Weld monitoring systems with job and part position tracking

A welding system, comprising:

• a tracking system configured to track a tool position or a tool orientation of a welding-type tool, or an operator position or an operator orientation of a welding operator;
• memory circuitry configured to store:
• a plurality of welding job identifiers or a plurality of part identifiers,
• a plurality of welding instruction sets,
• a plurality of stored positions,
• an instruction association between each welding instruction set of the plurality of welding instruction sets and a welding job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or a part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers, and
• a position association between each welding job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or each part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers, and a stored position of the plurality of stored positions;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• determine whether the torch position or the operator position is proximate a particular stored position of the plurality of stored positions,
• in response to determining the torch position or the operator position is proximate the particular stored position:
• identify a particular job identifier, or a particular part identifier, associated with the particular stored position,
• identify a particular welding instruction set, of the plurality of welding instruction sets, that is associated with the particular job identifier, or the particular part identifier, and
• output one or more welding instructions of the particular welding instruction set.

A method, comprising:

• tracking, via a tracking system, a tool position or a tool orientation of a welding-type tool, or an operator position or an operator orientation of a welding operator;
• determining, via processing circuitry, whether the torch position or the operator position is proximate a particular stored position of a plurality of stored positions stored in memory circuitry,
• the memory circuitry further storing:
• a plurality of welding job identifiers or a plurality of part identifiers,
• a plurality of welding parameter sets,
• a plurality of welding instruction sets,
• a parameter association between each welding parameter set, of the plurality of welding parameter sets, and a welding job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or a part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers,
• an instruction association between each welding instruction set of the plurality of welding instruction sets and a welding job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or a part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers, and
• a position association between each welding job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or each part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers, and a stored position of the plurality of stored positions;
• in response to determining the torch position or the operator position is proximate the particular stored position,
• identifying, via the processing circuitry, a particular job identifier of the plurality of welding job identifiers, or a particular part identifier of the plurality of part identifiers, associated with the particular stored position,
• identifying, via the processing circuitry, a particular welding parameter set, of the plurality of welding parameter sets, that is associated with the particular job identifier, or the particular part identifier,
• identifying, via the processing circuitry, a particular welding instruction set, of the plurality of welding instruction sets, that is associated with the particular job identifier, or the particular part identifier,
• setting one or more device parameters of a welding device based on one or more welding parameters of the particular welding parameter set, the welding device being configured to provide welding-type power or a welding consumable to the welding-type tool during a welding-type operation, and
• outputting one or more welding instructions of the particular welding instruction set.