Liquid cooled TIG robot torch ABITIG®
With automated tungsten electrode exchange system
Do you use robotic torches for the automated TIG welding of components? Would you like to optimize your production cycle times and keep your set-up and maintenance times as short as possible? You can achieve both with the new liquid cooled TIG welding torch system ABITIG® CT/MT TEX from ABICOR BINZEL, which is designed for use with hollow shaft robots as well as standard welding robots with an externally guided cable assembly.
With this TIG robot torch, the torch necks can be exchanged quickly and easily using the exchange system. No matter whether you need different torch neck geometries on one component or require different equipment. Automated exchange of the tungsten electrode is just as easy. In this way, the modular pneumatic electrode clamping device makes automation child's play. The result: your system availability increases automatically.
Features of the ABITIG® CT/MT TEX
The liquid cooled ABITIG® W500 CT/MT TEX is the further development of the successful ABITIG® MT welding torch from ABICOR BINZEL. This new robot torch defines completely new standards in terms of welding performance, system availability and versatility.
Outstanding welding performance
- Optimized cooling and shielding gas guidance enable excellent welding results up to 500 amps at 100 % duty cycle
- You can retrofit the modular 3D cold wire feeder for applications with filler material
- With the precise and stable adjustment of the wire feeder, you can achieve even better quality welding results and higher welding speeds
Outstanding system availability
- The guarantor for reduced downtimes is the newly developed pneumatic clamping device for the tungsten electrode (TEX = Tungsten Electrode Exchange).
- The pneumatic electrode exchange can be automated, taking your system availability to a new level
- You can also use the pneumatic electrode exchange function manually, giving you maximum flexibility
- Replace the torch neck just as quickly. Simply unscrew and exchange
Image 1: Electrode exchange (manual)
Image 2: Torch neck exchange (loosen connection nut)
Image 3: Torch neck exchange (replace torch)
Advantages
If you use an ABITIG® W500 CT/MT TEX on your welding robot, this means:
- Outstanding welding results in the power range up to 500 A at 100 % duty cycle – for hollow shaft robots as well as robots with externally guided cable assemblies
- Significant increase in productivity and quality
- Optimum system availability
- Process reliability, speed and convenience when exchanging the tungsten electrode
- Quick and safe torch neck exchange
Disadvantages of exchanging the tungsten electrode manually
TIG welding means welding at a high level for the finest weld seams. In order to maintain the high quality, perfect tungsten electrodes are required. If these are worn, they are usually replaced manually. However, exchanging the TIG electrode manually has some disadvantages.
Disadvantages of manual electrode exchange:
- Exchange process takes a long time and reduces system availability
- Machine operator replaces too late or forgets to do so
- TCP is inadvertently changed, which leads to a loss of quality in the weld seam and possibly to rejects
With the automated, quick exchange of the tungsten electrode using the ABITIG® W500 CT/MT TEX, long downtimes and poor weld seam quality are no longer an issue.
Optimize the cycle times of your TIG welding robots now and reduce your set-up and maintenance times.