- Post Date: March 10, 2022
Roboticist Chronicles: Bruce Arnold & Advanced American Technology Inc.
My guest on this episode is an old friend, Bruce E. Arnold. We are both Oil & Gas manufacturing guys starting back to the ’70s.
- Post Date: February 22, 2022
Roboticist Chronicles: Trey Parrish & Bird Dog Industrial Solutions LLC.
Trey and I go way back in the welding automation business. Trey has focused on field welding, while I have concentrated on machines operating in factories. But the two fields are merging. Robots are becoming smaller and more flexible. These advancements allow robots to move to the field. Flexibility allows our systems to adapt to the variable parts and changing environment in field welding. Also, as the systems become smaller and more portable, deploying them in the field becomes more practical.
- Post Date: February 15, 2022
Robots + Automatic Tool Changers = Increased Flexibility
When you install a single tool on a robot’s wrist, you limit your ‘bot to just one function. Multiple tools allow robots to do more. Automatic tool changers are the enabling technology. To show you how I’m showcasing one of John Martin‘s latest projects, this is a double robot bolting system with many unique challenges.
- Post Date: February 11, 2022
Orange Robot Gets Dull Dirty Dangerous Job
This video shows off a heavy-duty material handling job using two large KUKA robots (600kg and 300kg capacity).
- Post Date: February 3, 2022
Beauty and the Beast
The jobs at ARC Specialties keep getting bigger and so do the robots.
- Post Date: November 22, 2021
Weld of the Week: Hot Wire Part II – Tuning
Last week we discussed the hot wire process, its history, and applications. This week Dave Hebble and I demonstrate how to tune process variables to make sound welds. We show what we look for in the arc with the help of a Xiris Automation Inc. weld monitoring camera.
- Post Date: November 19, 2021
Passing the Torch
At ARC Specialties we have always welcomed school tours. What was unique about this one is that Johnny Tyler has taken on the responsibility of organizing and hosting these events.
- Post Date: November 19, 2021
Robot Envelope Studies
Robots can’t weld/paint/cut/or grip a part that they can’t reach. An envelope study or reach study is one of the most basic steps in the design of a system. Yet even today with advanced tools like Robotmaster offline programming software we still see systems fail when envelope limitations are not considered.
- Post Date: November 12, 2021
Just In Case You Missed It
ARC Specialties hosts our First Friday Lunch the first Friday of the month, and if you are in town with extend an invitation to drop by and visit. This month’s event was lead with a presentation from one our programmers, Zachary Freeman, on our 7-axis GTA hot wire cladding system, ARC-5 Infinity.
- Post Date: November 12, 2021
