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Tactile search system
Short summary
Purpose
• determination of weld position
• absorption of product tolerances
• monitoring of product presence in the welding mould
Technique
• direct voltage on the gas head
• in contact with workpiece, comparison with reference point
• 1 search movement: detection of length
• 2 search movements: detection of a line
• 3 search movements: detection of a point
• shifting of the robot programme to new reference points
Advantages
• easy to use
• reliability
• cost price
Requirements
• basic material must be electrical conductive
• avoid contamination of the gas head