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WAM - sensor technology and digitalization

Our services

  • Selection of suitable sensor technology for your application
  • Faster process development and optimization
  • Documentation of the construction process
  • Quality control: detection of anomalies
  • Immediate system shutdown in the event of process irregularities
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Process control/automation
  • Creation of a digital footprint
  • Basis for ML/AI and AR/VR-based advisory systems for operators and service personnel

Possibilities

Fully digitized WAM laboratory

  • 6-axis robot and 2-axis rotary tilt table (KUKA/ABB) and glovebox
  • 6-component inline gas mixer
  • Component dimensions up to 1,500 mm

Data acquisition

  • Robot (kinematics)
  • Power source (current, voltage, wire feed, etc.)
  • Energy data of the system (LCA analysis)
  • Process parameters
  • Sensor data
    • Camera-based: e.g. Fronius ArcView2
    • Diode-based:
    • plasmo® fastprocessobserver (nLIGHT)
    • Fast current, voltage, and wire feed measurement (LKR)
    • Acoustic: structure-borne sound, microphones
    • Thermal: pyrometer, PT100
    • Distance sensors: 1D and 3D

Technical specifications

Data acquisition

  • Number of digital I/O                      24
  • Number of analog I/O                     32
  • Encoder inputs                                 4
  • Data rate analog/digital EA            40kHz
  • Fieldbus monitor Profinet              Yes
  • Data rate fieldbus                            100Hz
  • Video capture                                    Yes
  • Latency times                                   2-8ms
  • Time synchronization                      10µs
  • Process control option                    Yes
  • Data recording                                  Yes

Sensor specification

  • Voltage/analog EA                           0-20kHz
  • Welding current                               0-1,000A 0-10kHz
  • Microphone                                       20Hz-20kHz
  • Structure-borne sound                   0.2Hz-15kHz
  • Pyrometer                                         100/600°C approx. 1kHz
  • Distance sensor                               100-600 mm up to 8 kHz
  • Encoder                                             up to 2 MHz
  • ArcView2 camera                            1024x768@40fps
  • Temp. measurement PT100          On request
  • Dust measurement                         On request
  • Energy measurement (LCA)          1 s