage. * One trend that is pushing ... More About: Robots , Robotic , Welding , Robo
General Rules for using GMAW ? Gas Metal Arc Welding
2007-04-12 19:04:00 Brief Summary: * Experts recommend you use a compact 115-V or 230-V-input GMAW wire feeder and welding machine indoors on new, clean steel from 24- to 12-ga. T * welve-ga. is a little less than 1/8 in. thick, while 24-ga. is less than 1/16 in. thick. The smallest wire (0.025 in.) can make it easier to weld ... More About: Metal , General , Welding , Rules , Sing
Defining GMAW
2007-04-12 19:04:00 Brief Summary: * GMAW uses a continuous solid wire electrode for filler metal and an externally supplied gas, typically from a high-pressure cylinder, for shielding. * The wire usually is mild steel, which typically is copper-colored because it’s electroplated with a thin layer of copper to protect it from rusting, improve electrical conductivity, increase contact tip life, ...
Cosmetics Considerations
2007-04-12 19:03:00 Brief Summary: * MIG welding causes a lot of spatter that needs to be sanded or filed, if cosmetically objectionable. * Thus, it is best to avoid MIG welding on exterior surfaces if cosmetics are important. TIG welding is better suited for no spatter welding, even though it is more expensive. * The parts that are to be ... More About: Cosmetic , Cosmetics , Side , Cons , Consider
MIG Disadvantages
2007-04-12 19:03:00 Brief Summary: * Can’t check watch, count money, smoke cigarette, or talk to buddy as often. * Requires a cumbersome bottle of shielding gas. * Costs money for consumables, such as tips and nozzles. * Doesn’t work on paint, rust, or dirty surfaces. * Not good for thick steel, because it doesn’t get the proper penetration To read the original article ... More About: Advanta , Ages
Pulsed MIG Welding Provides Increased Savings and Quality
2007-04-12 19:02:00 Brief Summary: * Some of the latest technology power sources on the market today are those that provide pulsing capabilities. Most likely, you have heard how these sophisticated machines make welding easier for the operator and provide a high quality weld. But, did you know that these machines actually provide a cost savings? Although you may ... More About: Welding , Saving , Savings , Quality , Ving
Selecting a MIG Wire to Boost Your Bottom Line
2007-04-12 19:02:00 Brief Summary: * Offshore competition, the increased cost of raw materials, higher energy rates and elevated transportation costs ?these are just a few of the issues today which are forcing manufacturers to take a hard look at ways to reduce costs and ultimately improve the bottom line. * Because welding can be a significant fabrication activity for ... More About: Your , Wire , Selec , Line , Boost
What is the difference between TIG and MIG welding?
2007-04-12 19:02:00 Brief Summary: Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding : * An arc is struck between a consumable electrode and the sheet metal to be welded. The consumable electrode is in the form of continuous filler metal. * An inert gas surrounds the arc and shields it from the ambient to prevent oxidation. Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding: * An arc is struck ... More About: What , Hat , Between , Difference
MIG Welding Stainless Steel Source
More articles from this author:2007-04-12 19:01:00 Brief Summary: * Although welding stainless steel may not be as difficult as welding aluminum, the metal does have its specific properties that vary from your more common steels. When MIG welding on stainless, you usually have three choices of transfer depending on your equipment: spray-arc, short-circuiting, or pulsed-arc transfer. * Spray-Arc Transfer: Electrode diameters as great ... More About: Source , Welding , Less , Steel , Stainless Steel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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