Yuji Sugitani, Yoshihiro Kanjo and Masatoshi Murayama
Describes the use of welding robots for making bridge panels. The systemuses a total of 14 sets of High Speed Rotating Arc welding robots andnewly‐developed arc sensor techniques…
Abstract
Describes the use of welding robots for making bridge panels. The system uses a total of 14 sets of High Speed Rotating Arc welding robots and newly‐developed arc sensor techniques are used with both joint end and bead end sensors. A teaching‐less direct CADCAM system was developed to control the robots. The welding robot system is now in commercial operation with welding efficiencies that are twice those possible with conventional processes.