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.
With automated MIG welding, a robotic welding arm controls the motion and placement of a contact tip holding a MIG "gun." This gun is fed a spool of solid-steel wire through a liner.
When activated, the contact tip on the gun is electrically charged, melts the wire and forms a weld puddle. At the same time, inert gas flows out of the gun and keeps the weld puddle shielded from the atmosphere, allowing a weld to join two metal surfaces.
The robotic MIG welding technology permits companies to make high speed production runs of top quality mid-sized welded industrial parts. For companies in need of low cost precision welding, this welding technology provides many benefits.
Mig welding cells such as the Lincoln Electric System10 at Ohio Laser 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 simultaneous part loading and unloading while welding
A metal surround flash barrier and bi-fold doors with interlocks
100% duty cycle, 450 amp STT welding technology power supply
Less distortion, smoke and splatter
Specialized engineering, tooling and programming capabilities to enable cost effective welding
Robotic arc welding is the latest value added fabrication service offered by Ohio Laser. Already a full service industrial fabricator, Ohio Laser is competent with PPAP Level I to Level IV, laser cuts flat sheets, tubes and pipes, engineers parts using 2D, 3D CAD/CAM software, provides high accuracy bending, and offers 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.
