3 Tips to choose right welding positioner - SOHO

Welding positioner is used to make metal workpiece in right position for welding operations, either for manual welding or automatic welding.

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Welding positioner has become indispensable equipment in manufacturing industry; we classify it as welding auxiliary equipment. In recent years, weld positioner has made significant development and obtained a wide range of applications in welding filed. It becomes a small industry that has more than 10 types and over 100 specifications.

How to choose the right welding positioner is a small and simple question for technical engineers. We just list 3 tips for it.

Choose welding positioner with right type

Welding Positioners have many types, Range from 10KG to 600 KG for light duty and 1 ton to 100 ton for heavy duty. Which type is suitable for you? Welding Angle and workpiece weight will be the TWO ELEMENTSneed to be considered. For example for 100KG loading welding positioner, if your workpiece is 100KG, and you need horizontal position welding (0 degree), then 100KG welding positioner is right enough for you. But if you need Vertical welding (90 degree), then 200KG will be the right choice.

Choose the right motor for welding positioner

Now manufacturers in market provides AC motor, DC motor, Stepping motor and servo motor for driving of welding positioner.

1. DC motor will be the best choice for light weight workpiece with low precision requirements; it just needs to be controlled by a button.

2. Light weight workpiece with high precision will require stepping motor combined with brand PLC.

3. Only welding positioners with servo motor can match with welding robots, for its high precision.

4. High weight workpiece with low precision can be choosing AC motor for overturning and rotation.

Choose electric control system as simple as possible

1. Why we said, choose electric control system as simple.

How to choose a suitable welding positioner?

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The welding positioner is a kind of equipment that plays an auxiliary role during welding. It is mainly used to require the workpiece to be welded in the most ideal position during welding. The welding positioner can be used together with welding manipulators and other machines to form automatic welding equipment, and can also be used to rotate the workpiece during manual welding. Because there are many types of positioners on the market, it also poses a problem for consumers when choosing.

1. To clarify the purpose of our purchase of a welding positioner. What is the action that you want the workpiece to achieve on the welding positioner, such as translation, lifting, or rotation? If it is a translation, it is a linear translation or curve translation; if it is rotary motion, it is continuous rotation or intermittent rotation.

2. Determine whether the required welding positioner is manual or electric and whether it needs CNC control. In general, when the workpiece is not very heavy (the workpiece weight is less than 300kg), you can choose a manual small welding positioner; if the workpiece is heavy, try to choose an electric welding positioner; if the welding accuracy is very demanding If it is high, it is better to choose a positioner with numerical control.

3. Need to determine the requirements for speed. There are many specifications of the welding positioner, and the speed of the welding positioner will also be many. Need to determine the speed of the welding positioner we need first, and the speed will affect our welding quality. You need to know whether the required speed is a constant speed or a speed that can be changed. If it is a speed that can be changed, it is necessary to consider whether it is stepped or step-less.

4. Need to clarify the requirements for transmission stability and accuracy. If the welding positioner used for automatic welding requires relatively high precision, you can choose a worm drive and gear drive.

5. It is also necessary to consider whether the welding positioner has a self-locking function. This function is to ensure safety when turning to a relatively large tilt angle. If there is no self-locking function, it may cause the machine to fall over and injure workers.

6. It is necessary to consider whether the structure of the welding positioner's worktable is convenient for clamping the workpiece or the clamping tool. Of course, if you are in contact with a manufacturer of welding positioners, you can negotiate with the manufacturer to determine the desired structural characteristics.

7. It is necessary to see whether the welding positioner's manufacturer provided by the welding positioner is a limited position device. The limit device is used to control the angle of inclination and also has an angle indicator.

8. The direct relationship between the maximum load of the welding positioner provided by the manufacturer of the welding positioner and the eccentricity and center distance needs to be clarified. Because when the welding positioner is turned to a certain angle, its maximum load will also change. For example, when the welding positioner provided by Huafei CNC is turned to 90°, the maximum load is half of the mark (10-ton welding positioner can only carry 5T workpieces at 90°).

9. If the purchased welding positioner is to be linked with other welding equipment, such as linking with the welding manipulator to form an automatic pipeline welding center, it is also necessary to consider whether the linkage between the welding positioner and the welding manipulator is convenient.

10. Need to understand the strength of the welding positioner manufacturer. Understand whether the welding positioner manufacturer has the relevant certification certificate? Can it be customized? What is the delivery time? What is the after-sales service? Can engineers be provided for on-site installation?

This is the same for any product purchase. First of all, it is necessary to clarify which functions can be achieved by the purchased product, which functions are required, and whether it can meet the production needs. There are certain differences between different models and manufacturers of welding positioners. Before buying, businesses should fully understand the functions and characteristics of the welding positioner. Of course, if you can provide the size, thickness, and material of the welding workpiece, Huafei CNC can provide you with personalized product solutions and good after-sales service.

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