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
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
WELD OF THE WEEK: PTAW Bore
Plasma Transferred Arc Welding (PTAW) is a great process for robotic joining and overlay. The tightly columnated arc focuses the arc energy in a small area, making torch height less critical. The tungsten electrode is protected. So you change the tungsten less and weld more. PTAW allows the use of powdered filler materials, so you can weld all sorts of composite and exotic metals.
- Post Date: April 16, 2021
Rolex Day at ARC
Today was Sandra Morris‘s 10th anniversary at ARC. So I had the privilege of presenting her with a 10 year Rolex watch. This was the 27th watch we have awarded. In the photo below Sandra is surrounded by 14 other 10+ year ARC veterans.
- Post Date: April 13, 2021
