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- Welding Inspection Automated Vision Systems Improve Quality
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... Welding Inspection Automated Vision Systems Improve Quality Automated vision systems for in-process welding and for quality inspection helps to improve the bottom line as well as the quality of the welding process...
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... Vision systems manufacturers agree that the big driver for automated vision systems is the automotive industry as carmakers push their suppliers to tighten controls on their processes and quality...
... Vision systems have to be considered separately for welding processe s and for inspection applications , Dean Elkins, senior general manager for the Midwest and eastern regions for Motoman, said...
... "If we look at vision systems as they relate to the welding process , interest in that has grown from problems in variations in piece parts that customers are getting from their suppliers," Dean Elkins said...
... Most of the time, these systems are structured as a light or a laser-based system...
... "The vision system looks ahead of the arc so the robot knows what’s coming in terms of joint profile...
... Adaptive fill technology is growing fast in automotive applications such as catalytic converters and suspension components, areas in which we are seeing increased levels of vision based inspection systems...
... Dean Elkins said vision systems for those parts are increasing as the major automobile manufacturers hold their suppliers to higher and higher process capability standards...
... In its on-line information, Servo-Robot said objective consistent measurements made with its ArcScan systems are superior to inspection done manually by people, and provide more information than periodic weld cross sectioning...
... LasScan/Bead Scan systems LasScan/Bead Scan systems are Servo-Robot’s visual weld inspection systems designed for laser brazing processes...
... These systems deal with detecting the very small pinholes that can develop in the brazing process to dimensions as large as a car body...
... For both large and small dimensions, the systems maintain accuracy of position...
... LasScan systems feature dual sensors that allow for simultaneous geometry detection and small defect detection...
... Seam finding is integrated into the system to detect and track the locations of both parts and joints...
... subsidiary of the Canadian-based company, said his company has seen a trend toward more automated vision systems for welding...
... "Obviously, automotive was the first industry in which we placed those systems , but the interest is up even outside of automotive," Jeff Noruk said...
... However, he added that, in most cases, automated vision inspection for small companies isn’t feasible...
... It’s tougher, realistically, for small shops to implement automated vision...
... I can’t think of any small shops that have our system ," Jeff Noruk said...
... It is not that small shops aren’t interested in automated welding inspection , but there’s a misconception that if they adopt automated vision inspection a shop can eliminate its quality person...
... I have to tell them ‘you still need a person in quality who knows welding to understand what the vision system is telling them,’ " Jeff Noruk said...
... Typically, it is the shop that has 200 or more people and a minimum of five robots that represents the optimum for putting in robotic vision systems , unless a shop has a very critical part and the customer is willing to pay for it, Jeff Noruk added... - Laser Welding System: manually or under full CNC
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... Laser Welding System: manually or under full CNC An ergonomically designed and integrated laser welding system includes four high precision axes, which can be controlled manually or operated under full CNC Rofin-Baasel UK said that not only are the quality and performance expectations of the medical device manufacturing industry exceptionally high, the range of applications is wide and varied...
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... Examples of systems and solutions for welding , cutting and marking will be included on the Rofin stand at the UK's MEDTEC 2008 Exhibition...
... Micro and precision welding StarWeld Select is an ergonomically designed and fully integrated laser welding system...
... The system includes four high precision axes which can be controlled manually by use of a joystick or operated under full CNC...
... A flow controlled exhaust system with HEPA filters is also incorporated and a closed loop cooling system enables continuous operation...
... The system is used widely for marking operations on medical instruments and implants...
... All of the system elements are fully integrated to the compact machine housing, providing a small footprint and enabling easy installation...
... Laser cutting and perforation of polymers Rofin offers systems for cutting and perforation applications within the medical device and products markets...
... A wide range of CO2 laser systems combined with high speed scanner heads or X-,Y-axis provide systems for cutting and perforation of filter materials, biofilms and plasters, etc...
... With over 40,000 systems installed worldwide, Rofin has dedicated itself to becoming the leading manufacturer of lasers and laser based solutions for industrial materials processing... - New international welding standard designed to ease stresses
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... New international welding standard designed to ease stresses The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) conducted its first ISO 3834 certification process in September this year, in accordance with the International Institute of Welding and the European Federation for Welding certification system, awarding local manufacturer Stainless Fabricators with the first ISO 3834 certification in the country...
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... Stainless Fabricators MD Peter Viljoen says previous dealings with end-users such as Sasol entailed rigorous auditing, since the ISO 9000 system did not incorporate welding fabrication-specific issues...
... 'The emphasis of the ISO 3834 system is on quality management systems specifically in the welding systems , and covers all facets of welding...
... He says the ISO 9000 system lacked the depth to deal with sophisticated projects, and often manufacturers were unable to deliver to end-user specification...
... 'It should be noted that it is not a quality system standard replacing ISO 9001 : 2000, but it can form a useful tool when ISO 9001 is applied by manufacturers...
... This avoids the system being relegated to a 'paper exercise'...
... He adds that, further, the potential changes to regulations in the Factory Act, which is likely to happen this year, makes it advisable for pressure vessel and boiler manufacturers to have their systems certified by an independent third party...
... He says that welding is a unique process in that the final result cannot be verified by testing only, but that the quality of the finished product is incorporated in the entire process thorough a continuously monitored control system, which follows specific procedures...
... Since January this year, the system has been available to members of the International Institute of Welding , says Viljoen...
... Guild says that with the the acquisition of an international accreditation, the large end-users will not be the only benefactors, but that the system will be a great help to exporters as the quality of product will now be recognised internationally... - Robotic Welding System for medium- and small-sized parts
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... Robotic Welding System for medium- and small-sized parts Lincoln Electric Introduces A Dual-Zone Turntable Robotic Welding System - System 20, a pre-engineered robotic hardware and software welding solution...
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... System 20 is ideal for customers with small- to medium-sized parts that do not require positioning...
... The Robotic Welding System features the latest technology from Lincoln Electric and FANUC Robotics, including: Lincoln Electric Power Wave® i400 and AutoDrive(TM) 4R90 robotic system FANUC ArcMate 100iC robot arm , which provides high speed, six axes for maximum flexibility Servo-driven positioners that are nearly maintenance-free with no mechanical components to fail such as cylinders, brakes, controls, etc...
... System offers a 58" dual-zone work system that can handle 600 lbs...
... This modular design can start off as a two-sided system and be modified later to become 3- or 4-sided for small part profiles...
... Visit to learn more about the Power Wave i400 and AutoDrive 4R90 and the System 20... - CNC punching, laser cutting, bending demonstrated
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... Trumpf will demonstrate its competence in automated punching, laser cutting and bending and the ability of its systems to accommodate changing production needs and still achieve quality parts at the lowest unit cost...
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... With this intelligent head system Trumpf said it offers the basis for true l'ights out' production...
... The system makes it possible to process a variety of parts and materials using optimum cutting parameters, even during unmanned shifts...
... Dependent on the machine model chosen, any sheet thickness from 1 - 25mm can be processed with the machine's single cutting head as the engineering beam guidance system automatically adapts to the material and adjusts the laser beam...
... Fully automated bending - the TruBend 5130 CNC press brake (brake press) will be converting the parts produced by the TruLaser or TruPunch CNC machines into finished components...
... Precise bending every time is assured by the Automatically Controlled Bending a system that has potentially up to eight sensors... - Electron Beam Welding
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... As developments continued, two basic designs evolved: the low-voltage electron beam system , which uses accelerating voltages in 30 kV to 60 kV range and the high-voltage system with accelerating voltages in the 100 kV range...
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... The higher voltage system emits more X-rays than the lower voltage system...
... In both systems, the electron gun and the work piece are housed in a vacuum chamber...
... In this system, the vacuum in the work chamber is not as high... - Welding and cutting automation to be exhibited
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... Welding and cutting automation to be exhibited Equipment for the robotic automation of MIG and TIG welding equipment as well as plasma-arc cutting automation systems will be demonstrated at MACH 2008 for complex fabrications Industrial equipment supplier and sole UK representative for Cebora welding products , Wilkinson Star of Worsley, Manchester, will be launching a series of welding automation systems at the UK's MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition in April...
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... The main systems being demonstrated on the MACH stand include the following...
... A Cebora Plasma PROF 164 HQC (High Quality Cut) mechanised multi-gas plasma-arc cutting power source interfaced with a SMS (Smart Machine Systems) SmartPLASMA plasma cutting table, which will be the simulating the cutting of a complex component...
... It uses either three or four "SmartMotors", two precision gearboxes and integrated arc voltage torch height control system...
... Managing director at Wilkinson Star, Stephen Murray, said: 'MACH 2008 is an excellent platform on which to launch the latest Welding Automation systems available from Cebora... - UK friction-weld technology scores hit in Germany
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... UK friction-weld technology scores hit in Germany Europe's largest trailer manufacturer, Schmitz Cargobull, has chosen a equipped with an innovative alignment system for producing axles at its factory in Germany...
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... The steel components are loaded into the machine , via a Guedel gantry system, where they are simultaneously friction welded at both ends and then unloaded on to an output conveyor...
... The machine is equipped with Thompson's computerised system for in-process weld monitoring and control... - History of Welding
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... The Americans were more hesitant, but began to recognize the benefits of arc welding when the process allowed them to repair their ships quickly after German attacks in the New York Harbor at the beginning of the war...
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... Arc welding was first applied to aircraft during the war as well, as some German airplane fuselages were constructed using the process...
... Following the invention of the laser in 1960, laser beam welding debuted several decades later, and has proved to be especially useful in high-speed, automated welding... - Disc laser welds 10mm thick mild steel
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... The modular concept of the TruDisk makes it very easy for the system to be modified or extended...
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... At the same time, the advantages of flexible laser beam guidance using the laser light cable in tandem with the Trumpf Lasernetwork control system bring significant production advantages...
... The ability to uncouple components such as the pump diodes, resonator system and fibre optic cables ensure long term cost effectiveness and minimum downtime...