Mavrix Welding Automation Inc. has launched a new line of horizontal and vertical welding lathes featuring PLC-based controls. The system features an open-naming convention for part welding parameter storage. "The straightforward terminology of the PLC reduces the learning curve, so operators are ready to weld in minutes," said a company spokesperson. According to the company, with adaptive spindle speed compensation, operators do not need to adjust wire-feed speed or spindle speed to accommodate any change in diameter. Dual-axis step also allows for any combination of surface angle.
"The Mavrix multi-process horizontal lathe is capable of sub arc, open arc and gas-shielded welding processes using a single torch," said the spokesperson. "An onboard second torch is ready for quick changeover for I.D. bore welding down to 4-inch I.D. Target customers include those who remanufacture slab caster rolls, shell rolls, zinc pot rolls and mandrel bars, as well as other roll options."
Designed for Flexiblity
The flexible system is designed to permit the operator to develop programs by defining which axis will step or run when welding begins. Complementing the PLC is a 12-inch color human machine interface (HMI) and an open-naming convention for part configuration storage.
According to the company, the Mavrix multi-process welding lathe is preconfigured for a variety of accessories: servo oscillator, water cooler with loss of flow sensing, pressurized flux delivery and recover and exhaust system integration. The onboard gravity flow flux hopper includes an ultra-sonic level sensor designed to help reduce air consumption, inform the operator when the system is low on flux and reduce the chance of flux jams within the delivery hose. Mavrix custom builds most lathe products to fit a customer's specific product mix.
"Core components in the PLC-based welding lathe have been used for 30 years on Mavrix's portable circuit board-based, fixed automation line of products," said the spokesperson.
"We took a reliable product and made it smarter by integrating encoders and the PLC to regulate speeds and motion in a closed-loop method, as well as adding the part configuration storage," said Glen Senger, Mavrix President. "The added intelligence enables the system to keep the operator informed but not bothered by error messaging."
For more information contact:
Glen Senger, President/Owner
Mavrix, Inc.
3020 S. Calhoun Rd.
New Berlin, WI 53151
262-439-8477
glen@mavrixweld.com
www.mavrixweld.com