Overview
Develop Long Stroke Servo Electric Hand Gun for Stud Welding (2016-419)
Project Team:
- Nelson Stud Welding
- General Dynamics Electric Boat
- Newport News Shipbuilding
2016
NSRP ASE Investment: $149K
Objective:
The goals of the project were to further advance motorized gun technology in stud welding, give shipyards a motorized stud gun capable of welding the majority of the studs used in shipbuilding, increase productivity by allowing stud welders to change/validate the weld schedule at the gun, and present customers with a gun that could easily be added to future Nelson drawn arc welding systems.
Key Deliverables:
Request Final Report from NSRP– Limited Distribution U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Industry and NSRP Program Representatives