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AssigneeFronius International GmbH
InventorsManuel Mayer, Andreas Waldhoer, Josef Artelsmair, Dominik Soellinger
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Method for scanning a workpiece surface (2A) of a metal workpiece (2), in which a blowtorch (3) having a welding wire electrode (4) is moved relative to the workpiece surface (2A) to determine scanning values and a wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is repeatedly moved towards the workpiece surface (2A), in each case until contact with the metal workpiece (2) at a scanning position (P) on the workpiece surface (2A) of the metal workpiece (2) is detected, and the wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is subsequently moved back, the blowtorch (3) detecting scanning values (d) at scanning positions (P), at least in some cases multiple times, to determine scanning measurement errors.
A method for scanning a workpiece surface of a metal workpiece, in which a blowtorch having a welding wire electrode is moved relative to the workpiece surface to determine scanning values and a wire end of the welding wire electrode is repeatedly moved towards the workpiece surface, in each case until contact with the metal workpiece at a scanning position on the workpiece surface of the metal workpiece is detected, and the wire end of the welding wire electrode is subsequently moved back, characterised in that the blowtorch detects scanning values at scanning positions, at least in some cases multiple times, to determine scanning measurement errors.
A scanning device for a welding apparatus for scanning a workpiece surface of a metal workpiece, wherein the scanning device is suitable for moving a blowtorch having a welding wire electrode relative to the workpiece surface to be scanned of the workpiece to determine scanning values, and in doing so repeatedly moving a wire end of the welding wire electrode initially towards the workpiece surface, in each case until contact with the metal workpiece at a scanning position on the workpiece surface of the metal workpiece is detected, and subsequently moving the wire end of the welding wire electrode back, characterised in that the scanning device is configured and operable to detect scanning values at scanning positions on the workpiece surface of the metal workpiece multiple times to determine scanning measurement errors automatically.
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