realweld trainer feature summary

RealWeld Trainer™ Feature Summary

By Bill Forquer, CEO, RealWeld Systems

Sept 2012

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Current Situation • New welders not being trained fast/well

enough to keep up with demand • Current training techniques are

inefficient, time-consuming, and costly • Measurement of welding skills is highly

subjective and therefore inconsistent • Companies often forced to retrain

welders to meet their specific skill needs

(Photo courtesy of flickr user Spakalakazifeuln)

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Introducing RealWeld Trainer™

With the arc on

With the arc off

Analyze Your Technique

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Designed …

• to fit in a weld booth • for a wide field of view • for immediate feedback but without distraction • for manufacturer and vocational edu instruction • by

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System Components

Welding training stand

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Camera Sees This

Fixed position weld root

Target mounted on torch

X Y Z space

Spatter is ignored

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WPS Library

Welding Trainee

Assessment

Welding Learning Activities

Business Objectives

Curriculum Library

Welding Trainee Library

Welding Motion Scores

Welding Instructors Welding Trainees

Configurable Reporting

Software Components

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Results from a Trial

The low score and high variability in each parameter is indicative of a novice trainee.

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Tracking Progress

Training curriculum is comprised of a series of WPSs

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Sweet Spots

The WPS identifies the “sweet spot”.

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Tracking Improvement This screen compares a

trainee’s technique Today versus all their prior trials

for this WPS.

Today’s scores indicate the trainee’s technique is

improving.

This report can also be shown as a daily plot.

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Accuracy Testing

Panasonic TA-1600 robotic welder 100% compliance with

all WPS parameters

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Partners

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Today and Tomorrow Today

1. Processes • Stick (SMAW) • Mig (GMAW) • Flux-Cored (FCAW)

2. Positions • Flat (1G, 1F) • Horizontal (2G, 2F) • Vertical (3G, 3F)

3. Applications • Accelerate Training • Screen newhires

Tomorrow 1. Processes

• Tig (GTAW) 2. Positions

• Overhead (4F, 4G) • Pipe (5G, 5F)

3. Applications • Portable Credentials • Quality Monitoring

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Thank You

bill.forquer@realweldsystems.com Follow Us: @realweld