Automated Welding Systems
Adaptek Systems provides a wide range of precision welding systems for cost effective production applications. Our unique expertise in metallurgical bonding offers you the widest range of standard and custom solutions in the industry. From conductive wire terminations to small part attachment, Adaptek Systems is your single source for cost effective metallurgical part bonding.
Our experienced team of design engineers and technicians can test and recommend several bonding options and then custom design your automated welding system to meet your specific requirements. Automated welding systems can be designed and built as a single function station, programmable positioning (XYZ or robotic), indexing dial or palletized handling units. Our design team can even integrate automated testing, mechanical assembly, material handling and part marking functions into your system configuration for the greatest flexibility in turnkey production solutions.
Automated Welding System Hardware Configurations
Exclusive to Adaptek Systems are the Modular Ring Dial Transfers and the Linear Pallet Transfers (MRT and MLT systems). These systems offer the widest range of design and future flexibility available in automated systems. This provides the greatest long term value in your automation platform. In addition, other common part transfer systems are available based on your process requirements or budget.
- Single station workcell systems, lower volume and costs with small floor space requirements.
- Rotary indexers for high throughput and low overall cycle times.
- Linear palletized automation handling systems for larger products and increased flexibility.
- Programmable positioning systems, greatest flexibility and adaptability.
- Multi-head units of 2 to 16 parts per cycle, sequenced to match existing production flow.
Electrical Termination Welding
Adaptek Systems has an extensive background in the development of small part precision welding systems for the electronic and electromechanical industries over a very broad spectrum of part types. From small gage electronic wire leads to high voltage terminations, our design team can match the right controllers and tooling to match your exact application.
These automated welding systems range from single head automated welding stations for lower volume applications, to advanced high-speed automation systems incorporating multiple weld heads and options such as hardware assembly, testing, inspection, part marking and packaging.
Integrating state-of-the-art, industry proven controllers from companies such as Unitek and Miyachi, Adaptek Systems can match the process control and automation functions needed into your complete turnkey process solution.
Welding Controls
- High Frequency, Solid State Welding Controls
- Capacitive Discharge Welders
- Closed Loop Feedback Digital Controllers
- Precision Resistance Welding
Laser Welding
Two of the most common types of laser bonding offered by Adaptek Systems are metallurgical welding and plastic fusing. Although both systems utilize a similar process involving the correct wavelength of laser energy, precise speed and time controls, the exact parameters must be carefully selected.
The most common lasers used for bonding applications are CO2, YAG, Fiber and solid state diode. Systems can consist of one or more focused beams in addition to integrating many other assembly and testing options offered by Adaptek Systems.
Plastic Welding
Plastic welding is successfully used to create fused surfaces or hermitic seals in plastic components over a wide variety of industries. Successful applications include medical tube bonding, automotive plastics, electronic devices and many more. In most applications, the systems include manual or automated part loading followed by automated sequencing through alignment and confirmation stations, welding and final testing.
Metal Bonding
Similar to plastic welding, components to be joined are automatically aligned as the laser beam is precisely focused at the intersecting junction. Parts may remain stationary as the beam progresses; or the parts can move in a rotary motion through a centerline such as in tubing, cylinders or spheres. Other applications require linear (X-Y motions, single or multiple axes) under a fixed stationary beam. Welds produced in this manner are highly accurate and uniform in appearance and can produce extremely tight seals along very fine seams.
Once the optimum welding process is determined, your system can be incorporated with linear shuttles, indexing dials or palletized transfers based on the overall production volume, cycle time and optional features desired. Automated welding systems are PLC or PC controlled (Windows® based), fully programmed, and production tested prior to shipment. Adaptek can even integrate the selected welding methods to other inline automation or material handling to complete the total turnkey production line.