What are the characteristics of welding robots?
2021-08-30
(1) Stabilizes and improves weld quality, ensuring consistency. When using robotic welding, the welding parameters for each weld are constant, and weld quality is less affected by human factors, reducing the demands on workers’ operational skills; thus, weld quality remains stable. In contrast, during manual welding, factors such as welding speed and dry extension vary, making it difficult to achieve consistent quality.
(2) Improved working conditions for workers. With robotic welding, workers are only responsible for loading and unloading workpieces, keeping them away from welding arcs, fumes, and spatter.
(3) Increased labor productivity. Robots do not tire and can operate continuously for 24 hours. Furthermore, with the application of high-speed, high-efficiency welding technologies, the efficiency gains from robotic welding are even more pronounced.
(4) Product cycles are well-defined, making it easy to control production volume. Since the robot’s production cycle is fixed, scheduling production plans is very straightforward.
(5) It shortens product generation cycles and reduces corresponding equipment investment. It enables automated welding for small-batch products. The key difference between robots and dedicated machines is that robots can adapt to the production of different workpieces by modifying their programs.
