The MIG welding is one of the most popular welding techniques used in industries. This uses a consumable metal electrode. The input parameters in MIG welding play a significant role in deciding the weld quality, strength, cost and speed. Most of times manufacturer faces a problem to select optimum process parameters for a good quality weld. This paper tries to present the effect of different we...

Intelligent welding robots obtain a good quality of the welding results. Research on automatic and intelligent control of Arc welding is an important means for ensuring weld quality, raising productivity, and improving labor conditions. Despite its widespread use in the various manufacturing industries, the full automation of the robotic welding has not yet been achieved partly because mathemat...

A mathematical model is developed to describe the heat transfer and fluid flow in stationary keyhole plasma arc welding. Using the volume of fluid method, the processes of heating, melting, collapsing and subsequent solidifying in the molten pool are dynamically studied. The predicted results have been compared with the experimental weld and keyhole shape. Using the LaserStrobe video system, th...

The weld quality of Tunston inert gas welded joint has been investigated to identify the most economical weld parameters that will bring about optimum properties. Artificial neural network, has been used in the prediction and optimization of the Tunston inert gas weld of mild steel pipes. Neural network model was generated using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm with feed ward back propagation ...

The present paper describes fuzzy logic simulation of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process to predict the Quality of weld joint. It describe the quality of weld joint & effect of welding current, voltage and welding speed on tensile strength of shielded metal arc pipe welded mild steel joints. An ERW Mild steel pipe I S 1239 of 6 mm thickness and 150 mm diameter were used as the base mater...

I. TECHNICAL PROGRESS The objective of this program was to seek improved process control and weldment reliability during laser welding of automotive aluminum alloys while retaining the high speed and accuracy of the laser beam welding process. In particular, we undertook a comprehensive experimental and theoretical research to understand the effects of various welding variables on the loss of a...

Weld pool surface can change dynamically during welding and is indicative of information critical to controlling the process. Research has picked up in the field of observing the weld pool surface to understand the dynamics of the welding process. This paper will help visualize and understand the physics involved in observing the weld pool surface. A study of laser properties, weld pool and cam...

In non destructive testing by radiography, a perfect knowledge of the weld defect shape is an essential step to appreciate the quality of the weld and make decision on its acceptability or rejection. Because of the complex nature of the considered images, and in order that the detected defect region represents the most accurately possible the real defect, the choice of thresholding methods must...