Arc Sensing for Defects in Constant-Voltage Gas Metal Arc Welding

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1999, Pages

  Quinn, T P ^a   Smith, C ^b   McCowan, C N ^a   Blachowiak, E ^c   Madigan, R B ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Tower Automotive ^*  (United States)

^c A O SMITH CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Arc Logic   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Constant Voltage; Defects; GMAW; Monitoring; Process Control; Sensors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000184283     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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