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AFRICAN FUSION
November 2016
Welding and cutting
A
ustrianwelding technology special-
ist, Fronius, has further developed
its Virtual Welding simulation platform.
TIG welding processes can now also
be learned in the virtual environment
– without safety risks or the use of con-
sumables. Aswell as getting to gripswith
the welding torch, users can also learn
how to handle a filler metal.
The functional package is available
for newVirtual Welding systems as stan-
dard and can be ordered as an upgrade
kit for existing devices.
Virtual Welding provides the perfect
environment for first experiences with
welding equipment. The systemconsists
of a terminal with a screen and a shelf
on which the user places a plastic work-
piece. A faithful replica of a real welding
torch is then used to draw a virtual weld
seam, which is reproduced in real time
as a graphic on the screen.
3D glasses held in
place by a headband give
the user a realistic viewof
their work. The existing
training functions forMIG/
MAG, robot and manual
metal arc processes have
now been extended to
include a virtual welding
solution for TIG welding
processes.
The new package
contains a special TIG
welding torch and a sepa-
rate sensor, which helps
teach the user to apply
the optimum amount of
Fronius has developed a new function package for its Virtual Welding
simulation platform: the teaching of TIG welding processes.
Fronius expands Virtual Welding simulation platform
filler metal. A total of ten training and
simulation tasks are available, which
can be performed on a variety of differ-
ent workpieces. Here too, Fronius has
expanded the range of possibilities:
joining theexistingmodels for the execu-
tion of fillet welds, single-V butt welds,
pipe-pipe andpipe-plate joints andmelt
runs comes the ability to perform three-
millimetre square butt welds.
Virtual Welding offers a whole
host of major benefits for training and
educational establishments. Beginners
can learn about the welding systems
and complete their basic training
without any safety risks whatsoever.
Furthermore, this is achieved without
an expensive outlay on consumables
such as metal, wire or gas. A mature
didactic learning system comprising
training and simulation sequences
ensures a high level of motivation and
enables rapid progress. Welding results
are recorded and can be subsequently
analysed and evaluated either directly
on the terminal or on a PC if a network
connection is available.
www.fronius.com