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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US);
Steven R. Peters, Huntsburg, OH (US);
Michael S. Flagg, Aurora, OH (US);
George C. Willard, Willoughby, OH (US);
LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC., City of Industry, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention described herein generally pertains to a welding device that deposits a material onto a workpiece, the welding device having with an electrode head and a contact assembly coupled thereto. The contact assembly can house electrodes that allow deposition of material on a workpiece. At least a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes can be driven at different speeds. Moreover, welding arcs for one or more electrodes can be established based upon a predetermined order in which the predetermined order can be based on at least one of a location of the electrode head on the workpiece, a start of a welding process, and/or a stopping of a welding process.