The present study shows the relationship between welding quality and optical-acoustic emissions from electric arcs, during welding runs, in the GMAW-S process. Bead on plate welding tests was carried out with pre-set parameters chosen from manufacturing standards. During the welding runs interferences were induced on the welding path using paint, grease or gas faults. In each welding run arc vo...

A welding head is under development with integrated sensory systems for robotic laser welding applications. Robotic laser welding requires sensory systems that are capable to accurately guide the welding head over a seam in three-dimensional space and provide information about the welding process as well as the quality of the welding result. In this paper the focus is on seam tracking. It is di...

Welding is a reliable and effective metal fabrication process which is widely used in industries. High heating at a one location during welding and further rapid cooling generates residual stress and distortion in the weld and base metal. In last few decades various research efforts have been directed towards the control of welding process parameter aiming at reducing residual stress and distor...

This study aims to calculate the resistance spot welding current digitally at a fast speed. The conventional open-loop spot welding machine cannot measure the current, thus the welding quality varies. The welding time of spot welder is very short, but the welding current is strong and it is hard to be measured, thereby resulting in the uncontrollability of welding quality. This study uses a hig...

The main objective of industries reveal with manufacturing better quality product at low cost and increase productivity. TIG welding is most vital and common operation use for joining of two similar or dissimilar parts with heating the material or applying the pressure by using the filler material for increasing productivity with less time and cost constrain. The TIG welding parameters are the ...

A time-domain algorithm is proposed to control interval plants described by impulse response functions. The closed-loop control actions are determined based on the interval ranges of the model parameters. Robust steadystate performance in tracking a given set-point can be guaranteed if the sign of the static gain is certain despite possible open-loop overshooting, delay, and nonminimum phase of...

Abstract: The Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) process finds wide industrial application due to its easy applicability, high current density and ability to deposit a large amount of weld metal using more than one wire at the same time. It is highly emphasised in manufacturing especially because of its ability to restore worn parts. SAW is characterised by a large number of process parameters influen...

Installation of new pipelines is predicted to grow at a rapid rate over the next twenty years, due in part to the increase use worldwide of combined cycle power generation plant using natural gas a fuel. The need to construct large diameter pipelines over long distances has led to an increased demand to improve the productivity of pipeline girth welding. Many novel techniques have been tried in...

A closed-loop system is developed to control the weld fusion which is specified by the topside and back-side bead widths of the weld pool. Because in many applications only a top-side sensor is allowed which is attached to and moves with the welding torch, an image processing algorithm and neurofuzzy model have been incorporated to measure and estimate the top-side and back-side bead widths bas...

Tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) represents one of the most widely used metal joining processes in industry. Its propensity to generate a greater portion of welding fume particles at the nanoscale poses a potential occupational health hazard for workers. However, current literature lacks comprehensive characterization of TIG welding fume particles. Even less is known about welding fumes generat...