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Automation/Robotics

Automation is the individual use or integrated configuration of computer software, machines or other technologies ranging from fully mechanical systems to fully virtual networks, very simple to intensely complex in functionality, to carry out a task that would typically be done by a human worker. Robotics is a segment of automation involving a machine (robot) capable of making independent movements programmed to perform complex tasks ranging from simple handling of parts to full machine tending, welding, grinding and other operations typically performed by a human worker.

Think Outside the Generator Box

Ryan Adams, George Myers, ESAB automation team, ESAB’s Technology & Research Center, Aristo® 500ix heavy industrial power source, RobustFeed U82 wire feeder, Universal Robots’ robotic arm, Siegmund weld table, TIG to MIG, A36 bar stock, 4340 ultra-high strength steel, ER90S-B9 filler metal, ER70S MIG wire, Grinding the plate to shiny metal., Using a fixture to clamp three base plates to the Siegmund table., Pre-heating the 4340 steel lifting hubs to 350oF using an oven, Pre-heating the 4340 steel lifting hubs to 350oF using an oven, Using a jig made in-house to perfectly center the hubs on the base plate, Using the cobot to make two tack welds on each hub, Using a rosebud to maintain the pre-heat temperatures, as well as checking the interpass temperature with an IR gun, Welding a root and cover pass on each hub, TIG welding process, Justin Mitchell, UR20e cobot arm, mechanized track welders, Brandon Allen, Exploring Automation, ASC deployed an ESAB cobot (collaborative robot), ¼” steel plate, I-beams and C-channel, Acoustical Sheetmetal Company (ASC), Think Outside the Generator Box

Power generation packager adds ESAB cobot, updates WPS from TIG to MIG and increases production five-fold for a critical part.

Automation/Robotics: Articles

Think Outside the Generator Box

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Ryan Adams, George Myers, ESAB automation team, ESAB’s Technology & Research Center, Aristo® 500ix heavy industrial power source, RobustFeed U82 wire feeder, Universal Robots’ robotic arm, Siegmund weld table, TIG to MIG, A36 bar stock, 4340 ultra-high strength steel, ER90S-B9 filler metal, ER70S MIG wire, Grinding the plate to shiny metal., Using a fixture to clamp three base plates to the Siegmund table., Pre-heating the 4340 steel lifting hubs to 350oF using an oven, Pre-heating the 4340 steel lifting hubs to 350oF using an oven, Using a jig made in-house to perfectly center the hubs on the base plate, Using the cobot to make two tack welds on each hub, Using a rosebud to maintain the pre-heat temperatures, as well as checking the interpass temperature with an IR gun, Welding a root and cover pass on each hub, TIG welding process, Justin Mitchell, UR20e cobot arm, mechanized track welders, Brandon Allen, Exploring Automation, ASC deployed an ESAB cobot (collaborative robot), ¼” steel plate, I-beams and C-channel, Acoustical Sheetmetal Company (ASC), Think Outside the Generator Box

Power generation packager adds ESAB cobot, updates WPS from TIG to MIG and increases production five-fold for a critical part.

Power generation packager adds ESAB cobot, updates WPS from TIG to MIG...

Think Outside the Generator Box

Acoustical Sheetmetal Co., ESAB, ESAB Cobots, TIG, MIG, cobots, George Myers, ESAB’s Technology & Research Center, Brandon Allen, Aristo® 500ix, RobustFeed U82 wire feeder, Universal Robots’ robotic arm and a Siegmund weld table, UR20e cobot arm, Warrior, Cutmaster® A60

Power generation packager adds ESAB Cobot, updates WPS from TIG to MIG and increases production five-fold for a critical part.

Power generation packager adds ESAB Cobot, updates WPS from TIG to MIG...

Key Drivers for Selecting a Welding Work Cell

Motoman, cobot work cells

Top considerations shops should weigh when automating weld processing. When it comes to work cells, more players in the industry are offering mobile carts, AI path programming and more.

Top considerations shops should weigh when automating weld processing. When it comes...
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