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New robot installation for spot welding at New Holland
For one of the most important parts of the combine harvesters in its production plant at Zedelgem, New Holland employed two very modern spot welding robots. Production capacity and machine speed could be considerably increased. New Holland took care of engineering and mounting, Valk Welding supplied robots and support for the integration. The complete spot welding cell consists of two Nachi robots on a track, working fully continuously along four clamping stations. Read more
Welding robot plays a part when acquiring orders
VERREBROEK (B) - Did robots play a part in acquiring the following order? "I think so", says director Luc Van Den Berghe of the metal construction company Lumet in Verrebroek near Antwerp. It is a fact that his company is able to react in a more flexible way thanks to the welding robots. Read more
Network technology is also entering the world of welding robots
Better software tools, standard PCs and systems for parameter monitoring will bring robot welding to a higher level. Today, welding robots can be programmed in a more user-friendly way. "But service rendering support for our customers remains a priority", Remco Valk of Valk Welding says. Read more
Safer dashboards need steel
The Honda plant in Aalst was established in 1963 to produce motor cycles, involving the machining of steel, and hence welding was done manually and with robots. In 1985, the plant was converted into a supplier for Honda and Rover, supplying dashboards, fuel injection systems and very recently drive systems. Read more