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CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE POLICYThe business of The Lincoln Electric Company® is manufacturing and selling high quality welding equipment, consumables, and cutting equipment. Our challenge is to meet the needs of our customers and to exceed their expectations. On occasion, purchasers may ask Lincoln Electric for information or advice about their use of our products. Our employees respond to inquiries to the best of their ability based on information provided to them by the customers and the knowledge they may have concerning the application. Our employees, however, are not in a position to verify the information provided or to evaluate the engineering requirements for the particular weldment. Accordingly, Lincoln Electric does not warrant or guarantee or assume any liability with respect to such information or advice. Moreover, the provision of such information or advice does not create, expand, or alter any warranty on our products. Any express or implied warranty that might arise from the information or advice, including any implied warranty of merchantability or any warranty of fitness for any customers’ particular purpose is specifically disclaimed.

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READY FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

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EXPLORE THE NEW DIMENSIONIN ROBOTIC WELDING

SAVE MORETHE NEW DIMENSION IN CONTROL ARM WELDING

DON´T SLOW YOURSELFBY CHOOSING A FIELDBUS INTERFACE

WHEN YOU CAN OPEN A NEW DIMENSION WITH ARCLINK®XT

Get your robot arms moving with ArcLink®XT

Still waiting for an arc on signal with a fieldbus interface?

Continuous & fastcommunication flow

Data MonitoringInformation that leads to solutions

WELDSCORETM: HIGH-SPEED REAL-TIME EMBEDDED WELD QUALITY MONITORING - MADE POSSIBLE WITH ARCLINK®XT

• Process more data, make better welds• Operating faster than all external weld quality monitoring systems ROBOT CONTROLLER

POWER WAVE

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Interupted communication flow

Rapid XTM vs. Pulse50% faster travel speed (200 cm/min)

Welding a control arm with an ArcLink®XT interfaced Power Wave and using the Rapid XTM waveform leads to a time and cost savings of 18%. Get the arc started faster with ArcLink®XT, reduce spatter and increa-

se travel speed with Rapid XTM, and verify optimum quality and weld penetration with WeldScoreTM. Bring us your challenge and let us calculate your savings.

ARCLINK®XT SAVES TIME. COMBINE IT WITH LINCOLN ELECTRIC ADVANCED WAVE FORMS AND SAVE MORE.

INFO FACTS:

2 mm LAP JOINT •10 STARTS •500 mm WELD •18% PRODUCTIVITY GAIN

Reduced rework/scrap

Reduced cycle time More than 0.3 sec time saving for each start

Full weld control from robot teach pendant

Weld mode: Rapid ArcWire Feed Speed: 15.5 m/minTrim: 0.97Ultimarc: OFFTravel Speed: 240 cm/min

Start Heat EndWeld

Weld mode: Rapid ArcWire Feed Speed: 15.5 m/minTrim: 0.97Ultimarc: OFFTravel Speed: 240 cm/min

ArcLink®XT WeldScoreTM Advanced Waveforms

Fieldbus Interface

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MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY

HIGHEST QUALITY

Fastest communication between robot and welder>> Reduced cycle time and faster arc starts

No external hardware required for integration or data monitoring>> Lower system cost

Plug & Play with ArcLink®XT>> Reduced setup time

On the fly mode changes>> Better quality with tailored weld settings

Operate with only one device>> Optimum weld results from simple setup and control

Continous real-time data>> Reduced rework with improved weld tracking and performance

Seamless integration of WeldScoreTM

>> Reduced scrap with improved weld process monitoring and control

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Advanced waveforms enabling high travel speeds >> Higher productivity

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