LHZ Light Duty Travelable Trolley Column Electric Revolve Welding Manipulator

1.       The Working Specialty of Light duty Electric Revolve Moving Welding Manipulator:

1)      This is the most “Capable” type of light duty Weld Manipulator. It has motor drive traveling trolley, for moving along the whole length of workpiece pipes during work, and motor drive automatic column revolve;

2)      The two functions extend activity scope of this Convenient Welding Manipulator greatly, flexible for coping with wide variety and changing requirement at customer site. It is also the largest share of Automatic Welding Column and Boom in practical application.

2.       Characteristic and Usage of Main Working Unit in the Moving Welding Column and Boom:

Below is draft on constructure and formation of a typical Moving Welding Manipulator:  (Fig.1)

We will give introduction on main units of the Moving Welding Column and Boom based on and in the sequence of marked figures in the above:

1)     Welding Head in the High Efficiency Welding Manipulator:

Please check below photo, it includes:  (Fig.2)

a)     Welding torch and wire feeder;

b)     Welding torch and wire feeder are equipped together with welding power source;

c)     Different types of welding modes can be adopted in this Efficient Welding Column and Boom. For example, with the selection of corresponding welding heads, it can be a set of SAW, or GMAW, or TIG, or Strip Cladding Welding Column and Boom, etc.;

d)     Working together with other welding equipment such as Welding Positioner, the Welding Manipulator can be set up as a dedicated use Pipe Flange MIG Welding Center;

e)     Besides welding, this Convenient Welding Column and Boom can also fulfil operations other than welding, such as Carbon Arc Gouging, Polishing, Painting, etc., which need the installation of corresponding function units;

2)     Welding Head Manipulating Unit in the Automatic Weld Manipulator:

As shown in the below photo, this includes:  (Fig.3)

a)       Control console of welding power source;

b)      Control console of wire feeder;

c)       Mechanism for adjusting welding torch up and down, left and right, for aiming at welding seam perfectly all along, during welding operation in the Moving Welding Manipulator;

d)      Optional unit of welding seam tracing element, as well as video monitor, are also installed at welding head;

3)     Column in the Moving Welding Column and Boom:

a)       This is “trunk” in a set of Welding Manipulator, which supports vertical and horizontal movement of horizontal boom;

b)      Upright column is steel structure member, which has cross section of rectangular shape, being processed with steel plate bending and welding;

4)     Boom Elevating Motor in the Moving Welding Column and Boom:

a)     Generally speaking, this motor is fit at top of the vertical column. So, it is apex in a set of Weld Manipulator;

b)     For safety purpose, this is braking type motor, which is transmitted with worm gear reducer;

5)     Base or Trolley in the Moving Welding Manipulator:

a)     In traveling type Weld Manipulator, it is in the form of traveling trolley;

b)     In stationary type Weld Manipulator, it is in the form of cross base for light duty Welding Column and Boom, and box structure bed for medium duty and heavy duty Welding Column and Boom;

c)     For traveling type Welding Column and Boom, inside the traveling trolley is installed with motor reducer. There are 4 pieces of wheels fit at bottom of the trolley; Welding power source usually is put on the trolley of the moving Welding Manipulator;

6)     Slewing Support in the Moving Welding Column and Boom:  (Fig.4)

Shown in the above illustration, this round shape finely machined gear is outsourced part of the Automatic Welding Column and Boom, which is fit inside the square shape bed, for leading and guiding revolving of column;  

7)     Welding Power Source in the Moving Welding Manipulator:

a)       Location of the welding power source equipped in the Weld Manipulator in the draft is not the only choice;

b)      As mentioned in item 5, for a set of high efficiency Moving Welding Manipulator, usually the welding power supply is put on the traveling trolley;

c)       For fixed base type Welding Column and Boom, welding power supply is put on the workshop floor;

8)     Cross Slide (or, Saddle) in Efficient Welding Column and Boom:  (Fig.5)

a)     This can be viewed as the joint of Automatic Welding Column and Boom;

b)     As can be seen from the above small photo, the cross slides (Saddle) guides both vertical and horizontal movement of boom during working of the Weld Manipulator, this is the name “cross slide” derives;

c)     Based on shape of this unit, cross slide is also named as “Saddle”;

d)     Cross slides (Saddle) in Light duty, medium duty and heavy duty Welding Manipulator has slightly different appearance, but working principle is all the same;

9)     Boom in the Moving Welding Manipulator:

a)     It is “Arm” or “Working hand” in any set of Welding Column and Boom;

b)     Operating unit (welding group) is fit at its front end;

c)     Same as upright column, horizontal boom is steel structure member with square shape cross section, which is processed in Press Brake first and then Welding Machine.

3.       Technical Parameters of LHZ Light duty Electric Revolve Moving Welding Manipulator: