SpinArc® Welding Process Technology - Overview

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It’s all about productivity

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How does it work?

high speed rotation

centrifugal force all position weldinghigh deposition

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30o Weld Joint

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15o Weld Joint

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40% Increased Productivity

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Weld Types & Materials

Fillet Welds Groove Welds OverlayPlug Welds

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productivity case studies

welding applications

The savings presented are for i l lustration purposes only. They are examples of potential savings and include estimates of current costs, labor & overhead rates, etc.

SpinArc® Productivity SolutionReduced Bevel (60 30o) • Changed .045” FCAW-G to .052” MC

SpinArc® • 1G ceramic backing• 3/4” T (19 mm)• .052” (1.4 mm) ER70C-6, 90/10 Ar/CO2

• 30o included angle• 1/8” (3.2 mm) root opening• 16 lbs/hr (7.3 kg/kr)• 15 ipm (38 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 1

Why choose SpinArc®?• 70% weld cost reduction• 75% productivity increase• 40% less weld metal • Reduced distortion• No slag removal

SpinArc® is 3x faster0

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SpinArc® Productivity SolutionReduced Bevel (37.5 20o) • .045” FCAW-G to 1/16” solid wire SpinArc®

• 1G ceramic backing• 1” T (25 mm)• 1/16” (1.6 mm) ER70C-6, 90/10 Ar/CO2

• 20o included angle• 1/8” (3.2 mm) root opening• 12 lbs/hr (5.4 kg/hr)• 17 ipm (43 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 2

Why choose SpinArc®?• 60% weld cost reduction• 50% productivity increase• 40% less weld metal• Reduced distortion• No slag removal

SpinArc® is 2x faster $-

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SpinArc® Productivity SolutionSquare Butt Joint• 60o bevel to square butt with SpinArc®

• 1G steel backing• 1.25” T (32 mm)• 1/16” (1.6 mm) ER70S-6, 90/10 Ar/CO2

• 3/8” (9.5 mm) groove width• 14 lbs/hr (6.3 kg/hr)• 13 ipm (33 cm/min) travel speed Sample 3

Why choose SpinArc®?• 60% weld cost reduction• 60% productivity increase• 60% less weld metal• Reduced distortion• No slag removal• No beveling

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SpinArc® Productivity SolutionSquare Butt Joint• 30o 1-sided weld to sq. butt w/

SpinArc®

• 2G, no backing• 0.25” T (6.3 mm)• 0.052” (1.4 mm) ER70S-6, 80/20

Ar/CO2

• 1/16” (1.6 mm) root opening• 10 lbs/hr (4.6 kg/hr)• 22 ipm (56 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 4

Why choose SpinArc®?• 55% weld cost reduction• 60% productivity increase• 50% less weld metal • Reduced distortion• No slag removal• No beveling

SpinArc® is 2.5x faster0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.60

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SpinArc® Productivity SolutionSquare Butt Joint• 60o bevel to square butt with SpinArc®

• 1G, ceramic backing• 3/8” T (9.5 mm)• .045” (1.1 mm) ER70C-6, 90/10 Ar/CO2

• 1/4” (6.3 mm) root opening• 16 lbs/hr (4.6 kg/hr)• 21 ipm (53 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 5

Why choose SpinArc®?• 63% weld cost reduction• 70% productivity increase• 25% less weld metal • Reduced distortion• No slag removal• No beveling

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SpinArc® Productivity Solution¼” Fast Fillet Weld• 29 to 40 in/min travel speed with

SpinArc®

• 2F• 3/8” T (9.5 mm)• .045” (1.1 mm) ER70C-6, 80/20 Ar/CO2

• 15.5 lbs/hr (7.1 kg/hr)• 40 ipm (102 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 6a

Why choose SpinArc®?• 25% weld cost reduction• 30% productivity increase • Consistent, flat bead profile• Good tie-in to each plate and root

SpinArc® is 1.4x faster0.000.200.400.600.801.001.201.401.601.80

 $1.70 

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SpinArc® Productivity Solution3/8” Big, Single-Pass Fillet Weld• 2 passes reduced to 1 pass with

SpinArc®

• 2F• 3/8” T (9.5 mm)• .1/16” (1.6 mm) ER70C-6, 80/20

Ar/CO2

• 12.8 lbs/hr (5.8 kg/hr)• 11.5 ipm (29.2 cm/min) travel speed

Sample 6b

Why choose SpinArc®?• 25% weld cost reduction• 30% productivity increase• Large, flat single-pass fillet• Good tie-in to each plate and root• Reduced distortion

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SpinArc® Productivity Solution Sample 7625 Clad Overlay• 2 passes reduced to 1 pass with

SpinArc®

• 1/8” bead thickness (3.2 mm)• .045” (1.1 mm) ERNiCrMo-3, 100% Ar• 14.5 lbs/hr (6.6 kg/hr)• 11 ipm (28 cm/min) travel speed• 1” (25 mm) bead width • 3.3 ft2/hour coverage

Why choose SpinArc®?• 50% welding labor savings• 100% productivity increase• 50% less weld metal• Reduced distortion• Consistently achieve <10% Fe in 1 layer

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SpinArc® Productivity Solution

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Vertical Down• Changed .045” FCAW-G V-up to .052”

solid wire vertical down SpinArc® • 3G down• 3/8” T (9.5 mm)• .052” (1.4mm) ER70S-6, 82/10/8

Ar/He/CO2

• 10.8 lbs/hr (4.9 kg/hr)• 18 ipm (46 cm/min) travel speed

SpinArc® is 3x faster

Why choose SpinArc®?• 65% weld cost reduction• 65% productivity increase• 20% less weld metal • No slag removal• No beveling• Reduced distortion

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Clad Overlay• shallow, consistent penetration • flat bead profile• ultralow iron content

(2% - 5% with single layer)• Solid or metal core wires• CV or Pulse modes• Deposition rates 5 x GTAW, and in

the SAW range, 12-15 lbs/hr (5–7 kg/hr)

• Can be utilized out of position

1.8mm Single Layer Deposit 

625 Clad1G Position

625 Clad3G Vertical Down

Clad Overlay Vertical Down

https://youtu.be/2ypRMYEdMXE

Heavy Wall Pipe• 10” x 1.375” WT (254 mm x 25mm

WT)• X65 pipe• U-Groove (2-3 deg. bevel)• 1.0 mm ER-80Ni1• GMAW-P w/ 90Ar/10CO2

• TS: 24 in/min (50 cm/min)• WFS: 585 in/min (23 m/min)• DR: 12 lbs/hr (5.5 kg/hr) • Bug-O Piper Plus w/ auto height

control

5G Pipe Welding Video

https://youtu.be/lQ_t47hW2Rg

1G Plate• .045” (1.1 mm) E70C-6 FabCOR

86R• TS: 15.4 ipm (38 cm/min) • WFS: 600 ipm (15 m/min)• DR: 15.8 lbs/hr (7 kg/hr)• Spin: 3 @ 3,200 RPM• Square butt joint• 4 passes

3/4” (19 mm)

5/16” (8 mm)

1G Plate

Pass 1 Pass 2WFS 550 ipm 625 ipm(14 m/min) (16 m/min)Spin Speed (rpm) 1,500 3,000Spin Dia. (mm) 3.5 4.8

½” (12 mm) Single Sided• EH/DH 36 ship building grade material • GMAW-P (Miller AccuPulse)• 0.045” (1.1 mm) E80C-Ni1 H4, 90Ar/10CO2

• Square butt, 3/16” gap (4.7 mm)• Full Pen/One-sided w/ ceramic backing• 7/8” (22 mm) CTWD • Travel Speed: 18.5 in/min (47 cm/min)

• All Weld Metal– Yield: 95.5 ksi– Tensile: 114 ksi– Elongation: 29.7%

• Cross Weld Tensile – Ductile Fracture in Base Metal– Tensile: 82 ksi

• CVN (-29 C)– Transverse Weld Metal: 25 ft-lb

avg.– HAZ: 74.3 ft-lb avg.

• Side Bends Passed

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• Full Pen/One-sided with ceramic backing• .045” (1.1 mm) E80C-Ni1 H4 metal core• Miller CV, 90Ar/10CO2

• Groove: Square Butt

• Root Opening: 3/32” (4.7 mm) • CTWD: 7/8”

(22 mm)• Travel Speed: 30 in/min

(76 cm/min)• WFS: 750

ipm • Dep Rate: 22 lbs/hr

(10 kg/hr)• Voltage: 28.5• Spin Speed: 3,500 rpm• Spin Diameter: 5 mm

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Distortion Comparison ¼” (6 mm) Single Pass

Reduced Distortion on high strength 4130

SpinArc®

Conventional SpinArc®

Longitudinal (4” from plate CL)

0.040” (1 mm)

< 0.020” (0.5 mm)

Angular(4” from weld CL)

0.140”(3.6 mm)

< 0.010”(0.3 mm)

One-Sided, 30° Single-Vee• 3/4” (19 mm) mild steel• 30° included bevel• Full pen, 1 side• 4 passes• .052” (1.3 mm) metal core• GMAW-P (root), CV (fills & cap)• 80/20 Ar/CO2

• 13.5 lbs/hr (6 kg/hr)

One Sided, 15° Single Bevel • 3/4” (19 mm) mild steel• 15° Single Bevel • Full Penetration, 1 side• .052” (1.3 mm) metal cored • GMAW-P (root, 2G)• CV (2 fills & 1 cap, 1G)• TS: 18 IPM (46 cm/min)• WFS: 350 IPM (9 m/min)• DR: 12 lbs/hr (5.4 kg/hr)

Column Splice, 15° Single BevelProblem:• long weld time• Typically, 35o included angle

SpinArc® Solution:• 15o reduced bevel• 40% weld Metal, full fusion• 5 passes• 0.045” (1.2 mm) solid wire• 450 ipm (11.4 m/min) WFS • Root to cap• Meets Customer Expectations

15° Beam-to-ColumnProblem:• Fusion to the bevel side• Joint is notorious for LOF (bevel side)• Large bevel, typically, 37.5o included angle

SpinArc® Solution:• Equal toe fusion• Spin allows for fusion on both walls• 40% less weld metal and time• 4 passes• .052” (1.3 mm ) solid wire• 575 ipm (14.6 m/min) WFS• 18 ipm (45.7 cm/min) Travel Speed• Root To cap

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Guidelines SpinArc® Welding

Groove DesignsThickness Groove Width Backing or

Root Land

1/2“ – 1 ¼”  (12-32 mm)

3/8”(10 mm) Needed

3/8” – 1/2”(10-12 mm)

3/16” – 3/8”(5-10 mm) Needed

1/4” – 3/8”(6-10 mm)

3/32” – 1/8”(2-3 mm) Needed

1/8” – 1/4”(2-6 mm)

1/16” – 3/32”(1.6-2 mm) Optional

1/16” – 1/4”(1.6-6 mm) 0” Optional

Welding in Groove

Welding on top of Groove

Groove Designs for T > 1 ¼” (32 mm)

Example:35% efficiency improvement$55.00/ft. ($17/m) cost reductionx 1,500 ft. (457 m) per month =$75,000/month savings

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Clad Overlay

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Recommended Operating Range

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Flexure

Productivity STUDIES

Conventional

SpinArc®

¾” (19 mm) plate example:

52% cost reduction0.4 month payback period

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MA-400 SpinArc® System Mechanized SpinArc® System

plug  & p lay   for  an   insta nt   upg ra de

SpinArc®

SYSTEMControl Box

Control Cable

Aux Arc On (optional)Trigger

SpinArc® Torch

 

MA-400 SpinArc® System

System includes… SpinArc® torch and cable, control box, & control

cables

400 Amp, 100% duty cycle, air cooled0.035 – 1/16” (0.9 – 1.6 mm) wire

3 – 20 ft. (1.8 – 6.1 m) cablesGMAW, GMAW-P, FCAW

Rated to IEC/EN 60974-7

1.75” (44 mm)

12” (300 mm)

Control Box

Manual or remote mode

CW or CCW spin direction

110-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Spin Delay (0-5 sec)

200 – 5,500 rpm

CSA, RoHS Compliant

Plug ‘n PlayALL FEEDERS

AdjustableSPIN DIAMETER

Spin Diameter Settings (1-8)

Spin Speed and DiameterAffect of Spin Speed (RPM) on Spin Diameter: https://youtu.be/23r348Rej4g

Piper Plus– Integrated SpinArc® controls– Inclinometer – Infinitely adjustable weld

parameters– Fully integrated with Bug-O

mechanized welding systems

Setup Video

https://youtu.be/rih-Z4hyeOw

Pipe Welding BUG & BAND

Flexible MECHANIZATION

Semi-Automatic HAND WELDING KIT

RoboticINTEGRATION

less weld metalexcellent toe wetting

smooth bead profilecontrol bead

size/penetration

fast travel speedperfect side wall fusion

consistent HAZcleaner weld by puddle stirring

it’s all aboutPRODUCTIVITY +

QUALITY

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