I have used induction heating my whole career. It has been both fascinating and frustrating.
- Post Date: June 18, 2021
Category: Blog
How to Make a ‘Bot Tall, Fast, and Precise
When your job is bigger than your ‘bot, you need an RTU or Robot Travel Unit.
- Post Date: June 11, 2021
40 Years as a Houston Roboticist
Today I had the pleasure of speaking to a local breakfast club. Normally my talks are technical in nature and best suited for engineering types. I suspected this crowd had different tastes. So I took to opportunity to wax nostalgic and talk about how the combination of Houston and robotics have given me a career which I have thoroughly enjoyed for over 40 years.
- Post Date: June 9, 2021
Robot Travel Units (RTU)
When the robot’s working envelope is too small for your project you need a RTU. At ARC we design and build RTUs to fit your needs.
- Post Date: June 2, 2021
WELD OF THE WEEK: Coordinated Motion
Eight is (much) greater than six when it comes to robot axes. In this episode, we showcase how a two-axis part positioner with coordinated motion will allow your six-axis robot to do things no human can.
- Post Date: May 28, 2021
The Back Story Behind the New ARC Specialties Welders Caps
Lauren Caldarera works with Anne Whitlock at https://lnkd.in/eq6UpqM as a small business incubator. One of Lauren’s current projects leverages the skills of refugees and immigrants who have relocated to the Houston area.
- Post Date: May 26, 2021
Weld of the Week: Sweat On Hardfacing
Regular viewers of Weld of The Week seem to enjoy both cutting-edge as well as older technology. This episode showcases an odd old technique. I would like to read your comments if you are familiar with it.
- Post Date: May 20, 2021
Weld of the Week: Thermal Spray
I have made a good living building machines that make welded coatings on a variety of parts around the world. Welding creates strong metallurgical bonds between the coating and the part. But there is another way: thermal spray.
- Post Date: May 14, 2021
Color
Last week Craig McCormick stopped by to check on his ‘bot. While he was here he asked: “Why do all the ARC people wear red? And why are all the machines painted blue?”
- Post Date: April 30, 2021
WELD OF THE WEEK: Plasma Keyhole Joining
No other arc welding process allows you to make full penetration welds on a variety of metals up to 3/8” thick without a bevel and without filler material. The arc punches through the part creating the “keyhole”, molten metal fills behind the arc making narrow deep weld through the entire section.
- Post Date: April 28, 2021
