Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Mate Precision Tooling, Inc.

Seabery North America Inc.

Seabery Soluciones, S.l., Seabery North America, Inc.

Seabery Soluciones, S.l.

Joseph C Schneider

James F Ulrich

Thomas Allen Bunker

Mitchell James Muske

Bruce Patrick Albrecht

Bruce Thielges

William Joshua Becker

Nathan Joe Jochman

Craig Steven Knoener

Eric Thomas Sommers

Jeffery Ray Ihde

Nishank Rudresh Patel

Jon O Reynolds

Anthony VanBergen Salsich

Stephen H Li

Todd Earl Holverson

Moon Young Huh

Tim A Matus

Nathan Gerald Leiteritz

James Francis Rappl

Michael Vincent Hoeger

Joseph Edward Feldhausen

Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla

Michael J Trinkner

Christopher Morgan

Justin Monroe Blount

Victor López Márquez

Juan Jose Chica Barrera

Troy A Sommerfeld

Javier Castilla Gutiérrez

Jeff Lenzner

Clay Alan Byron

Michael Hilary Novak

Timothy Nathan Temby

Robert Raimund Davidson

Bernard J Vogel

Michael David Madsen

Ricardo Segura

Andrew Joseph Henry

David E Lambert

Jeffrey Ray Ihde

Charles Ace Tyler

David A Berry

Richard J Schweiger

Todd M Knetsch

Phillip R Lysdahl

John H Jurasovich

Donald J Bollerman

Víctor López Márquez

Pedro Marquínez

Bruce M Thielges

Juan José Chica Barrera

Allan T Hilbert

Jeremy Bruesewitz

William Gardner

Timothy Temby

Michael Novak

Clay A Byron

A portable advanced process module system includes, for example, a welding power source, an portable advanced process module, and a wire feeder. The portable advanced process module and the wire feeder are separately enclosed in suitcase style enclosures with disconnectable power and communication means between the portable advanced process module and the wire feeder. The processing unit includes power electronics to enable advanced weld processes that can be delivered to the wire feeder and a welding work piece. The portable advanced process module is powered by a DC bus that can be supplied by a welding power source. Connecting the portable advanced process module between the welding power source and the wire feeder enables advanced welding processes to be accomplished at great distances from the main welding power source. Separating the power electronics into the portable advanced process module and maintaining a standard suitcase wire feeder form factor keeps the welding equipment used in the working area envelope small, light, and portable.

Portable advanced process module

Disclosed example respirators comprise: a filter configured to filter the air; a blower fan configured to provide continuous air flow at variable speeds; an air duct configured to direct air from the blower fan to an exhaust location, the blower fan configured to blow air through the air duct; and a blower controller configured to: control the blower fan to automatically adjust an airflow speed of the blower fan to a plurality of airflow speeds over a plurality of different time periods, the plurality of airflow speeds being within an airflow speed range.

Method and apparatus for providing air flow

An example engine-driven welding-type power supply includes: an engine; a generator configured to convert mechanical power from the engine to electrical power; power conversion circuitry to convert the electrical power to welding power and to output the welding power via output terminals; and control circuitry configured to, while the engine is stopped, automatically start the engine in response to detecting a welding circuit scratch via the output terminals.

Engine-driven power systems and methods for automatic engine starting

Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power conversion circuit configured to convert input power to welding-type power and to output the welding-type power to a welding-type torch; a communication circuit configured to receive a control signal from a remote control device during a welding-type operation; and a control circuit configured to synergically control at least two of a voltage of the welding-type power output by the power conversion circuitry, a current of the welding-type power, or a wire feed speed.

Methods and apparatus to synergically control a welding-type output during a welding-type operation

Described herein are examples of weld training systems that show (e.g., transparent and/or translucent) 'ghost' images of a welding tool on a display screen of a welding headgear to indicate target positions and/or target orientations of an actual welding tool. In some examples, the weld training systems may additionally “reset” the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool if the target tool image gets too far away. The ability to “reset” the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool may help in minimizing a risk that an operatorwill overcompensate to try to catch up with the target tool image, which can be detrimental to the weld. Additionally, resetting the target tool image to a position closer the welding tool may allow an operator to better perceive and/or understand differences in orientation and/or other technique parameters.

Weld training systems with resettable target tool images

Disclosed example power supplies, user interfaces, and methods provide for monitoring, analysis and/or presentation of input power characteristics for a welding-type power supply and/or wire feeder. A welding system includes a power supply to deliver power to a welding torch based on one or more input power characteristics. The input power characteristics may correspond to received input power characteristics values during a welding procedure. The input power characteristics are responsive to the power demanded during the welding operation and may change accordingly. To maintain an accounting of the input power characteristics and their values as they change during the welding operation, control circuitry may receive information regarding the input characteristics, analyze the information, and/or generate presentable indicators for display on one or more graphical interfaces.

Input power user interfaces for welding power supplies

Example hard hat adapters include: a coupling mechanism to removably couple the hard hat adapter to a hard hat; an upper arm configured to removably couple to an outer face shield and an inner face shield; and a lower arm configured to removably couple to a blower shell, wherein the outer face shield and the inner face shield are configured to removably couple to the hard hat adapter at a first pivot point of the hard hat adapter.

Method and apparatus for head protection and providing air flow

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for pretreating a wire that is used in a welding operation to reduce the amount of hydrogen introduced into a weld. Using embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein, one passes a wire through a pre-treatment chamber in which a wire is treated to release hydrogen and/or other contaminants, and provides a gas flow through the pre-treatment chamber so that the contaminants that are released from the wire are taken up by the gas. The gas exiting the pre-treatment chamber may be isolated from the shielding gas utilized during a welding operation. For instance, the pretreatment gas may be directed away from the distal end of the welding torch, thereby preventing released contaminants from being transported into a weld.

Methods and systems for gas control during welding wire pretreatments

Methods and apparatus to power a crane on a work truck using an engine-powered service pack are disclosed. An example auxiliary power system for a vehicle includes an engine, a generator configured to convert mechanical energy from the engine to electrical energy, and power conversion circuitry configured to provide electrical power to a crane to enable the crane to lift at least a portion of a rated load, and configured to convert the electrical energy from the generator to output DC power.

Methods and apparatus to power a crane on a work truck using an engine-powered service pack

Systems and methods for gas control during welding wire pretreatments

An example welding-type power supply includes: power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to welding-type power, and to output the welding-type power via a welding-type circuit; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of at least one component of the welding-type power supply; and stray current detection circuitry configured to detect stray welding-type current based on the measured temperature of the at least one component.

Methods and apparatus to detect stray welding-type current

Described herein are examples of smart welding helmets having a plurality of functions that go beyond conventional welding helmets. For example, a smart welding helmet may be configured to detect if/when the helmet surpasses one or more temperature thresholds, which may alert an operator if they have been welding too close and/or for too long. Other example smart helmet functions may include the ability to display (and/or otherwise output) feedback/guidance and/or welding information, as well as communicate with appropriate personnel. In some examples, the smart welding helmet may be configured to selectively enable/disable certain functions of the smart welding helmet to accommodate the needs of a particular operator and/or groups of operators.

Smart welding helmets

Described herein are examples of weld training systems that show (e.g., transparent and/or translucent) 'ghost' images of a welding tool on a display screen of a welding headgear to indicate target positions and/or target orientations of an actual welding tool. In some examples, the weld training systems may additionally 'reset' the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool if the target tool image gets too far away. The ability to &#x201c;reset&#x201d; the target tool image to a position closer to the actual welding tool may help in minimizing a risk that an operatorwill overcompensate to try to catch up with the target tool image, which can be detrimental to the weld. Additionally, resetting the target tool image to a position closer the welding tool may allow an operator to better perceive and/or understand differences in orientation and/or other technique parameters.

An example weld training system includes a computing device comprising a display device on a first side and a camera on a second side, the computing device configured to: capture images with the camera; process the captured images to identify a first simulation device as a simulation weld torch and a second simulation device as a simulation workpiece; and display images of a simulated welding operation on the display device of the computing device based on analyzing the captured images to detect indicia of weld performance, the images of the simulated welding operation reflecting the indicia of weld performance; and a mounting device configured to removably hold the computing device to orient the camera of the computing device toward a simulation area.

Systems and methods to provide weld training

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Menasha, WI, United States of America

Joseph C Schneider