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Welding control system

US11137748B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2014
Grant dateOct 5, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A welding control system is provided for monitoring welding operations of a plurality of welding units within a production facility configured to provide weld data associated with the respective mechanical entities, including a determination unit configured to determine for each type of mechanical entity a corresponding welding error rate on the basis of weld data received from welding units of the production facility, a calculation unit configured to calculate for each type of mechanical entity the number of faulty mechanical entities of the respective entity type depending on the number of mechanical entities used and configured to weight the calculated number of faulty mechanical entities of the respective entity type with a predetermined manufacturing effort value.

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