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- Title
Methodologies for Increasing the Efficiency and Life Cycle of Industrial Robotic Welding Systems.
- Authors
Kurazs, Joseph Daniel; Joni, Alexander
- Abstract
The methodologies described and analyzed in the present article can be of interest for all the factors inside a company, who are responsible for the maintenance of robotic systems and also for decision factors that plan to acquire and implement a robotic welding system. This paper presents the reliability analysis of overall robotic systems, based on the parameters of Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) specific components of robotic systems for arc welding (robotic GMAW). It highlights the techniques to maximize and provides redundant solutions that allow an increase of the overall MTBF through applying certain measures in the design, implementation and operation phases. These theoretical considerations are further implemented in concrete robotic GMAW cases, suggestively pointing out both an increase of efficiency in the initial production phase as well as phenomena that occur nearing of prognosticated end of the expected lifecycles of the systems.
- Subjects
WELDING equipment; ROBOTICS; MEAN time between failure; ELECTRIC welding equipment; OPERATING costs
- Publication
Petroleum - Gas University of Ploiesti Bulletin, Technical Series, 2010, Vol 62, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
1224-8495
- Publication type
Article