TPT September 2022

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Fronius presents its CWC-S Cobot welding cell HIGH quality requirements, sustainability aspects and safety standards are driving the demands placed on welding technology ever higher. Reproducible welding quality and complete welding data documentation are the state of the art, but if welding takes place manually, these demands cannot be met. The solution is automation, even for small and medium-sized enterprises). Although automated welding the welding cell – serves to store and evaluate this data.

The welding torch is manually guided to the starting points, position points and end points on the component and these are confirmed by pressing a button. The software uses this information to calculate the welding contours and welding sequence, while the required welding parameters can also be selected quickly using predefined characteristics. Motion commands such as ‘pendulum parameters’ or ‘weld job’ can be inserted by means of dragging and dropping on the touchscreen of the Cobot control. Before starting the welding process, the operator can simulate the welding sequence once again to detect and correct possible interference contours. Once the CWC-S is fully programmed, it welds component after component with consistent quality and at a regular speed.

processes achieve significantly more consistent welding results, small and medium-sized businesses frequently still struggle with automation. High acquisition costs for welding robots and professional programming expertise are at odds with small batch sizes. Fronius has provided a solution for this with its CWC-S Cobot welding cell. Christian Neuhofer, product manager at Fronius Welding Automation, said: “Programming a CWC-S is intuitive and can be quickly learned by any welding specialist; programming know-how is not required. Components can even be

loaded and welding programs started by trainees. This saves on personnel costs and frees up professional welders for more challenging work – making their job more attractive.” The Cobot welding cell features precise torch movements with a repeatability of +/- 0.04mm, to give weld reproducibility every time, even in series if necessary. Intelligent Fronius welding technology controls the welding process and records all welding data as required. The WeldCube data management software, optionally available with

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