Socket welding for high-tech gas cylinders - Handling and welding robots work “arm in arm”
Valve sockets are a key element of gas cylinders: they enable secure and gas-tight connection of regulators and fittings to the cylinder. At ALUGAS, around 1,000 sockets are welded every day – and as of recently the work is now fully automated. For this purpose, system builder Roland Ruegenberg based in Bad Sobernheim designed a system centred around two MOTOMAN industrial robots by Yaskawa. These literally work “arm in arm”, taking care of both the entire parts handling and the welding process.
- Industries
- Metalworking
- Applications
- Arc Welding
- Material Handling
- Client
- Roland Ruegenberg GmbH
- Products
- AR900 - AR Series
- GP12 - GP Series
ALUGAS wants nothing less than to “make life easier” for its customers. And they mean it quite literally, too: campers and barbecue chefs swear by the company’s pressurised containers for liquefied gases such as propane and butane (LPG), as do forklift drivers and tradespeople. This is because the high-tech gas cylinders from Bad Sobernheim are up to 50 per cent lighter than conventional steel cylinders, making them ideal for mobile use – whether at work or in the sports and leisure sector.