• Gullco International India Private Limited

Automated Orbital Welding System

Gullco International has just introduced their new Pipe KAT® welding system that automates a variety of orbital welding applications. The system uses a variable speed welding travel carriage, with a maximum speed of 40 IPM, complete with integrated wire feeder, linear oscillation with motorised adjustable weave width and motorised weld joint centreline adjustment. All electronic motorised functions incorporate jog settings. The system is quickly and easily mounted on the work piece with a “quick action mounting” system incorporated on the track. This Gullco Pipe KAT® comes with a main control box on a 12 ft umbilical and 27 ft of gas hose and ground cable. It also has a wire feed spool with 10 lb capacity, maximum wire speed of 720 IPM and a wire size range of 0.8 to 1.4 mm. The supplied welding torch uses Abicor Binzel consumables. The unit also has a pendant on 12 ft of cable, which controls carriage speed, job wire speed and jog, vertical side adjustments, oscillation width and centr