Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren bzw. eine Vorrichtung zum Strahlschweißen bei welchem eine Schweißnaht zwischen zwei Metallbauteilen (1,2) zumindest mit Hilfe eines Schweißstrahls (3) im Tiefschweißmode hergestellt wird und bei welchem beim Schweißen im Bereich der Prozesszone ein Zusatzwerkstoff (5) zugeführt wird. Ein derartiges, bekanntes Verfahren wird im Hinblick auf eine verbesserte Prozesssicherheit und Prozessgeschwindigkeit dadurch ausgestaltet, dass die Schweißnaht mit Hilfe mindestens eines Schmelzstrahls (10) im Wärmeleitungsmode bearbeitet wird und dass der Zusatzwerkstoff (5) der Prozesszone durch zumindest einen Teil des Strahlprofils des Schmelzstrahls (10) hindurch zugeführt wird.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method (1; 30; 50) for monitoring the laying of an underwater pipeline (7). The apparatus (1; 30; 50) comprises a body member (9, 11; 31) and a monitoring means (23, 27, 29; 33) connected to the body member (9, 11; 31) for monitoring the pipeline (7) as it is laid. A movement means (21) may be provided to assist movement of the body member (9, 11; 31) with respect to the pipeline (7). A means to position (10, 13) the body member (9, 11; 31) a distance from the pipeline dispenser (6; 47) is also provided, which may be in the form of a tether or a cable (10). A pipeline sealing device comprising a body member for insertion into a pipeline (7), where an explosive material is mounted on the body member. An apparatus and a method for deploying an elongate member (10; 13) within a conduit (7) where the apparatus comprises a body (51) which is coupled to the elongate member (10; 13). A positioning means maintains the body (51) substantially in a known position within the conduit (7).
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and apparatus to control and verify weld-quality in a homopolar pulsed weld by measuring in-process parameters. Methods are disclosed for real-time weld-quality control in a weld-quality control system for homopolar pulsed welding (102), including measuring at least one in-process parameter that correlates to a resulting weld-quality of a weld. Further, methods are disclosed for post-process weld-quality verification for homopolar pulsed welding, including a step (106) of identifying at least one in-process weld-quality verification parameter and a step (108) of utilizing such a post-process weld-quality verification parameter to verify the weld-quality after a homopolar pulsed welding process.
Abstract:
A mobile automated pipeline welding and quality control system comprising a gas metal arc welding carriage and a weld data monitor and acquisition unit. The welding carriage carries a welding torch, wire feed device for feeding consumable wire to the torch, an oscillator for oscillating the torch and a motorized drive mechanism for moving the carriage about a weldment. A controller for the carriage includes digital control circuitry for dosed loop control of the drive, oscillator and wire feed devices. By default, the controller operates each device at one of a plurality of pre-programmed nominal speeds selected from a mode table. The controller is responsive to drive, oscillation and wire feed speed variation signals under the control of an operator, and varies the speed of each device within speed ranges which are selected to ensure compliance with welding specifications. The monitor has voltage and current transducers for measuring current and voltage at the welding torch. The controller supplies the monitor with speed data relating to the drive, oscillator and wire feed devices. All of this information can be displayed and recorded in the monitor's memory. In addition, the monitor can compute and display the heat input into the weld based on the detected welding parameters. This information allows the operator to make minute adjustments during the welding process to ensure that a weld falls within specifications.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for pipe end preparation and end to end welding of pipes. The apparatus comprises a stationary annular clamp (4) for both clamping and round up of pipes (2). It also has one or two rotating tool carrier rings (5) mounted at one or both sides of the clamp (4) on a track (6). The rotating ring is arranged to comprise means for cutting, machining of grooves, welding and non-destructive testing (NDT). The round up of the pipe is performed via 6 or more clamping shoes independently operated by screw jacks (18), a wedge mechanism (15) or directly acting hydraulic cylinders.
Abstract:
L'appareil et le procédé décrits servent à la préparation d'extrémités de conduites et au soudage bout à bout de conduites. Ledit appareil comprend une pince annulaire fixe (4) servant à la fois au serrage et à l'arrondissement de conduites (2). Il comprend également un ou deux anneaux porte-outil rotatifs (5) montés sur l'un ou sur les deux côtés de la pince (4) sur un rail (6). L'anneau rotatif comporte des organes pour le découpage, pour l'usinage des rainures, pour le soudage et pour la réalisation d'essais non destructifs (NDT). L'arrondissement de la conduite est effectué par l'intermédiaire d'au moins six sabots de serrage actionnés séparément par des crics à vis (18), par un mécanisme à coin (15) ou par des vérins hydrauliques agissant directement.
Abstract:
In automatic arc welding where a weld torch follows lateral traverses across a groove during travel along the length of said groove means are provided to produce a control signal representative of the difference between the arc current near the end of each of said traverse and the base arc current at the center of said traverse and further means are provided to arrest travel of said torch on each said traverse each time the integral of said difference reaches a reference value.
Abstract:
A welding system includes a welding station having a weld station computer and a weld system in communication with the weld station computer. The weld system includes a supply of weld material, a welding device, and a weld supply motor assembly that moves the weld material to the welder device. The system further includes a weighting device operatively connected with the weld station computer to measure a weight of the supply of weld material and to communicate the weight of the supply of weld material to the weld station computer; and a sensor operatively connected with the weld supply motor assembly and the weld station computer so as to communicate the speed of the weld supply motor assembly to the weld station computer. The weld station computer is operatively connected to the weld supply motor assembly to control the speed of the motor assembly based on the weight data.
Abstract:
A simple, compact, lightweight, and inexpensive pipe assembling device (1) for welding and affixing connection flanges (3, 4) to both ends of a connection pipe (2) with high reproducible accuracy on the basis of electronic data for manufacturing design pipes, the connection pipe (2) comprising a straight pipe or a bent pipe for conveying fluid such as gas or running water. The pipe assembling device comprises a pair of left and right, the first and second flange positioning mechanisms (5, 6), at least one of which can move on a horizontal plane so as to approach and separate from each other in the direction in which the pair is separated from each other. The flange positioning mechanisms comprise: flange placement bases (7, 8) which are provided with X-direction slide mechanism (10) for sliding the flanges in the X-direction with the flanges affixed; ¸1-direction rotation mechanism (11) which rotate the flange placement bases in a plane; ¸2-direction rotation mechanism (12) which rotate the ¸1-direction rotation mechanism in the vertical direction; and ¸3-direction rotation mechanism (13) which rotate the ¸2-direction rotation mechanism in the horizontal direction.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a system for welding together segments of a pipeline. The system includes an external alignment mechanism for externally supporting and manipulating the orientation of pipe segments in order to align relative segments. The system also includes an internal welding mechanism for applying a weld to an interior face joint of the two abutted pipe segments. The internal welding mechanism including a torch for applying a weld, a laser for tracking the weld profile and guiding an articulating head of the torch, and a camera for visually inspecting the weld after the weld is applied.