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Laser Seam Finder Outperforms Mechanical Version

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Ruth A. Mendonsa

Some time ago, Weibull Workshops, a Swedish manufacturer of chassis for heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses, replaced its mechanical arc welder systems with a Motoman K10 arc welding robot, but the company continued to use a mechanical means to find seams. It soon became clear that the mechanical device was not flexible enough to accommodate variations in size and position of the joints to be welded, nor did it provide the quality and consistency required. The vehicle manufacturer found the accuracy and flexibility it needed in the Selcom Laser SeamFinder, which it was able to integrate...Read full article

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