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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
James F. Ulrich, Appleton, WI (US);
Bruce Patrick Albrecht, Neenah, WI (US);
Todd Earl Holverson, Appleton, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An example welding user interface system includes: a user interface configured to receive a plurality of control inputs indicative of a plurality of weld specifications, wherein the plurality of weld specifications comprise two or more physical attributes of a weld, the physical attributes comprising two or more of a workpiece thickness, a joint type, a workpiece material, a fillet size, a penetration depth, a penetration profile, a bead width, a wire type, a wire feed speed, or a gas type; and a processor configured to convert the weld specifications from the plurality of control inputs into electrical parameters of a welding power source, and to control an output welding power of the welding power source based at least in part on the electrical parameters.