Proper calibration is essential for the optimal performance of your orbital welding machine. Accurate calibration ensures that the welds produced by your orbital welding machine will meet safety standards and industry specifications. A proper calibration also helps to maintain the accuracy of your machine and extend its service life. An annual calibration of your orbital welding machine is essential to ensure that it is functioning correctly and producing quality welds. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of annual calibration for your orbital welding machine, the benefits of calibration, and how to properly calibrate your orbital welding machine.
Why Is Calibration Important?
Calibration is an important step in ensuring the accuracy of your orbital welding tools and machines. Calibration helps to eliminate any bias that may be present in the system so that you can be sure that the results of your welding work are accurate and reliable. Proper calibration ensures that your welding machine is working correctly and producing the desired results. Without calibration, you run the risk of inaccurate measurements and poor-quality welds. Calibrating your orbital welding machine regularly will ensure that it is always performing at its peak efficiency, guaranteeing you the best possible results.
How Often Should I Calibrate My Orbital Welding Machine?
If your machine sees regular use, then it is best to calibrate the power supply annually. Without regular calibration, the welding machine may produce inconsistent voltage and amperage from weld to weld, due to the power supply drifting out of calibration over time. To ensure the machine meets factory specifications, our orbital welding repair team follows detailed manufacturer guidelines during the calibration process. Properly calibrated welding tools and machines are essential to ensure the accuracy and quality of your welds.
Daily Maintenance For Your Orbital Welding Machine
The three main facets of keeping your machine running properly throughout the year are verifying Travel Speed/Oscillations, Wire Feed Rate, and weld head functionality,
Travel Speed
Because orbital welders operate in step or continuous programs, it is important to pay attention to the speed your rotor moves at while welds are being made. To check the travel speed, set the weld head to rotate at 1 rpm and use a watch or phone to time the rotation. If the rotation is off by +/- 3 second, your weld head rotation speed needs calibration.
Wire Feed
If your machine is using wire-fed material instead of fusion welding, checking the wire speed is straightforward. Cut a small piece (no longer than 12 inches) of wire and pass it through the feeder. If the entire length of wire is sent through in sync with the set time interval, no adjustment is needed. If it varies more than -/+ 3 seconds, a calibration is required.
Weld Head
It is important to verify your weld head is clean and free of debris. Tungsten electrodes and foreign material can sometimes find its way under the rotor and cause damage to the weld head gearing. Daily checks and cleaning are vital to ensuring critical components don’t deteriorate or break.
Certified Orbital Repair Center
Morgan Industrial Technology is a certified orbital welding repair center for Mangatech, AMI, and Axxair machines. With over 25 years of experience, our team can diagnose, repair, and calibrate orbital welding, cutting, beveling, and facing tools. While day-to-day maintenance is important, large contract jobs may require you to provide a calibration certificate to verify the machine has been professionally calibrated. MIT can provide a signed certificate for any orbital welding calibrations and repairs performed by our team.
Morgan Industrial Technology is a certified orbital welding repair center for Mangatech, AMI, and Axxair machines. With over 25 years of experience, our team can diagnose, repair, and calibrate orbital welding, cutting, beveling, and facing tools. While day-to-day maintenance is important, large contract jobs may require you to provide a calibration certificate to verify the machine has been professionally calibrated. MIT can provide a signed certificate for any orbital welding calibrations and repairs performed by our team.