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MIG Welding Benefits |
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- MIG Welding Makes Cost Efficient Welding Of Mid Sized Parts Possible
- MIG Welding Permits High Speed Production of Quality Welded Parts
- Advanced MIG Welding Technology Means Less Distortion, Smoke and Splatter
- Outsourcing MIG Welding Services Helps Companies Focus On Core Competencies
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MIG stands for “metal inert gas” and was originally developed to weld aluminum and other non-ferrous parts. MIG welding technology was first developed during World
War Two to increase the productivity of manufacturing lines making weapons and equipment for the war effort. Soon after the start of the war a number companies improved
MIG welding to weld parts faster and more accurately. These advances in the MIG welding process played an important role in the successful war effort by the United States
and the Allies.
In 1948 Battelle Memorial Institute further improved MIG welding technology with the development of GMAW welding that used a lesser diameter electrode and
added of an ever-present power source. Later advances in welding technology in the 1950’s and 1960’s- including the introduction of carbon dioxide as a welding atmosphere
made the welding of steel much more cost effiecient, and replaced riviting as the primary metal joining technology in manuafcturing.
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 With automated MIG welding, a robotic welding arm controls the motion and placement of a contact tip holding
a MIG “gun.” This gun is fed a spool of solid-steel wire through a liner. When activated, the contact tip on the gun is electrically charged, melts the wire and forms a weld puddle. At the same time,
inert gas flows out of the gun and keeps the weld puddle shielded from the atmosphere, allowing a weld to join two metal surfaces.
Companies are using advanced welding cells designed for high speed, long production
runs of high quality welded parts. The latest robotic MIG welding technology on the market has many advantages for companies in search of low cost, precision welding.
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 Mig welding cells such as the Lincoln Electric System10 at Ohio Laser feature:
- Fanuc ARC Mate 100 iB/6s robot with a 37” reach for precision welding in smaller spaces
- Dual fixed welding work station with automatic interlocked access doors permit simultaneous part loading and unloading while welding
- Complete metal surround flash barrier and bi-fold doors with interlocks
- 450 amp, 100% duty cycle STT welding technology power supply
- Minimal smoke, distortion, and splatter
- Specialized engineering, tooling and programming capabilities to enable cost effective welding
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Automated arc welding capabilities add to the universe of value added fabrication services at Ohio Laser. Our wide array of fabricating competencies
include flat laser cutting, tube cutting, advanced high accuracy bending, engineering with 2D, 3D CAD/CAM software, complying with PPAP from Level I to Level IV and offering welding processes GMAW,
FCAW, and GTAW. Ohio Laser also provides machining services, heat treating and finishing, assembly and packaging, water jet cutting, sanding and grinding services.
Ohio Laser serves clients both large and small in virtually all major manufacturing industries in North America including automotive, furniture, point of display, food equipment,
and heavy industrial equipment producers. If you would like to more information about the MIG welding capabilities at Ohio Laser, or have questions about other value added fabricating
processes, please contact us. |
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8260 Estates Parkway Plain City, OH 43064
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Phone: 614-873-7030 / Fax: 614-873-7040
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