Flat Wire Welding
Typical penetration of MIG/MAG flat-wire welding
4.0x0.5mm flat wire is equivalent in cross-sectional area to standard 1.6mm wire
MIG flat-wire welding of Aluminium - welding speed 2m/min
Patented flat wire MIG welding is one of the latest innovations from Dinse. The profile of the flat wire causes larger droplets of molten metal to form on the end of the wire, as compared with a round wire of the same cross-sectional area.
Flat wire welding allows for high welding speeds and large deposition volumes. For example, a fillet weld on 10mm mild steel can be put down with 4.0 x 0.5mm flat wire at a rate of up to 1.4m/min, compared with typically 0.36m/min with conventional 1.6mm round wire - almost 4 times faster!
Flat wire welding provides a simpler alternative for applications where conventionally, two standard torches need to be used together to produce the required material deposition. With a single flat wire torch, it is easier to set the parameters and to access the weld seam.
Flat wire is better at bridging gaps in a weld seam, giving better, more reliable weld joints.
Dinse has designed its flat wire welding system to share many of its components and consumables with the conventional round wire systems. A PUSH-PULL wire feed configuration is used to keep the wire at constant tension and maintain a constant feed rate.
Olympus can also supply robots and MIG welding machines for a complete automated flat wire welding solution.
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