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Monday, September 16, 2013, Hall Europa 9:30 AM
Opening
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Sustainability through innovative welding processes in automated applications
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Andreas Burt / EWM HIGHTEC WELDING GmbH, Germany
Christian Fink* / EWM Hightec Welding Automation GmbH, Germany
Peter Kuebler/ BOC Limited, Australia
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Automated welding ensures high efficiency gains
Automated welding continues to enjoy resounding success around the world. Whether in locally-based industrial and skilled craft applications or in international projects, automation ensures high efficiency gains for joining processes and thus guarantees a competitive advantage. Christian Fink offers a gripping insight into the fascinating world of automated welding. He provides an overview of the current state of technology in the field, describes the benefits of various welding procedures and outlines the trends in automation. He also gives an interesting account of the initial experiences EWM acquired when working with customers from the automotive industry, for example in welding exhaust systems. Here, the focus is on EWMs revolutionary forceTig welding procedure, which opens up previously unthinkable new areas for TIG welding and introduces a new dimension in automation. Further reports from international projects that use robots to carry out precise and efficient welding tasks all add weight to the argument for efficient welding. Examples include the welding technology employed in a fully automated production line used by a large construction equipment manufacturer in China. And co-speaker Peter Kuebler presents the automation solutions that are being implemented by his company, BOC Australia, on the fifth continent.
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