August 2018, Vol. 245, No. 8

What's New

Novarc Technologies

Novarc Technologies introduced the Spool Welding Robot (SWR), a collaborative welding robot that increases productivity on the shop floor and reduces costs for the pipe shop while significantly improving the weld quality.  The SWR is capable of storing and quickly recounting weld data and videos for accurate shop analysis and statistical reporting. With an air-operated manipulator, the welding arm can move anywhere in its 15-foot reach. It can weld a spool of up to 30 feet long. The arm can be moved down to weld 4-inch pipes at close to 3 o’clock or moved up to weld 48-inch pipes at close to 12 o’ clock. SWR comes with Lincoln’s PowerWave® R500, Po