OFFLINE PROGRAMMING OF ROBOTIC ARC WELDING SYSTEMS

Bogdan MOCAN, Mircea FULEA

Abstract


The online programming time for industrial robots in many cases represented increased costs and downtime, which affected the manufacturer's profitability. The efficiency of the offline programming for arc welding robots depends on the complexity of work pieces and welding experience of the technician. While envisaging CAD/CAR/CAM integration, this paper reviews the current state of the art in offline programming of robotic arc welding systems.

Key words: robot programming, offline programming; arc welding, industrial robots.

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