WELD CAP AND TIP INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

A robot welding apparatus including a welding station having a welding robot with weld tips for creating a weld along a work piece. A welding power supply and control pendant is also provided. A visual screen of the control pendant provides a view of the weld tips for use with the method to detect c...

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Hauptverfasser:	HOLCOMB TIMOTHY J, DRESLINSKI SCOTT M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING TRANSPORTING WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Zusammenfassung:	A robot welding apparatus including a welding station having a welding robot with weld tips for creating a weld along a work piece. A welding power supply and control pendant is also provided. A visual screen of the control pendant provides a view of the weld tips for use with the method to detect characteristics such as weld tip face measurement, tip wear measurement, tip alignment measurement, and cap replacement and type verification.