The large problem to create manual welds of constant high quality results from missing optical information during the actual welding process. Due to the extreme brightness conditions e.g. in arc welding and the use of protective glasses even experienced welders can hardly recognize details of the welding pool, the welding seam and the environment. This paper describes a new research project for...

The punchless welding point detection system using laser diagnostics for continuous strip production line has been developed. At the entrance of the steel strip production line, the preceding and following coils are welded for continuous processing. The welding point detection and tracking of the position is essential for the setup change of various important processing facilities according to ...

Effective repair of worn big gear has large influence on ensuring safety production and enhancing economic benefits. A kind of intelligent repair welding method was put forward mainly aimed at the big gear restriction conditions of high production cost, long production cycle and high-intensity artificial repair welding work. Big gear repair welding mechanism was designed in this paper. The work...

Automating the welding process for the shipbuilding industry is very challenging and important, as this industry relies heavily on quality welds. Conventional robotic welding systems are seldom used because the welding tasks in shipyards are characterised by non-standardised workpieces which are large but small in batch sizes. Furthermore, geometries and locations of the workpieces are uncertai...

Development of new technologies and combined with creativity and innovation, plays the fundamental role in developing of any community′s value. Thus, in this research the design and production of hydroforming device was introduced. One of the best and most efficient technologies in the world of metal forming is wind turbine blade producing with hydroforming method which seems as an innovative m...

The aluminium alloys are more frequently used in automotive industry especially as an alternative material for car-bodies. In this article the comprehensive summary concerning technology of resistance spot welding of aluminium alloys was presented. The welding schedules, electric parameters of welding, electrodes materials and electrodes life time by resistance spot welding aluminium were descr...

In this study, microalloyed steels were joined by using the submerged arc welding method at different welding currents of 350 A, 400 A and 450 A. The effects of selected welding parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of welded materials were investigated. Tensile tests and microhardness measurements were performed. Microstructural changes have been identified in the welding ...

In order to automatically evaluate the welding quality during high-power disk laser welding, a real-time monitoring system was developed. The images of laser-induced metal vapor during welding were captured and fifteen features were extracted. A feature selection method based on a sequential forward floating selection algorithm was employed to identify the optimal feature subset, and a support ...

MAY 2003 -S 116 ABSTRACT. Mechanical characteristics of resistance spot welding machines, such as stiffness, friction, and moving mass, have complex influences on the resistance welding process and weld quality. In this paper, these influences are systematically investigated through experiments. The mechanisms of the influences are explored by analyzing process signatures, such as welding force...

Bring forward a new analytical method in order to evaluate the stability of the process of aluminum alloy pulsed MIG welding. The ratio of the first and the second peak in arc voltage signal probability density was selected to evaluate aluminum alloy pulse MIG welding stability. By calculating the arc voltage signal probability density from 80 sets of welding experiments, the ratio of the two p...