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Welding automation

Mechanisation equipment

Railtrac 1000
Railtrac 1000 is a series of programmable and portable equip-
ment for mechanising welding and cutting. Different solutions
often provide the answer to monotonous, gruelling work and
produce higher productivity and more consistent quality at the
same time. Railtrac is specially designed for MIG/MAG and TIG
welding and thermal cutting.
Railtrac is made up of robust components and is available in the
following four basic models. All the models have five different
programs, including interval welding. The rail can be fixed in
place using suction cups of the ejector type, screw attachments
or permanent magnets.
• Railtrac F1000, Flexi, the least complex equipment for welding
or cutting along a combi-rail, either flexible or stiffened.
• Railtrac FW1000, Flexi Weaver, the Flexi system plus a
remote-control unit and a weaving device which makes it pos-
sible to weave the arc according to different patterns.
• Railtrac FR1000, Flexi Return, has the combi-rail. It also has
movable start and stop indicators for automatic operation.
• Railtrac FWR1000, Flexi Weaver Return, also has the flexible
combi-rail, a remote-control unit, a weaving device and start
and stop indicators for automatic operation.
Using the remote control, it is possible to select:
• Start and stop
• Travel or welding direction/cutting direction
• Travel or welding speed/cutting speed
• Weaving width
• Zero-line displacement
• Rapid speed on/off
• Backfill function
• Potentiometer control of welding parameters

Railtrac 1000

Rail length, m 2.5
Rail bending radius, min, mm 1000
Welding speed, m/min 0.10-1.5
Transport speed, m/min 1.5
Weaving range, mm 1-30
Weaving speed, mm/s 6-60
Dwell time, s 0.0-9.9
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