Robotic Arc Welding System Design

Abstract

The utilization of industrial robots for weld processes, with specific emphasis on gas metal arc welding (GMAW), has been a practice for some time. Industrial robots can positively impact the welding process by providing the following major improvements to the manual process:

1) Production increase.

2) Reduction of direct labor.

3) Improvement of weld parameter and process control.

4) Removal of the operator from a sometimes tedious and potentially hazardous environment.