Ask an EngineerSLIDESHOW: Advantages of Electric Servo Linear Actuators in Automotive Spot Welding
What Automotive Manufacturers Want
- Cost Control
- High quality
How Welding Actuators Help
- Weld quality
- Welding speed
- Flexibility
- Total cost
Weld Quality
Consistent weld force is key to vehicle quality.- Pneumatic welding actuators struggle
- Fluctuating pressure is the issue
- Electric servo actuators deliver consistent, strong welds
Welding Speed
Faster welding increases production speeds.- Electric servo actuators can cycle faster than pneumatic
Flexibility
Vehicles change. Production needs to adapt.- Electric
- Easy to program
- Same equipment used as vehicles change
- Pneumatic
- Not usually programmable
- Vehicle changes may require different actuators
Total Cost
Total life cycle cost counts more than purchase price. Electric servo actuators- Cost more to buy
- Save money in operation
- Faster
- Used for multiple vehicles
- Efficient operation
- Low maintenance
Tolomatic GSWA ServoWeld® Actuators
