Selecting the Perfect Robotic Welding Gun: A Complete Guide for Manufacturers
With rising labor costs and declining automation equipment prices, robotic welding guns are being increasingly utilized in automobile production lines, becoming more and more important, with better performance and expanding variety. The operational condition of robotic welding guns directly impacts welding quality. How can we ensure good performance of welding guns? Which industries should adopt robotic welding guns? As a leader in metal connection solutions, Guangzhou Heron Intelligent Equipment provides customers with scientific guidance and professional recommendations.
1. Planning the Number of Welding Guns
Key considerations: To determine the appropriate number of welding guns based on welding process planning, the following factors must be evaluated:
A. Cycle time requirements: Analyze the time required for welding tasks to ensure the number of welding guns meets the production cycle time.
B. Weld spot distribution: Analyze the number, density and location of weld spots to minimize redundant installations.
C. Operating loading chart analysis: Create an operating loading chart for each workstation to determine the number of operators and welding gun configuration.
D. Robot capacity: Consider the robot's capacity and distribute the number of welding guns to prevent overload.
√ Guangzhou Heron Intelligent Equipment adheres to the principle of "simplest structure and smallest quantity." Through multiple pre-production discussions, we design optimal configurations to meet customer needs.
2. Selection of Welding Gun Structure
3. Determine the Electrode Configuration
4. Determination of Welding Pressure and Stroke
5. Model Selection Simulation and Verification
√Guangzhou Heron Intelligent Equipment provides customers with comprehensive simulation testing and verification procedures to ensure safety testing and optimal service. These include welding gun force analysis, water flow testing, full machine strain stress deformation testing and other stability and reliability tests.
6. Industry Application Scenarios
Automotive Industry:
- Body-in-white manufacturing: such as chassis assembly welding lines
- Parts manufacturing: such as car seats, doors, and front/rear bumpers
- New energy vehicles: welding of dissimilar metals, including motor stators and battery connectors (e.g., copper-steel connections)
- Lightweight material connection: efficient joining of hot-stamped steel, aluminum alloy and other materials
Home appliance industry:
- Refrigerator compressor: lower shell production line (resistance welding of copper tube and steel shell, eliminating the need for solder)
- Microwave oven cabinet: Guangzhou Heron’s Capacitor Discharge Welding technology enables efficient welding at 3.5 seconds per piece, preventing surface discoloration
- Air conditioning compressor: Guangzhou Heron's liquid storage tank projection welding line (replacing traditional furnace brazing, eliminating brazing material and fuel consumption)
Additionally, the company serves industries such as hardware manufacturing, motors, compressors, low-voltage electrical, and aerospace. As the self-developer of robotic welding guns, Guangzhou Heron Intelligent Equipment upholds a commitment to innovation and craftsmanship through its proprietary core technologies, serving a diverse customer base.