Pre Purge - Flow Force
Pre Purge - Flow Force
Pre Purge - Flow Force
This software feature is used to set and optimize the gas pre-purge time. When utilized, it saves time, increases productivity and ensures a cleaner weld seam.
See how easy it is to set up this optional feature.
Setting the gas pre-purge time is very important in orbital welding, as it has a direct influence on the quality of the weld result. The pre-purge time is required to remove oxygen from the welding area.
With the correct setting of the pre-purge Flow Force time, the efficiency of the welding process can be improved as unnecessary gas consumption is avoided while ensuring consistent welding quality. In this video, we show you how to use the Flow Force function of our software and give you practical tips on how to increase the pre-purge volume of gas flow, and reduce the pre-purge time. The result is time savings, increased productivity and cleaner weld seams.
How it works
- Activate the Flow Force function within the pre-purge section of the welding process by flipping the switch.
- Two new values appear: Flow Force time and Flow Force volume flow.
- To make optimum use of the Flow Force feature, change the gas pre-flow time - in this case from 30 seconds to 15 seconds. Please note that the software automatically sets the Flow Force time two seconds shorter than the gas pre-flow time. In this case, the Flow Force time is automatically set to 13 seconds. This ensures that the increased gas flow does not disturb the welding chamber and returns to a normal flow rate before the arc is ignited.
- Additionally increase the Flow Force volume flow rate - in this case to 45 CFH (21.3l/min) to ensure a higher gas volume flow during the Flow Force time.
- Save these values in the program. To do this, select Quick save and confirm with "Yes".
