Although there are many welding jobs which are best handled manually, and many more that can be done manually if necessary (as, for example, if a welding operation is too small to have an automatic welding machine, or if repairs must be carried out far from one of these devices), there are also many welds that can be handled quite adequately by an automated welding process. Some, such as pipe welding in the case of large pipes in many industrial applications (such as oil drilling platforms and chemical factories, to name only two examples), must be handled by an automatic welding machine such as an orbital welder, because of the precision that needed to avoid springing a potentially hazardous leak. Our Column and Boom manipulator is designed for this purpose, which can improve the productivity and meet the standards of high welding quality.
There are two different situations where an automatic welding machine is typically used. Semi-automatic welding uses a pre-programmed automatic welding machine, but the parts are actually loaded onto the welding bench (or its equivalent) by an operator, who arranges them and then switches on the welding machine until the weld has been completed. The operator then removes the finished workpiece and repeats the process as many times as necessary.
Fully automatic welding removes the human element except as an overall observer to make sure the machines are running properly. In these set-ups, the parts and finished workpieces are moved by other machines, such as conveyer belts, and the welding operation is often continuous over a large number of individual pieces. This is a truly industrial use of the automatic welding machine, and is found mostly in very large operations such as car factories.
- Boom drive that comprise Heavy-Duty Linear Ways and Precision Ball Screw of various sizes and Larger Rack and Pinion Drive, Servo Motor with adjustable speed is optional.
- Column Lift mechanism comprises of Heavy-duty linear ways and Precision Ball screw up to 6.0 mtrs, 6.0 mtrs and larger Double Chain, Sprocket drive with High Efficiency Servo gear motor with adjustable speed drive.
- Safety Device to stop boom if chain broke.
These manipulators are designed to move a weld head over a weld joint. In order to meet the application requirements, the CBM series is produced in several ranges. we upgrade each axis of the CBM motion as precision welding axis and X-Y drive to a ball screw and nut, driven by a servo motor with encoder feedback. we will also consider your special requests for column and boom manipulators and features as well.