MIG Welding Allows Ohio Laser to Produce Quality Parts

MIG is short for “metal inert gas.” During World War Two, manufacturers of equipment and weapon systems were searching for ways to increase production of aluminum and other non-ferrous parts required for the massive war effort. Early on in the war a number companies developed MIG welding to weld parts faster and more accurately. The development of the MIG welding process played an important role in the successful war effort by the United States and her Allies.

In the case of the System10 MIG welding cell, an automated robotic welding arm moves a “gun” fixed on a contact tip into place to make welds. At the end of the contact tip a solid-steel wire is fed through a liner.

When MIG welding commences, electricity charges the contact tip on the gun, liquefies the wire, and creates a weld puddle. At the same time inert gas flows out of the tip of the gun, sealing off the weld puddle from the atmosphere, allowing for a weld to join two metal pieces together.

Companies are using advanced welding cells designed for high speed, long production runs of high quality welded parts. This modern mig welding technology offers numerous advantages to companies in need of affordable precision welding.

Cells such as the Lincoln Electric System10 at Ohio Laser have many feature:

For precision welding in smaller spaces, a Fanuc ARC Mate 100 iB/6s robot with a 37″ reach

Dual fixed welding work station with automatic interlocked access doors permit you to simultaneously load and unload parts while welding

A metal surround flash barrier and bi-fold doors with interlocks

450 amp, 100% duty cycle STT welding technology power supply

Less distortion, smoke and splatter

To enable cost effective welding, specialized tooling, engineering and programming capabilities are available

Automated arc welding capabilities add to the universe of value added fabrication services at Ohio Laser. The company’s wide array of fabricating competencies include flat sheet metal, tube and pipe laser cutting, advanced high accuracy bending, engineering with 2D, 3D CAD/CAM software, complying with PPAP from Level I to Level IV and offering welding processes GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW.

In addition the company does heat treating and finishing, water jet cutting, sanding and grinding services, assembly and packaging, and machining of various alloys.

Ohio Laser serves many manufacturing industries in the United States and Canada including food equipment, point of display, automobile, heavy industrial equipment, retail, and medical devices.

If you need to learn more on MIG welding or even the state-of-the-art laser cutting services at Ohio Laser, feel free to contact author Graham Mc Patrick via the website.

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