Re: Robotic frame welding

On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:40:35 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:06:58 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:
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On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:29:51 -0500, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:28:59 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:
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I thought this might be of interest.  (At least I thought it was
interesting):
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAEdlhCo6Ec>  (11:01)
It's a video tour of how a unicycle like trailer for kids is designed
and fabricated, using modern robotic welders. 
<https://www.hirebotics.com>

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I watched a little of it, but I've never been able to get interested
in watching other people do things, especially things I had no
interest in doing myself.
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I do make occasional exception to that regarding "fail" videos.

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Probably 40 years ago I did a survey of Thai companies for a U.S.
company that had plans to bring U.S. technology to Thailand (the Thais
already had it (:-) and one of the companies I visited was a Japanese
auto maker that showed me their Automatic Welding Machine that was
welding rear axle housings.
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It' not new :-).

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The idea is certainly not new.  40 years ago would be about 1985.
That's a few years after Unimation (Westinghouse) introduced their
Unimate PUMA robot arm:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_Universal_Machine_for_Assembly>
The idea is much the same as the robot in the video.  The
implementation is very different.  Today arms are faster, easier and
cheaper to setup, program, and operate.  Add some safety features.
Yes, it's not new, but today, it's much better (and cheaper).
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From the brochure:
<https://www.hirebotics.com>
"Ready For Production In Minutes, Not Hours"

Well, just to keep the pot boiling. The set up I saw was used in
building auto components and would require changing when the auto
design changes... years? Longer?
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Cheers,

John B.