Fronius UK will be exhibiting at Robotics and Automation 2018 for its second year after a hugely successful show last year. Held at Arena MK, Milton Keynes on 10 and 11 October, the exhibition brings together industry-leading robotic and automation technologies that can optimise operation processes. The welding technology specialists at Fronius will be exposing their capabilities within the fields of welding automation and robotic welding. As a systems supplier, Fronius have been creating cost-effective, customer specific and complete solutions for mechanised arc welding for over forty years.

Mechanised Welding Systems for optimum welding results and maximum return on investment

Fronius expertly combines the world’s most innovative welding technology with mechanised components, resulting in outstanding welding results and significant competitive advantages making Fronius the unique partner for mechanised welding.  The welding of components is often challenging and complex and often modules with the widest range of component geometries must be welded precisely in the same production cycle. This is made possible thanks to intelligent welding systems that accurately control and constantly monitor each individual welding process.

Fronius Automation experts will be on hand to talk about the extensive portfolio of products that range from welding carriages to cladding cells and orbital welding systems to complete turnkey solutions.


Fronius has also developed a mechanised application for TIG welding, which aims to achieve a high level of efficiency without compromising on the quality of the weld seam: using ArcTig dramatically reduces the need for preparatory work and rework. What is more, the welding process delivers much higher welding speeds than conventional TIG welding.

Robotic Welding for defined quality

Industrial series production has its own rules: defined quality, defined process times, defined costs and in theory, boundless reproducibility. In reality, operating faults and variations in the quality of the material or the effects of thermal deformation during the welding process can all increase reject rates and downtimes, impacting on the profitability of the production operation. If a fault is not discovered and rectified immediately, the robot will reproduce it all along the assembly line. The issue here is that the robot must be able to think in order to evaluate a problem for itself. In developing the TPS/i for robotics, Fronius have built an intelligent power source that, in conjunction with the Fronius SpeedNet data transfer, continuously analyses data which is sent back from the arc at over 10,000 times per second. The welding power source then makes adjustments where necessary within set parameters, effectively "evaluating" and "thinking" for itself. The result is unsurpassed quality, highest efficiency and maximum reliability. In other words, profitable welding processes for all automated series production lines.

To meet the challenge of increasingly quicker production processes yet with simultaneously high expectations regarding quality in robotic welding, Fronius offers the LaserHybrid welding process, which combines the advantages of the MIG and laser-beam processes. LaserHybrid can now also be used with the advantages of the intelligent TPS/i platform.

Documenting, visualising and analysing welding data are becoming increasingly important in many production operations. With the WeldCube data management system, Fronius is making it possible to record, analyse and evaluate welding data across multiple power sources. This helps the user to identify potential areas for optimisation in welding production lines.

To find out how Fronius can help you to dramatically increase the cost effectiveness of your production process, visit them at stand 316 of Robotics and Automation 2018 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes on the 10 and 11 October.

Image: Fronius offers a broad selection of mechanised welding systems from individual modules to bespoke and complex welding systems.

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