Orbital Welding Device with Welding Head Being Adjustable Between an Open and a Closed State

Abstract

The invention relates to an orbital welding device with a welding head that has a receptacle for positioning a joining area of two joining partners, in particular a fitting and a pipe end, in which joining partners are tubular at least in the joining area. The welding head has a first opening and a second opening opposite the first opening, between which the receptacle extends, and wherein the welding head is adjustable between an open position and a closed position. The welding head, in the open position, has an insertion opening connecting the first and second openings for inserting a joining area of two joining partners, which are tubular at least in the joining area, into the receptacle, and wherein the insertion opening is at least partially closed in the closed position. The invention further relates to a system with such an orbital welding device and an orbital welding method.

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