The Danish robot company Inrotech has launched a new welding solution to help construction companies overcome common challenges associated with the welding of storage tanks.
Within the next decade, many countries will build tanks on a large scale to improve clean energy use, safer provision and reservation of energy. But currently, Inrotech said, there is a lack in efficient, high-quality welding solutions.
It said: “Most vertical and horizontal welds are manually welded. A strong and reliable welding solution is therefore valuable for construction companies within the market of large storage tanks.”
It added that difficulties in finding experienced welders and increasing quality requirements have provided an escalating demand for the automation of welding processes.
Most of today’s vertical welds are performed manually or semi-manually using a welding tractor.
But as welders often are in scarce supply, Inrotech’s robot welding solution has the potential to reduce this problem and increase efficiency at the same time.
The Inrotech-Crawler is designed for heavy industry for welding of high quality multipass weldings on site in any position needed.
Its revolutionary feature is that it automatically fills up weld grooves and thereby automatically compensates for varying geometry and tolerances. Even material thickness is considered automatically.
This robot welding solution is expected to hit the market within the next month.
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