Overview
Tandem Spin-Arc Welding Process (2004-340)
Project Team:
- Edison Welding Institute
- Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
- Panasonic Factory Automation
2003
NSRP ASE Investment: $74K
Industry Investment: $20K
Objective:
This project sought to meet manufacturing needs in the small batch-mixed production environment of military shipbuilding with a new arc welding approach that will easily accommodate the multiple parameter-torch setups needed for the full range of fillet weld sizes and dependably provide seam tracking at high production rates. This project integrated the excellent seam tracking small fillet performance of spin-arc gas metal arc welding (GMAW) with a high deposition trailing GMAW torch to develop a new variant of tandem GMAW. It is believed that the tandem spin-arc process will offer the best weld quality, seam tracking performance and productivity over the full range of fillet weld sizes (3 to 8 mm) for ship construction.
Key Deliverables:
Final Report – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited