Title :
Controller for friction stud welding machine
Author :
Hynes, N.R.J. ; Nagaraj, Prathik ; Sujana, J. Angela Jennifa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Mepco Schlenk Eng. Coll., Sivakasi, India
Abstract :
In the present work, a pneumatic circuit is designed for process automation of a Friction Stud Welding machine. The process parameters such as rotational speed, friction time, friction pressure, forging time and forging pressure are controlled by means of a PIC 16F877 micro controller. Implementation of microcontroller provides cost effective solution for efficient and effective control of friction welding process parameters. Microcontroller based Friction Stud Welding machine is eco friendly and it can weld similar or dissimilar materials without smoke, slag, flux or gas.
Keywords :
friction welding; microcontrollers; process control; welding equipment; PIC 16F877 microcontroller; forging pressure; forging time; friction pressure; friction stud welding machine controller; friction time; pneumatic circuit; process automation; process parameter; rotational speed; Aluminum; Friction; Microcontrollers; Process control; Solenoids; Steel; Welding; dissimilar metals; friction stud welding; friction time; rotational speed;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability (ICEETS), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagercoil
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6149-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICEETS.2013.6533502
