Method for scanning the surface (O) of metallic workpieces (W), wherein, during a scanning process before a welding process is carried out, a welding torch (1) with a meltable welding wire (2) is moved over the surface (O) of the workpieces (W), and at predefined times (t.sub.i) the welding wire (2) is moved towards the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) until a contact of the welding wire (2) with one of the workpieces (W) is detected, and the position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) at each time (t.sub.i) is determined and stored in the welding power source (4), wherein an edge (K) is determined if the current position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) exceeds at least one of the stored previous positions (P.sub.i-n) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) by a predefined threshold value (S). To reduce the computing effort and to increase processing speed, the end of the edge (K) is determined if the current position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) remains the same with respect to at least one of the stored previous positions (P.sub.i-n), and if an edge (K) is determined, an edge detection parameter (KP) is set and output together with the current position value (P.sub.i) and transferred to the manipulator (3).

Method for scanning a workpiece surface (2A) of a metal workpiece (2), in which a blowtorch (3) having a welding wire electrode (4) is moved relative to the workpiece surface (2A) to determine scanning values and a wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is repeatedly moved towards the workpiece surface (2A), in each case until contact with the metal workpiece (2) at a scanning position (P) on the workpiece surface (2A) of the metal workpiece (2) is detected, and the wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is subsequently moved back, the blowtorch (3) detecting scanning values (d) at scanning positions (P), at least in some cases multiple times, to determine scanning measurement errors.

A system and method for welding. In some embodiments, the system includes a tungsten electrode, an electrode position actuator, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may be configured to detect contact between the tungsten electrode and a weld puddle, and, in response to detecting contact between the tungsten electrode and the weld puddle, to control the electrode position actuator to move the tungsten electrode out of contact with the weld puddle.

Embodiments of systems and methods of additive manufacturing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer control apparatus accesses multiple planned build patterns corresponding to multiple build layers of a three-dimensional (3D) part to be additively manufactured. A metal deposition apparatus deposits metal material to form at least a portion of a build layer of the 3D part. The metal material is deposited as a beaded weave pattern, based on a planned path of a planned build pattern, under control of the computer control apparatus. A weave width, a weave frequency, and a weave dwell of the beaded weave pattern may be dynamically adjusted during deposition of the beaded weave pattern. The adjustments are under control of the computer control apparatus based on the planned build pattern, as a width of the build layer varies along a length dimension of the build layer.

An arc welding display device is included in a welding apparatus having a weaving function of swinging a torch with respect to a welding direction. The arc welding display device displays, on a screen, at least one of a welding current and a welding voltage during the arc welding with a range sectioned by each fixed period including at least one weaving period.

In order to easily regulate the supply of welding wire to the welding point during a welding process, the electrical potential produced by the welding current around the electrode is tapped with the welding wire and the control of the welding wire feed speed is carried out on the basis of the tapped potential and this control results in an average welding wire feed speed being established.

In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source.

Provided is a robotic welding system with which welding can be appropriately carried out even when the amount of a gap largely changes and when welding occurs at a high speed. A robotic welding system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a welding torch; a gap detector configured to detect in advance a gap amount between welding targets in front of the welding torch; a robot moving the welding torch and the gap detector; a controller configured to cause a welding condition to change based on the gap amount detected in advance by the gap detector; and a welding power source configured to execute welding based on the welding condition instructed by the controller. Before the welding torch reaches a position at which the gap amount starts to exhibit an increasing tendency, the controller causes the welding condition to change according to an increase in the gap amount, and after the welding torch passes a position at which the gap amount starts to exhibit a decreasing tendency, the controller causes the welding condition to change according to a decrease in the gap amount.

Method for scanning the surface (O) of metallic workpieces (W), wherein, during a scanning process before a welding process is carried out, a welding torch (1) with a meltable welding wire (2) is moved over the surface (O) of the workpieces (W), and at predefined times (t.sub.i) the welding wire (2) is moved towards the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) until a contact of the welding wire (2) with one of the workpieces (W) is detected, and the position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) at each time (t.sub.i) is determined and stored in the welding power source (4), wherein an edge (K) is determined if the current position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) exceeds at least one of the stored previous positions (P.sub.i-n) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) by a predefined threshold value (S). To reduce the computing effort and to increase processing speed, the end of the edge (K) is determined if the current position (P.sub.i) of the surface (O) of the workpieces (W) remains the same with respect to at least one of the stored previous positions (P.sub.i-n), and if an edge (K) is determined, an edge detection parameter (KP) is set and output together with the current position value (P.sub.i) and transferred to the manipulator (3).

A method includes receiving welding data corresponding to a welding session completed with a welding system, receiving a selected location from an operator, and displaying on a display one or more quality characteristics of the welding session corresponding to the selected location. The welding data includes welding parameters and quality characteristics corresponding to a plurality of points along a path of the welding session. The welding parameters include a work angle of a welding torch, a travel angle of the welding torch, a contact tip to work distance, a travel speed of the welding torch along the path of the welding session, an aim of the welding torch, or any combination thereof. The quality characteristics include porosity, undercut, spatter, underfill, overfill, or any combination thereof. The selected location corresponds to a point of the plurality of points along the path of the welding session.