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AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsJOSEPH A. DANIEL, EDWARD ENYEDY, JUDAH HENRY
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The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for collecting one or more welding parameters or a weld time during creation of one or more welds using a welding sequence. The one or more welding parameters and/or weld time for each welding sequence is utilized to determine an estimation of consumable depletion for a welding work cell and/or a repair/service to perform on equipment within the welding work cell. Furthermore, the weld time and/or welding parameters can be utilized to manage inventory for a plurality of welding work cells within a welding environment. Other embodiments provided track a cost for a performance of a weld with a welding sequence as well as identifying a workpiece to communicate information related to the one or more welds used for assembly.
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A welder system, comprising:
The welder system of claim 1, wherein the information comprises at least one of a number, a letter, a job number, a welding sequence identification, a serial number, a part number, a word, a client name, or a quality assurance reference.
The welder system of claim 1, wherein integrating the information is via at least one of a label, a sticker, an etching, an engraving, an affixed plate, a stamp, a barcode, a QR code, an RFID tag, or an NFC device.
The welder system of claim 1, wherein the welding sequence comprises a plurality of welding sequence steps, and wherein the integrated information is associated with a first welding sequence step at a first welding work cell and is communicated to a second welding sequence step at a second welding work cell.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a guide component that is configured to display a portion of media captured from the first weld or the second weld for a subsequent weld performed with the welding sequence.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a weld score component that is configured to evaluate at least one of the first weld or the second weld performed on the workpiece based upon at least one of a characteristic of the first weld, a characteristic of the second weld, or a user inspection, wherein the integrated information comprises a quality assurance reference associated with the evaluation.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a check point component that is configured to monitor creation of at least one of the first weld or the second weld, wherein the integrated information comprises a quality assurance reference associated with the monitoring.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a manager component that is configured to ascertain an estimation of consumable depletion based on the integrated information, wherein the integrated information comprises a welding parameter for the first weld or the second weld.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a maintenance component that is configured to schedule a service on the welding equipment based on the integrated information, wherein the integrated information comprises a welding parameter.
The welder system of claim 1, further comprising a collect component that is configured to collect a welding parameter for at least one of the first weld or the second weld, wherein the integrated information comprises the welding parameter.
A method of welding in a welding work cell, comprising:
A welder system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.