• Resource Guides
    • Credit Application
    • SHOP NOW
    Oxygen Service Company
    • Services
          • Gas and Supply
            • Industrial Gases
              • Argon
              • Acetylene
              • Carbon Dioxide
              • Helium
              • Hydrogen
              • Nitrogen
              • Oxygen
              • Propane
              • Propylene
            • Bulk Gases
              • Bulk Argon
              • Bulk Carbon Dioxide
              • Bulk Hydrogen
              • Bulk Nitrogen
              • Bulk Oxygen
              • Bulk Propane
            • Specialty Gases
            • Fuel Gases
            • Pipeline Nitrogen Services
          • Dry Ice
            • Commercial Dry Ice
            • Bulk Dry Ice
            • Dry Ice Blasting
          • Automation
            • Robotic Welding
            • Automated Cutting Systems
            • Positioning Equipment
          • Welding Supplies & Equipment
            • Welding Supply Store
            • Welding Equipment Rental
            • Welding Repair Services
            • Welding Inspection Services
            • Cryogenic Piping Systems
    • Industries
      • Agriculture
      • Cannabis
      • Construction
      • Energy & Chemical
      • Food & Beverage
      • Medical
      • Metal Fabrication & Manufacturing
    • Areas We Serve
      • Appleton
      • Duluth
      • Eau Claire
      • Milwaukee
      • Saint Paul
      • Sauk Rapids
      • Virginia
      • Wilmar
    • About
      • Leadership Team
      • Our Story
      • Partners
      • Testimonials
      • Careers
      • Resource Guides
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Menu Menu

    Explaining Robotic Weld Technician Training and Programming

    Robotic welding provides you with increased production and an excellent return on investment. However, programming a robotic welding machine is a complex process, especially if you are a novice programmer. Oxygen Service Company explains some common dos and don’ts for robotic welding programming.

    How To Program a Robotic Welder: The Dos and Don’ts

    Do:

    • Create an arc welding file library based on size and name each file clearly and concisely.
    • Make sure your weave files match the arc files for each size.
    • If you use the welding speed specified in the arc start file, remove the speed tags on process moves.
    • Ensure weld programs are small—typically, from 100 to 200 points is a good starting point. Adding too many weld files to one program makes editing confusing.
    • Label each weld with a line comment on the move before the arc start.
    • Use logical subroutines to keep program size manageable, such as a program for each positioner orientation if there are many weld locations on a multi-sided part.
    • Focus on torch/arm posture for welded joints. Add air-cut moves in between welds for a smoother flow.
    • Keep a master part for programming, labeling it with weld and arc-size file numbers. A master part with detailed labels allows for a quick reference weld adjustment if necessary.
    • Add a log or change record for each robot cell so operators can note the date, time, and reason for any implemented changes.

    Don’t:

    • Create a program with improper control axes if your system is equipped with coordinated positioners or multiple robots.
    • Use multiple weld settings like wire feed speed and voltage on different weld locations with the same joint type. Instead, use travel speed to adjust the heat or fill for various joint fit-ups. Wire feed speed and voltage control the burn of the wire, preventing weld spatter.

    With OSC’s on-site programming services, you get a high-quality welding robot that gets the job done right the first time.

    Start Welding Today

    How To Use Your Welding Torch

    Welding torches have a wide range of features to make different types of welding tasks easy to complete. You can perform MIG, TIG, spot, laser, and arc welding processes on one machine with the proper torch in place. Torches are also manufactured with peripheral equipment to increase productivity, such as a wire cutter and a nozzle cleaning station.

    Here are some dos and don’ts for using a welding torch:

    Do:

    • Use a torch alignment tool to ensure accurate angles.
      • Standard 45-degree torches are not always the same as a torch in a robot work cell. Before programming, place your torch in the alignment tool to ensure the bend is correct. If not, use the tool to align the bend, guaranteeing an appropriate torch angle.
      • Welding supply companies can provide you with a variety of tools and torches suitable for multiple machine models.
    • Create and maintain a good tool center point (TCP) and check the job to confirm the TCP location and alignment before touch-ups.
      • Robot suppliers who specialize in integration have gauges and tools to help automate the TCP accuracy process.
    • When searching for weld joints, go through your routine and shift “on” before touching up points to prevent losing the relationship between your searches and points.
    • Program your weld points with the same wire-stick-out length, which is the distance between the contact tip and weld joint.
      • You can create a “teach tip” by drilling out a contact tip and inserting a sharpened tungsten or drill bit with your desired stick-out length.
      • The teaching tip should be straight to help negate the effects of wire cast on the TCP location. If you want to use the actual weld wire, clip the wire to the same length when programming with either welpers or a gauge.

    Don’t:

    • Touch up a position for one defect on one part. Ensure there is no defect in the part and the upstream process to prevent changing a point to fit an out-of-spec part.
    • Select your robotic welding torch based on your tool crib consumables. It’s convenient to have the same parts in a plant, but it’s an industry standard to use different torch neck angles or dated designs if your maintenance department has the same spare parts on hand consistently.
    • Use extended torch necks or narrow nozzles unless necessary. Extended necks result in decreased repeatability and damage. Smaller nozzle diameters clog easily, increase chances of spatter, and require more reaming.

    Providing You With Different Types of Welding Robot Programming Services

    At Oxygen Service Company, our team of automation professionals includes Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI) who know how to program different types of welding robots. When you consider OSC for your welding automation systems, you get superior capabilities and services, like:

    • Robotic and Cutting Material Solutions
    • Professional Installation and After-Purchase Service
    • Experienced Offline and On-Site Programming
    • A Preventative Maintenance Program Option

    Our team has the industry-leading technical skills to offer the guidance you need to select the appropriate automated robotic welding system to get the job right. Contact us today to learn more about our offline and on-site programming services.

    Categories

    • Dry Ice
    • Industrial Gases
    • Manufacturing Systems
    • News
    • Robotic Automation
    • Specialty Gases
    • Welding
    • Welding Maintenance
    Oxygen Service Logo White

    Company

    About Us

    Our Team

    Testimonials

    Solutions

    Gas Supply

    Dry Ice

    Welding Solutions

    Automation

    Contact

    1111 Pierce Butler Route
    Saint Paul, MN 55104

    (651) 644-7273

    [email protected]

    Website by Abstrakt Marketing Group ©
      • Sitemap
      • Privacy Policy
      Link to: Explaining Changes in the Technology of Welding Link to: Explaining Changes in the Technology of Welding Explaining Changes in the Technology of Weldingwelding operator reviewing welding robotic arm performance on a screen Link to: The Difference Between Hard and Soft Automation Link to: The Difference Between Hard and Soft Automation welding machineThe Difference Between Hard and Soft Automation
      Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top

      This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

      AcceptLearn more

      Cookie and Privacy Settings



      How we use cookies

      We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

      Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

      Essential Website Cookies

      These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

      Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

      We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

      We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

      Other external services

      We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

      Google Webfont Settings:

      Google Map Settings:

      Google reCaptcha Settings:

      Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

      Accept settingsHide notification only