The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, №11



2011 №11 (06)

2011 №11 (08)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2011, #11, 28-36 pages  

SINGLE- AND MULTIOPERATOR SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC WELDING OF POSITION BUTT JOINTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PIPING

N.M. MAKHLIN¹, A.E. KOROTYNSKY¹, V.A. BOGDANOVSKY¹, I.A. OMELCHENKO² and A.A. SVIRIDENKO³

¹E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
²Expert Center «Transserviceengineering, Kiev, Ukraine
³OJSC «CheZaRa», Chernigov, Ukraine
 
 
Abstract
The paper describes PWI activities on development and manufacture of orbital complexes for automatic welding of butt joints of 8-76 mm piping. These complexes became accepted for repair of equipment of power units of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
 
 
Keywords: arc welding, TIG welding, non-consumable electrode, filler wire, position butt joints of pipelines, singleand multioperator systems, automatic welding, control systems
 
 
Received:                ??.??.??
Published:               28.11.11
 
 
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