System for enabling arc welders

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire or electrode, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire or electrode features;

• a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of an item in said set;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure when data indicative of said item fails to correspond with said data indicative of said item in said set.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder having a controller adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features;

• and, a circuit for loading said welding procedure specification into controller of said welder to control operation of said welder.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification and selected qualifications of the operating weldor;

• a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of the actual qualifications of a specific weldor;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure when data indicative of said actual qualifications fail to match and/or exceed said selected qualifications.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire or electrode, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire or electrode features;

• a receptacle for a memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of an item in said set;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure specification when data indicative of said item fails to correspond with said data indicative of said item in said set.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of weld parameters, a controller with a digital processing device having a memory for receiving said digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, and a digital reading interface to load said digital data from said memory to said section of said controller.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder at a weld station, said system comprising:

• a controller for the power supply and external drives at said weld station of said welder, said controller having a digital processing device having a section for receiving digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, said data including a selected value for an external weld condition, a data entry station for an operator to select a level for said external condition and a logic network to compare said selected level and said selected value to create an action signal based upon said comparison.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder at a weld station, said system comprising:

• a controller for the power supply of said welder, said controller having a digital processing device with a memory for receiving digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, a reading device to load control data containing a specific welding procedure specification into said memory, said control data including a selected level for an external condition, said controller generating a command signal for said external condition, a sensor to read said external condition on a real time basis and a comparator circuit to disable said welder when said external condition deviates from said selected level.