Precision and quality welding is now expected of welding companies. With modern products becoming more and more compact the need to weld small parts accurately is continually increasing.
- Today's welding requirements have become more stringent with regard to the quality and appearance of a typical weld.
- Manufacturers are addressing quality and consistency issues by looking more closely at all parts of their welding operations.
- Here, we look at welding system components, and focus on those that may have been ignored in the past, but are vital to producing small parts.
- Quality in all manufacturing areas is now demanded, rather than hoped for or applauded when received. Welding, the last process in the manufacturing cycle, is also subject to this demand and has been making its own changes to keep up with changing times.
- In the manufacturing industry, the two most popular methods used for precision joining are the TIG and plasma weld processes.
- A typical welding system consists of the following elements:
- Welding power supply
- Arc starter
- Welding torch
- Tungsten welding electrode
- Welding parameters
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