News: Robotic Beam Welding Solution

IRCO Automation Designs & Builds Robotic Beam Roll-Over & Welding Cell

IRCO Automation™'s most recent integration of robotics and weld automation resulted in the development of a custom designed Robotic Beam Welder solution. Designed, engineered and manufactured by IRCO, it was commissioned for a client in the oil and gas industry.

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Robotic Steel Beam Welding System

The design includes a robot which controls two external axes, a headstock rotation that moves the beam into the ideal welding position, and a robot travel cart. The welding process is heavy deposition GMAW using a water-cooled torch powered by a Miller Auto Axcess® 675 power supply. Through-Arc seam tracking is used to follow the joint during welding. The fixturing found in the cell can be easily modified to accommodate a variety of beam designs including I-beams, H-beams, and polygon or round shaped transmission tower poles, among others.

During the integration process, the IRCO team worked closely with teams from Miller Welding Automation and Panasonic Robotic Welding Solutions.

IRCO’s Design Features and Benefits Included:

• Synchronous beam rotation by the robot to optimally position beam
• Flexible machine layout for beam variability and throughput requirements
• Multiple robots and/or dual bay
• Quick headstock and idler fixture changeover for various product configurations
• Advanced robotic software features such as touch sense, through-arc seam tracking, and heavy plate welding
• Simple visual touchscreen interface to view system status, production monitoring, and program selection

Coordinated motion, robotic welding

Headstock, tailstock, and idler fixture

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For more information please contact:

www.ircoautomation.com | info@ircoautomation.com  

800.742.1175