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We produce aluminum bags from aluminum foil, same thickness with household foil. I'm looking for a solution to close one side of it by welding it. Do you have a solution for this?
Wes Doneth from Fronius - Tech Support Manager
doneth [dot] wesley [at] fronius.com (877) 376-6487
Peter,
You can visit our website and learn more about Deltaspot. www.fronius.com
http://www.fronius.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-34768FAE-0C705CC3/fronius_international/hs.xsl/79_15642_ENG_HTML.htm
It may be a solution for you.
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My company is a KUKA customer. What is the special tool necessary to maintain this robot?
Jason Jamiel from KC Robotics, Inc. - Service Manager & Senior Applications Engineer
jjamiel [at] kcrobotics [dot] com 513-860-4442
The tool i think you are refering to is for calibrating the robot,its a dial indicator with a digital output unit. there is alsoo an analog method as well.
if you need more info, feel free to contact us, service@kcrobotics.com
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I am looking for a pair of dual tip trans guns. If anybody can give me any information I would appreciate it. New or used.
I have a need for a company that supplies spot welding gun on the stand covers. We have many guns that have dirt and weld spatter that get on top of the tools when they are on the stands.
Bethany Duncan from ATI Industrial Automation - Senior Application Engineer
bduncan [at] ati-ia [dot] com 248-276-0502
Douglas,
ATI offers a line of large tool stands for gun changers including covers. You can see some of the options at the link below.
http://www.ati-ia.com/products/toolchanger/toolstand/large/LargeStand.aspx
Please feel free to contact us at 919-772-0115 or 248-276-0502 for additional information.
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I have to program a couple older ABB S3 robots to weld. The teaching of the program isn't a really big deal, I took a few robotics classes in college. What I'm curious about is that I know a lot of places do 'housekeeping' programs on the initial start-up. What exactly do factories want to see here? What kind of programs do most people write for this?
Chris Anderson from Motoman Robotics - Technology Leader - Thermal Products
chris [dot] anderson [at] motoman.com
It depends on your particular workcell, but many of these relate to error proofing your system. For example, if you have a two sided part positioner, you would add logic to detect which side is in front of the robot prior to calling a program. It may include logic to check part clamping status or part presence. Most robot controllers "remember" where the robot was prior to power down, but it is often a good idea to add logic to check the robot is in a clear position prior to initiating a positioner index.
Douglas Delby from Volvo Trucks North America - Automation Operator
douglas [dot] delby [at] volvo.com (276) 637-6199
The housekeeping used will include the COMMENT (name of routine), TOOL, TCP, LOAD, FRAME, Intf Zone (if any exists) and the Velocity MIN and MAX for the routine. You will need to exe the housekeeping every time you move from your main into a sub routine and back to the main. Each routine must have it's own housekeeping and you must be careful when moving around in your program. If you skip one of the housekeeping instrucitions you will get in trouble with this machine. Write down your address every time you walk up to an S3 and turn the key out of auto. This is how you can get back to the correct sequence with all of the correct housekeeping active.
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We manufacture boilers (stainless steel or cooper depending on the model) for coffee machines. We are looking for a MIG/TIG Welding Robot.
Boiler´s sizes:
Largest: 450 mm x 250 mm.
Smallest: 150 mm x 50 mm.
Thikness: 1.5 mm – 2.5 mm
Any robot suggested for this application?
from ABB Inc.
ABB has experience welding both copper and stainless. We typically try to utilize GMAW (MIG) welding instead of GTAW (TIG). We have several robots that will work for your application, but we must first discuss your production details (example quantiity/year).
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your application in more detail.
Best Regards,
Josh Williamson
Robot Automation Lab Manager
ABB Robotics
cell (248) 841-3718
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