ARC Specialties has built automatic hotwire tig cladding systems for 30 years. These machines apply a welded coating to the inside of valves, fittings, and pipes
- Post Date: October 14, 2021
Category: Welding
Roboticist Chronicles: Fabtech 2021 Show Floor Report
This episode of The Roboticist Chronicles is brought to you from the show floor of #FABTECH2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Allford sits down with his fellow exhibitors, Weld Tooling Corporation (Bug-O Systems), ATI Industrial Automation, and Xiris Automation Inc. , and discusses the tradeshow’s state since the pandemic and what new exciting products and initiatives are on the horizon.
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- Post Date: September 24, 2021
Roboticist Chronicles: Interview with a Materials Testing Lab Manager
On this week’s episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Dan Allford is joined by Matthew Brinkman, President of Welding Consultants LLC..
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- Post Date: September 3, 2021
Weld of the Week: TIG Welding Aluminum Episode II LP Inspection
This is the second in our series on TIG or Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of aluminum. We have chosen to focus on weld quality beneath the surface. On the internet, you will find no shortage of photos of gorgeous manual TIG welds. I can appreciate a “stack of dimes” weld bead as much as anyone. Symmetrical, perfectly spaced ripples do indeed showcase the skills of the welder. But sometimes beauty is only skin deep.
- Post Date: June 18, 2021
Weld of the Week: TIG Welding Aluminum
This is the first in our series on TIG or Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of aluminum. We have chosen to focus on weld quality beneath the surface. On the internet you will find no shortage of photos of gorgeous manual TIG welds. I can appreciate a “stack of dimes” weld bead as much as anyone. Symmetrical, perfectly spaced ripples do indeed showcase the skills of the welder. But sometimes beauty is only skin deep.
- Post Date: June 10, 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
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
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
WELD OF THE WEEK: Tab & Slot
We use Tab & Slot construction in our weld shop to fabricate our robotic manufacturing systems. I was introduced to the technique by Richard Holdren who had applied it in the shipbuilding industry.
- Post Date: April 22, 2021
