Weld Monitoring
Weld monitoring methods are used to assure the quality and correctness of the weld during the process of welding. The term is generally applied to automated monitoring for weld-quality purposes and secondarily for process-control purposes such as vision-based robot guidance. Visual weld monitoring is also performed during the welding process.
On vehicular applications, weld monitoring has the goal of enabling improvements in the quality, durability, and safety of vehicles – with cost savings in the avoidance of recalls to fix the large proportion of systemic quality problems that arise from suboptimal welding. Quality monitoring in general of automatic welding can save production downtime, and can reduce the need for product reworking and recall.
Industrial monitoring systems encourage high production rates and reduce scrap costs.
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