Title: Arc Welding Automation Author: Cary, Howard B. Cary ISBN: 0824796454 / 9780824796457 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 544 Publisher: Marcel Dekker Year: 1995 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
Describing the different variables involved in arc welding and how they interact, this state-of-the-art reference examines the welding capabilities of mechanized, automatic, adaptive control, and robotic systems.
Delineating the advantages of welding automation and offering practical strategies for its implementation, Arc Welding Automation analyzes the necessary components for various types of automated welding.....suggests which arc welding automatic machines are most appropriate for particular types of manufactuirng.....discusses automatic welding equipment for high-volume production of like parts.......elucidates the design of automatic welding fixtures.....considers specific welding attachments for robots....and more.
Furnishing over 400 helpful tables, drawings, and photographs, Arc Welding Automation is timely reading for all manufacturing, mechanical, welding, process, production, industrial, plant, and maintenance engineers; computer, robotics, and automation scientist; physicsts working on automation.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : Why Automate Welding? Chapter 2 : Welding Technology Chapter 3 : Arc Welding Processes Suitable for Automation Chapter 4 : Automation of Other Welding Processes Chapter 5 : Automation of Related Processes Chapter 6 : Procedures, Scheduled, and Variables Chapter 7 : Welding Problems and Quality Control Chapter 8 : Equipment Used for Automated Arc Welding Chapter 9 : Arc and Work Motion Devices Chapter 10 : Standardized Automatic Arc Welding Equipment Chapter 11 : Dedicated Automatic Arc Welding Machines Chapter 12 : Robotic Arc Welding Chapter 13 : Case Studies of Robotic Welding Applications Chapter 14 : Controls and Sensors for Automated Arc Welding Chapter 15 : Design and Tooling for Automated Welding Chapter 16 : Selecting Welding Materials Chapter 17 : Safety of Automated Welding Systems Chapter 18 : Justification, Selection, and Introduction of Automated Welding Chapter 19 : Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Equipment Chapter 20 : The Future of Automated Welding
Appendixes
A1 : Definitions of Robotic Terms
A2 : Definitions of Welding Terms
A3 : Metric Units, Conversion Tables, and Geometric Formulas
Index