A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets.

A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets.

An electric arc torch includes a torch base, and a cooling conduit having a conduit wall forming a central axial bore and having a plurality of longitudinal cooling channels spaced circumferentially around the bore. The cooling channels extend through the conduit wall from a first end portion to a second end portion of the conduit. The cooling channels include both a plurality of cooling liquid distribution channels and a plurality of cooling liquid return channels alternately arranged within the conduit wall. The conduit includes a circumferential cooling liquid manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution channels, a circumferential return manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid return channels, and a circumferential recirculation manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution and return channels such that the cooling liquid distribution and return channels are in fluid communication through the circumferential recirculation manifold.

An electric arc torch includes a torch base, and a cooling conduit having a conduit wall forming a central axial bore and having a plurality of longitudinal cooling channels spaced circumferentially around the bore. The cooling channels extend through the conduit wall from a first end portion to a second end portion of the conduit. The cooling channels include both a plurality of cooling liquid distribution channels and a plurality of cooling liquid return channels alternately arranged within the conduit wall. The conduit includes a circumferential cooling liquid manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution channels, a circumferential return manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid return channels, and a circumferential recirculation manifold in fluid communication with each of the cooling liquid distribution and return channels such that the cooling liquid distribution and return channels are in fluid communication through the circumferential recirculation manifold.

An example fume extractor for a robotic welding torch includes: a neck clamp configured to attach to a neck of a robotic welding torch; an intermediate mount rigidly attached to the neck clamp; a fume duct coupled to the intermediate mount and extending over the neck of the robotic welding torch toward a nozzle of the robotic welding torch; and a fume manifold rotationally coupled to the intermediate mount and coupled to a fume hose, wherein the fume manifold, the intermediate mount, and the fume duct are configured to communicate a negative pressure from the fume hose to an end of the fume duct closest to the nozzle of the robotic welding torch.

A three stage power source for an electric arc welding process comprising an input stage having an AC input and a first DC output signal; a second stage in the form of an unregulated DC to DC converter having an input connected to the first DC output signal and converts the first DC output signal to a second DC output signal of the second stage; and a third stage to convert the second DC output signal to a welding output for welding wherein the input stage and the second stage are assembled into a first module within a first housing structure and the third stage is assembled into a second module having a separate housing structure connectable to the first module with long power cables. The second module also includes wire feeding systems and electronics.

A three stage power source for an electric arc welding process comprising an input stage having an AC input and a first DC output signal; a second stage in the form of an unregulated DC to DC converter having an input connected to the first DC output signal and converts the first DC output signal to a second DC output signal of the second stage; and a third stage to convert the second DC output signal to a welding output for welding wherein the input stage and the second stage are assembled into a first module within a first housing structure and the third stage is assembled into a second module having a separate housing structure connectable to the first module with long power cables. The second module also includes wire feeding systems and electronics.

Described herein are examples of welding simulation systems with observation devices that facilitate the types of group interactions that occur in conventional weld training. In some examples, third party observers may use the observation devices to observe the welding simulation from their own perspectives. In some examples, this may allow for traditional “over the shoulder” observation, and/or group/classroom observation and interaction.

The present application discloses an electric welder, and relates to a field of an electric welding equipment. The electric welder includes a shell, a welding barrel, a controller and a welding wire feeder; the shell includes a handheld part, and the welding barrel, the controller and the welding wire feeder are installed in the shell; the welding wire feeder is configured for conveying the welding wire into the welding barrel; the controller is configured for controlling a start and a stop of the welding wire feeder and an arcing of the welding wire. The welding barrel, the controller and the welding wire feeder are installed in the shell to form an integral structure, which makes the welder more convenient to carry. In addition, by providing the welding wire feeder, a frequent replacement of the welding rod during a welding process is reduced, and the overall operation is more convenient.

The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for welding by means of a non-consumable electrode (2), wherein a welding current (I) alternating in polarity at a welding frequency (f.sub.S) is applied by a current source (3) between the electrode (2) and a workpiece (4) in order to form an arc (5), and the polarity is changed back to the polarity before the polarity change if the voltage (U) is above the voltage threshold value (U.sub.S+, U.sub.S−) and the welding current (I) is below the current threshold value (I.sub.S+, I.sub.S−). According to the invention, the welding voltage (U) and the welding current (I) after a preset duration (Δt) after the polarity change are compared with the voltage threshold value (U.sub.S+, U.sub.S−) and the current threshold value (I.sub.S+, I.sub.S−), and in addition the power (P) in the arc (5) is determined, and the polarity is changed back if the welding voltage (U) is greater than the voltage threshold value (U.sub.S+, U.sub.S−), and/or if the welding current (I) is less than the current threshold value (I.sub.S+, I.sub.S−), and/or the determined power (P) is less than a preset power threshold value (P.sub.S).