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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Charles L. Kaufman, Appleton, WI (US);
Michael Todd Klegin, Greenville, WI (US);
Chris J. Roehl, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/09 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/125 (2013.01); B23K 9/09 (2013.01); B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/10 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system to determine optimum operating parameters for the startup phase of a welding-type process based on user-desired operating parameters of the post-startup or welding phase of the welding-type process are disclosed. While applicable to a number of welding-type processes, the method and system are particularly configured to determine an optimum wire feed speed for Gas Metal Arc Welding of aluminum using pulse spray transfer.