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Jul 02, 2025
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2025-2026 College Catalog
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WLD 118 - Introduction to Robotic Welding 3 Contact Hours, 2 Credits 1 lecture period 2 lab periods
Procedures and techniques in automated welding. Includes safety, programming, and operation procedures for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process using a Fanuc R30iA robotic welding cell, Teach Pendant Programs (TPP), and maintenance.
Prerequisite(s): CAD 101 or CAD 117 ; WLD 110 and WLD 261 . Information: Prerequisite(s) may be waived with prior welding industry experience.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Implement all safety protocols.
- Conduct basic robotic operations and safely move the robot through different coordinate systems.
- Demonstrate how to write, modify, and edit new and existing robotic welding programs.
- Run a Robotic welding project from a created project.
Performance Objectives:
- Demonstrate how to set up power supply operations and safely jog the robot through different coordinate systems.
- Demonstrate basic programming and operation of the teach pendant.
- Demonstrate how to write, modify, and edit new and existing welding programs
- Follow pre-defined welding programs and schedules for linear, circular and weave teaching points.
- Recover a robotic controller from programming faults.
- Create a program and run a robotic welding project.
Outline:
- Health, Safety, and Environmental Practices
- Eye and ear protection
- Electric shock
- Arc rays
- Fumes and gases
- Fire and explosion
- Cylinder handling
- Pinch and crush points
- Robotic work cell safety
- During operation
- Inspection
- Maintenance
- Basic Robotic Operation
- Overall robotic cell description
- Pendant safety
- Pendant familiarization and basic operation
- Robot power
- Jogging robot
- Robot coordinating motions (World, Tool, Joint)
- Screen displays
- X,Y,Z motions and programs
- J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6 motions and operations
- Axis limits, brakes, home position and teach keys
- Create Teach Pendant Programs (TPP)
- Program name
- 1st TPP
- Program editing
- Bead around box
- Weld on plate
- How to input weld parameters, welding procedure specifications
- Set up jog frame-right hand rule
- Teach and create:
- Circular moves
- Circular weld programs
- Basic weaving
- Wait and timer instruction
- Other select key functions:
- Program
- Copy
- Delete
- Comment
- Write protect functions of the RO3iA
- Six point tool center point program
- Planning and creating individual teach pendant program (TPP)
- Maintenance Programs for Robotic Welding Cells
- GMAW troubleshooting
- Welding discontinuities
- Zero position program
- Preventative maintenance plan and service
- 6 point tool center point
- Robot Service Request (RSR)
- Torch reamer and wire clip
- Welding power source set up and operation
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