Welding operations include spot welding and arc welding, and are one of the types of operations that use industrial manipulators the most.

The welding industrial manipulator is a highly automated welding equipment. The use of industrial manipulators to replace manual welding operations is the development trend of the welding manufacturing industry, and is an important means to improve welding quality, reduce costs, and improve the working environment. As an important symbol of the development of modern manufacturing technology, robot welding has been accepted by many domestic factories, and more and more companies prefer welding robots as a technological transformation plan.

1. Application and benefits of spot welding industrial manipulator:

Spot welding does not have very high requirements for welding industrial robots. Because spot welding only needs point position control, there is no strict requirement for the moving track of the welding tongs between points, which is the reason why industrial manipulators can only be used for spot welding at the earliest. The industrial manipulator for spot welding must not only have sufficient load capacity, but also must be fast when shifting from point to point, the action must be stable, and the positioning must be accurate to reduce the shifting time and improve work efficiency.

Although the traditional spot welding machine can reduce the labor intensity and the welding quality is also good, it is suitable for a small variety and large-volume production environment, and the position of the fixture and the welding torch cannot change with the change of the parts. The spot welding industrial manipulator can be reprogrammed to adjust the space point to meet the needs of different parts, so it is particularly suitable for small batches and multi-variety production environments.

2. Applications and benefits of arc welding industrial manipulators:

The arc welding process is much more complicated than the spot welding process. The tool center point (TCP), that is, the movement trajectory of the welding wire end, the welding gun posture, and the welding parameters require precise control.

Arc welding operations are mostly done manually because the welds are mostly spatially complex curves. Industrial manipulators with continuous trajectory control can also perform this task, so they are widely used for welding various complex structures and containers. The rubber injection molding machine is automated.