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Welding automation

Engineering

Beam welding
ESAB has more than 30 years' experience in the field of beam
and profile welding. ESAB's beam and profile machines are
equipped with the well-known and well-proven ESAB A6 system
welding equipment.
ESAB offers you a complete and effective way of welding beams
and profiles. Whether you weld I-, T- or L-beams, wide flange
beams, columns, tapered beams or non-symmetrical beams,
ESAB has the know-how and the welding equipment to match
your efficiency, quality, precision, versatility, productivity and
overall welding economy requirements.

The machines are of two types: IT-machines, where the beams
are welded with the web unit in the vertical position, and I-
machines, where the beams are produced in the horizontal posi-
tion.
Straightening principle
The main advantage of both machine types, apart from their
high production capacity, is that the welding operation takes
place when the flange and the web are pressed together under
pressure in order completely to eliminate the gap between the
surfaces. This ensures perfect weld quality.
The IT-machines have a built-in straightening device which com-
pensates for the pull-back of the flanges (see picture).
ESAB's beam-welding machine program gives you the opportu-
nity to choose the right type of equipment for your particular
type of production.
Total range of beam sizes that can be welded:
Machine type Web Flange

IT-258 200-2500 mm 100-800 mm
IT-158 200-1500 mm 100-800 mm

Ordering information
For more information please contact your nearest ESAB
representative

Examples of beams that can be welded
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