FIXTURE FOR BALL TESTING AND HOT PLATE WELDING WITH UNIT FOR MOUNTING A HENN FLANGE FOR MACHINE

FIXTURE FOR BALL TESTING AND HOT PLATE WELDING WITH UNIT FOR MOUNTING A HENN FLANGE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

• 03 automatic working stations with single blocking die
• semi-automatic station 01 positioned outside the machine
• customized fixture for machine with interchangeable fixture GS-013-TL

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 01

• presence check of the pipe
• flow test by means of ball test
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 02

• presence check and blocking of the elbow
• hot plate welding with mechanical stoppers of 01 flange on the elbow
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light
• lifting of the article to facilitate the next loading

OPERATIONS OF AUTOMATIC STATION 03

• presence check and blocking of the pipe
• mounting of a HENN flange with the relevant unit
• hot plate welding with mechanical stoppers of the elbow (previously welded to the flange) on the pipe
• good article signalled by a green light; faulty article signalled by a red light
• lifting of the article to facilitate the next loading

MANUAL OPERATIONS

• loading of a pipe to machine on station 01
• inserting of a ball into the upper inlet of the pipe
• transferring of the tested pipe from station 01 to station 03
• transferring of the welded elbow from station 02 to station 03
• unloading of the machined pipe from station 03
• loading of 01 elbow to weld on station 02
• loading of 01 flange on station 02
• starting of the automatic cycle