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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Rimrock Automation, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Lance F. Guymon, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jon Kramer, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Zachary Bennett, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James R. Pring, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steve Carey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brent Wessel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
WOLF ROBOTICS, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a robot pre-heat and inter-pass welding device that is capable of pre-heating and welding one or more weld joints using a single robot. Pre-heating and welding models are used to ensure that a desirable pre-heat temperature is maintained on the weld piece at the location of the weld. Infrared temperature sensors are utilized to detect temperature of the weld piece, which are transmitted to a controller, which controls the operation of both the pre-heating and welding. Multiple welds can be performed if additional time is needed for cooling, which reduces the overall time required to perform the welding process.