Orbimatic rolls out lightweight fusion tubesheet welding head

I love the automated welding process stuff. Here's news from across the Atlantic.

Orbimatic Limited has released what the company describes as an innovation in the new P24 tubesheet welding head, an automatic TIG welding head designed for tube to tubesheet welding. It's used in high production environments where a fusion weld is suitable. Here's how it works: The weld head clamps directly to the tube to be welded via an expanding mandrel, which is operated by a simple mechanical clamping system. As the clamping mechanism clamps directly inside the tube being welded the head is automatically aligned concentrically.

The P24 is a fusion only Tube to Tube Sheet welding head which provides a cost effective solution for standard applications where a additional wire feed is not required. The P24 has a mechanical internal clamping system which locates the weld head on the tube to be welded which also provides concentric location. The welding cycle then runs from the press of a single button which is located conveniently on the weld head body. And as the weld head weighs only 1.4kg it is simple to use and move between welded joints.

The welding zone is fully enclosed during the welding cycle, which enables it to be used for highly reactive materials such as titanium. The base of the enclosure acts as a distance keep for the welding arc and eliminates the possibility of the tungsten coming to contact with the material being welded.

The P24 will accommodate tube diameters from 10mm to 26mm and has further flexibility, as it is possible to adjust the angle of the tungsten electrode. It can be used with any Orbimatic orbital welding power supply, which gives the world’s most advanced fusion tube to tube sheet welding system.

Check out the PDF brochure they have up on it here. See Orbimatic's UK homepage here.