Seam Tracking, also known as Joint Tracking, involves real-time tracking just ahead of where the weld is being deposited. This allows for not only robot or machine trajectory shifts, but also adaptive control such as adjustments to voltage, wire feed, or travel speed to change weld bead formation.
Laser welding is a precise and surprisingly delicate welding process that uses beam light to join metal parts. The laser beam is produced by a freestanding laser source and directed to a machine-mounted or hand-held collimator ‘torch’ and onto the workpiece.