Mig Welder End Of Arm Tooling
General
Robots at Station 030 attached with the Metal Inert Gas (MIG) weld guns perform the required MIG weld operating around parts held in a fixture. MIG welding is an arc welding process that uses a continuous solid wire electrode headed and fed into the weld pool from the weld gun.
To continuously feed wire to the MIG welder, there are Wire Feed Units that will unreel the welding wire supplied from the MIG spools located outside of the cell. While in operation, the unreeling wire feeder is synchronized with the power source in the welding system.
Major Components
The Mig Welder End Of Arm Tooling (EOAT) features the following components.
| Item | Description | Function |
|---|---|---|
| A | CrashBox Drive /i | Protects the torch body, the drive unit and the welding torch interchangeable coupling. In the event of a collision, the CrashBox sends a signal to the robot control, which stops the robot immediately. |
| B | Robacta Drive | The built-in motor ensures precise wirefeeding (pull system). The torch body is fitted to the Robacta Drive. |
| C | Weld Torch | Transmits the arc power to the workpiece. |
