ABB ArcPack robotic welding package

The ArcPack robotic welding package is designed to offer high-quality welds with minimum downtime. The package includes ABB’s fifth-generation IRC5 controller, the touch-screen interface FlexPendant, RobotWare Arc programming software and an IRB1410 industrial robot to deliver an integrated solution for arc welding. The package is also provided with the company’s RPC welding power source suited for metal inert gas (MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) welding automation.

Available with both synergic or pulsed welding process variants in 400 A or 350 A models, the RPC welding power source offers enhanced control of welding applications, enabling manufacturers to specify process parameters such as voltage, current and gas flow, managed via the FlexPendant controller. Using fieldbus-based communications, the RPC power source internal digital communication speed is 10 times faster than previous models. It offers faster reaction speeds and consistently smooth and reliable wire feeding for better control in MIG and MAG welding applications.

It also provides synergic curves via a preprogrammed process database that uses common welding parameters for manufacturers to choose. Manufacturers can simply select the thickness of the plate to be welded on the RPC welding power source, and let the machine automatically find the right welding parameters.

ArcPack’s memory channel function enables manufacturers to program different parameters, comprising welding voltage, wire feed speed and additional features such as creep start, burn-back or crater-fill setting within one memory channel. Up to 90 channels are available for programming, presenting manufacturers with an easy way to set up and begin production.