Gantry Type Melt Thru MP35 Plate Butt Joint Welding Machine

Machine Appearance: What does look main frame of Wuxi JACK MP35 model plate Flat Butt Welding Machine looks like? It is shown in the first photo.

A. What can MP35 Plate Butt Joint Weld Machine do for Customer?

1.  Model Implication: MP35 is middle model of its product group. “35” has the meaning of “3500mm”, which refers to the largest width of metal plates that can be joint welded with this machine. In other words, the longest length of joint welding seam on finished joint plate:

The finished joint plates, and welding seam formed, from Wuxi JACK MP35 model machine: (Fig.1)

2.  Usage: MP series Plate Flat Butt Welding Machine not only can be used for joint 2 or more pieces of unused plate into a larger one, but also for “Waster Utilization” purpose: Any smaller or shorter or narrower leftover materials from Strip Plate Cutting Machine can be butt joint welded in this machine, into a bigger and longer plate for use:

Joint plates from 2 pieces of scrap, in Wuxi JACK MP35 model machine: (Fig.2)

B. How does MP Series Plate Butt Weld Joint Machine Work?

1. Working Unit of Sheet Metal Plate Butt Joint Weld Machine:

1) Mechanical Structure:  As its product name suggests, main body of our MP series machine has stationary gantry structure. The attached first photo was taken at butt welding side of the gantry platform. You can find there is a standing type welding work table, this is where fully penetration welding (Melt through butt welding) carried out:

Welding side worktable of Wuxi JACK MP35 model machine: (Fig.3)

2) Working Bench of Plate Butt Joint Weld Machine: 

As shown in the above photo:

a) Height of the welding work table is fitting for operator observance, during operation period of the machine;

b) Lateral View: The welding work table has V type opening, through which, during melt thru welding in the machine, the welding torch extends downward into this V structure opening, and comes all the way down onto surface of joint seam between the two pieces of metal plates for joining;

2. Workpiece Secureness of Plate Flat Butt Welding Machine:

1) Placement and Fixation of Plates:  The next question is, you may wonder, that where does the 2 pieces of metal plates locate, and how does its secured for welding?

2)  Way of Sheet Metal Clamp in Plate Butt Joint Weld Machine: 

The answer lies in the attached second photo:

a) The unpainted left side of the welding work table (The attached first photo was on right side--- Just take the same reference for comparison), and also at closer distance;

b) Melt Thru Welding: As well as the attached third photo, which vividly reflects on SAW (Submerged arc welding) butt welding process in this machine: 

c) Pressing Block Array: There are 2 arrays of pressing blocks, which are distributed at internal sides of the welding work table, and arranged in the form of one one facing each other pair, at the interval of 300mm ~ 350mm;

d) Drive Way: These bronze blocks are hydraulic driven, performing the task of pressing the 2 pieces of metal plates for joint tightly, during work of the Plate Butt Weld Joint Machine:

Close distance vertical view on MP35 model V type work bench: The evenly distributed pressing blocks, along the entire length of plates for joint welding: (Fig.4)

3)  Workpiece Plate Fixing Style in Plate Butt Joint Weld Machine:

a) Shown in the above photo, each of the pressing block is driven with a piece of oil cylinder, which is horizontally installed inside the trapezoidal cross section full length covers of the work table;

b) In the first photo, you can identify the square fitting plates of these rows of oil cylinders, on the lateral external side of the full length covers;

c) Such kind of design for workpiece clamping is somewhat similar to XBJ series Edge Milling Machine;

d) Also shown in the above photo, each of the pressing block is connected with grounding cable;

3.  Copper Pad Unit in Melt through Fully Penetration Welding in Plate Flat Butt Welding Machine:

1) Water Cooling for SAW:  Copper pad plays key role in guaranteeing on successful completion of butt welding in this machine. For its appearance please check the attached fourth photo and below:

Copper pads before being installed into worktable of MP35 model machine: (Fig.5)

 Shown in the above photo, you can find there is a screw type through hole in each row of the copper pad. This is for coming thru cooling water hose, so as to fully cool the copper during butt welding operation;

2) Melt Thru SAW: In Wuxi JACK MP series plate Flat Butt Welding Machine, copper pad helps quick speed forceful forming of the melt through fully penetration welding seam, building up welding circuit together with earthing cables, and dissipating the large volume of heat generated in the process of large current butt welding;

3) Height Adjustable Copper Blocks: Considering different thickness of raw material (Metal plates for joint) in the machine, the copper pads are in the form of upward elevation type, driven with a set of worm gear reducer.

4. Welding torch Mechanism: Please check product section “MP40 High Quality model machine” for its introduction;

5. Quality Assurance of Wuxi JACK Plate Flat Butt Welding Machine: Finished butt welding seam from our MP series machine please check the attached 6^th photo and below photo:

The exceeding quality of butt joint welding seamwith fully penetration,  generated from Wuxi JACK MP models machine: (Fig.6)

C. Technical Parameters of MP35 Sheet Metal Steel Plate Joint Welding Machine: