Recommendation for robotic spot welding
Recommendation for robotic spot welding
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I am looking for advice on a robotic resistance spot welding application. We will be welding 18 gauge to 18 gauge cold rolled, draw quality carbon steel sheet. There will be approximately 50 welds per unit and 40,000 units per year. The welds need only be of Class B quality but marking of the outside sheet must be minimized. Weld gun accessablity will not be a problem.
Questions I have include:
Who are the domestic industry leaders in this area?
Should I be looking for an AC power supply of a DC inverter?
What type of gun should I specify - air, hydraulic, or servo?
Any help is appreciated,
grayseal
Questions I have include:
Who are the domestic industry leaders in this area?
Should I be looking for an AC power supply of a DC inverter?
What type of gun should I specify - air, hydraulic, or servo?
Any help is appreciated,
grayseal





RE: Recommendation for robotic spot welding
http://www.fanucrobotics.com/Products/application.asp
Regards,
Cory
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RE: Recommendation for robotic spot welding
Comau also can supply a robot and servo gun. The big key point with using a comau H4 or the new NH4 robot is that the loom is internal to the robot so programming offline is excellent and also down time due to loom failure and damage is virtually nil.
http://www.comau.com
You will also be better using medium frequency welding the control is far superior.
http://www.bfentron.co.uk