ABB Robotics - Arc Welding

[mrkiky]

is there anywhere I can find a CAD model for the welding equipment attached to this robot so I can use it in a DELMIA workcell animation?

[Rodee3074]

looks to be a MIG welding robot.

[Behigh2000]

welding process sounds not good first calibrate welder right

[TheMaidenengland]

They took our jobs!

[TheMaidenengland]

Fuckin' bullshit. How do they expect people to stay employed when all our industry skills are done by fuckin' robots!

[ApocMetalWerks]

@TheMaidenengland Dumbass- who do you think RUNS the robots? Get some new skills and learn how to program and you'll have a job. Spending all day under a helmet, welding manually sucks- Ill take my robots anyday! Work smarter not harder....

[tmswaterjet]

@TheMaidenengland Because they don't get sick or go on workman's comp. They work for $.30 per hour as well with no vacation or BS about how they couldn't show up to work etc.... Still need people to program and set up, so jobs are not lost so much as you need to learn a new skill.

[jockeyhanes]

i have been to mercedez benz, and i was amazed how those robots work alone, i have only seen few personal working.

[TheLightningStalker]

Now let's see it stick weld.

[TiagoSantoAndre]

I work with a funuc with teh SKS welding system, SKS sucks only give problems during the welding process, because it has a double wire, outcoming from the torch...

[inricheetos]

If you needed to weld a circle for example, how would you make the robot do that, do you draw a circle in a cam program and an ai finds out how to turn each piece or do you have to choose which pieces to turn yourself?

[ABBRobotics]

There are two methods for programming the ABB robots. 1. Drive the robot to the position & teach it that position. For a circle you need 3 positions & an instruction called CIRCLE.

2. Use CAD data imported to the RobotStudio offline programming & simulation software. Hope that is clear.

[booby173]

You just program a weld start point, jog to the next point 45 degrees from the starting position and program this point as a circular weld point. The robot automatically creates the points in between the two points.

[skatepunk2242]

Do they come in black?

[ABBRobotics]

They come in any color you want. If you would like to see what they look like in black then check out the movie Terminator Salvation.

[skatepunk2242]

Dude you didnt have to get all serious. It was just a joke. Jezz man.

[ABBRobotics]

Please check out the very cool ABB Robots making the "terminators" in the movie.

[weiman74]

@skatepunk2242 They come in any color you want, as long as it's orange :)

[jackmanlol]

hahaha

[billygtgx123]

Tregaskiss also has a ThruArm package for the for the ABB system.

[demonorhis]

they are producing welding equipment, and they don't know what is arc welding and what is mig/tig welding

[frizster]

that would be a MIG welder (metal inert gas) the wire is constanly being fed, Arc welder would use an electrode that burns down with no cover gas...

[ydna2]

From what I've seen, MIG, TIG, and stick welds are often categorized as "arc" just for simplicity, since they all use electricity in one form or another (and often the robot is capable of performing MIG or stick). But yes this is definitely not stick welding!

[frizster]

Makes sense, but im still yet too see a robot that can arc weld (with an electrode). Not saying they dont exsist cause they probbaly do, but that would make about the strongest welds possible.

[ydna2]

I've only once seen a stick welding robot application, it was at a fixture plant in Detroit. They use purpose-built software to monitor the electrode length, but talk about complex...

[longbonegrunter]

Can you use any type of welding whip? Or is it specific?

[longbonegrunter]

I mean hosepack.

[ABBRobotics]

Of course due to the totally integrated process it has to be a welding hose bundle & torch designed for the task. But this solution gives a greatly extended life & increased reliability. It also provides improved access it tight spaces & predictability for off-line programming.

[BanjoNaps]

outstanding!

[ABBRobotics]

Glad you like it.

[hansson30]

Hur är räckvidden på denna mot en 1400?

[jtel]

Kind of creepy looking. :)

[djams78]

powered by ESAB

[ABBRobotics]

ABB & ESAB have had a long standing collaboration in arc welding for very many years. The control of the ESAB power source is fully integrated with the robot. This makes for a very easy to use system.

[CanvasOilPaintings]

amazing bits of kit i use to program them in a welding factory so easy to program it was like ms basic arc on arc off move - move + amazing tools i miss it now.

[kallamigchefen]

Det är fina grejer vi gör på Finslätten ;D

[Farva11B]

flippin sweeeeeeeeeet

[ABBRobotics]

Glad you liked it.

[andrewsullivan99]

Superb machine i used to operate one of the older 5 axis models for welding cylinders all amazing welds, nearly impossible to imitate manually although we are still trying!!

[davidmarshall25]

Keep trying and if you don't get the quality you need then drop me a line. Glad you liked our older machines. The new ones are much better, very easy to program & operate and cost about half of what the old 5 axis machines cost.

[ChemusDeAcuario]

Damn!! I want to work at ABB. I hope someday reach a job in that monster.