All Categories > Monitoring Systems > ARCharter™ 1.0 > Item # ARCharter 1.0   Item # ARCharter 1.0     Printable Page       Email This Page       Save To Favorites    larger image ARCharter™ provides Information via a wide range of process, production and management charts and reports. Charts flow from an SQL server database which can contain information from multiple ARClient® and ARCAgent™ sources. Both pre-designed standard and user customizable reporting and charting capabilities are provided. Standard Charts Include · Common Configurations & Usage · Benefits of Weld Monitoring Arc Agent · Determining Weld Quality Standard Charts Include Weld Analysis Charts Weld Summary Welds per Time Sensor Averages Process Features Fault Types Part Analysis Part Summary Parts per Hour Part Faults per Hour Faults on a Single Part Total Weld Count per Part Parts with Missing Welds Single Part Report Productivity Charts Arc Efficiency Parts per Hour Welds per Hour Downtime Analysis Cycle Time Cost Analysis Charts Wire Usage Gas Usage Summary Reports by Shift, Day, Week Month or Year Common Configurations & Usage What does a complete system look like for a Dual-Robot, Dual-fixture welding cell running Multiple Part Types? The BASIC monitoring components consist of 1 ARCAgent™ 2000 or 3000 for each robot or 1 ARCAgent™ Lite for 2 robots. Sensors for each ARCAgent™ connected to any weld power supply and wire feeder Each ARCAgent™ connected to PLC or Robot controller via 24VDC I/O or RS-232 for part clamp, part ID input as well as fault outputs back to the welding cell. Benefits of PC Utilization: The PC (either local or remote) runs ARClient® and feeds a database used by ARCharter any where on the plant network to provide Charting & Reporting on all welding cells. With the local pcOi, this complete system provides all of IMPACT'S weld fault detection, Part Tracking™ Diagnostics and Information Charting capabilities. PC Components Options: A local pcOi touch panel PC with part display for real-time feedback to the operator, or A remote PC with Ethernet networking back to multiple ARCAgents. What does a complete system look like for a Typical Manual Welding Cell? The ADVANCED monitoring system consists of: 1 ARCAgent™ 2000 for each welder Sensors for each ARCAgent™ connected to any weld power supply and wire feeder (Current, Voltage, Wire Feed, Gas Flow). The ARCAgent™ is connected to fixture PLC (or prox. switch) via 24VDC I/O for part clamp as well as fault outputs back to the PLC. A local pcOi touch panel PC with part display for real-time feedback to the operator. This PC runs ARClient® and feeds a database used by ARCharter anywhere on the plant network to provide Charting & Reporting on all welding cells. The BASIC monitoring system consists of: 1 ARCAgent™ Weld Counter for each welder Sensors for each ARCAgent™ connected at the weld power supply and wire feeder (Current & Wire Feed only). The ARCAgent™ is connected to fixture PLC (or mechanical pressure switch for pneumatic clamps) via 24VDC I/O for part clamp as well as fault outputs back to the welding cell As an option, an Ethernet connection can be used to network multiple Weld Counters to a remote PC. Benefits of Weld Monitoring Arc Agent Engineering & Maintenance Benefits Improve Weld Process Knowledge, including: sensitivity to errors and setup variation Reduce Setup Time & Process Validation Improve Process Operating Point Reduce Weld Over-design Margin Production Benefits Automated Inspection to aid or replace other inspection methods Automatically detect faulty processes: reducing liability & costs Reduce the time to identify & diagnose problems: reducing downtime & scrap Quickly identify re-work Management & Information Benefits Production tracking data includes: rates, capabilities, yields, scrap rates, etc Process analysis tool for identifying weld cell reliability and process problem costs Customize your own reports using Off-the- Shelf Report Builder Software Determining Weld Quality The ARCAgent™ system uses WELD SIGNATURE™ analysis to analyze the welding process in real time. Process instabilities have been used to identify welding quality problems such as: Part fit-up problems & mis-alignment Missing or incomplete welds Part contamination (oil & water) Wire feeder irregularities Lack of penetration & incomplete fusion Grounding problems Excessive contact tube wear Shielding gas problems Applicable to short circuit, globular, spray & pulsed spray GMAW transfer modes.  DOWNLOADS    Real Time-Arc Weld Monitoring Systems (PDF, 148KB)   Independent D.O.E. Evaluation (PDF, 156KB)