Bi-Directional Stiffener Welder

  • Extremely stable and versatile bi-directional traveling gantry for production welding of multiple stiffeners
  • Consists of a large perimeter gantry frame which spans the production panel line and doubles as the track for the gantry module traveling perpendicularly to the floor mounted gantry rails
  • Available with two to eight welding modules for welding up to four stiffeners simultaneously
  • Available welding processes include single wire flux cored arc (FCAW) welding or gas metal arc welding (GMAW). Two welds are made on each stiffener.
  • Capable of both continuous and stitch welding
  • The self-contained unit carries the welding power sources, pneumatic or hydraulic systems, smoke removal system, water cooling equipment, and large capacity wire reels or drums
  • Floating guidance system to follow and maintain arc position
  • One man operation
  • Automatic start and stop features
  • Cable handling or buss bar options available
  • An Ogden Touch Screen interface and PLC control is available with this unit.


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