Redman Controls & Electronics - Specialists in Control & Automated Welding Systems

Edge Welded Bellows

A purpose built lathe for precision welding of diaphragm bellows assemblies with high resolution camera system for seam tracking with automatic welding.
Appropriate for Tig, Plasma and Laser weld processes.

A robust and highly accurate weld lathe specially designed for precise quality welding of critical components. Ideally suited to OD welding of diaphragm bellows. All servo axes computer controlled.
Highly magnified and quality video image providing a live video display of the weld, weld pool and work piece. Extension to remote video monitor available.
Seam Tracking in two axes using real time video image analysis for accurate welding of the bellows plate or weld joint.
Measurement of component features in engineering units.
Measurement of the Tig tungsten electrode.
Weld arc maintained during step over to next plate to extend life of the electrode.
User programmable weld sequence, amperage, pulsing, indexing, rotation speed, etc to facilitate the complete automatic welding of bellows arbours.
Robust LCD touch screen for user-friendly control of weld parameters, data entry and weld image.
Measurement and data logging of the weld bead width.