Driven by electronics and computer technology, robots have become quite common in industry. Among other things, welding robots and handling robots are used. What is the difference between a welding robot and a handling robot, apart from their function?

A welding robot is an industrial robot that performs welding work. It can be controlled automatically by programming. A welding robot consists of two main parts: the robot and the welding equipment. The welding equipment is the equipment required to realise the welding process and includes the welding machine and the welding process equipment. and fluxes etc.

Most of the welding equipment for welding robots uses the gas shielded welding method for welding. As the robot control cabinet is digitally controlled and the welding power supply is mainly analogue controlled, it is necessary to add an interface between the welding power supply and the control cabinet.

When the welding robot is in working condition, the arc time accounts for a large proportion of the time. Therefore, when selecting a welding power source, the capacity of the power source should generally be determined based on a continuous rate of 100%. Usually, we connect the welding equipment to the upper arm of the robot, which will help to maintain the stability of the welding wire.

A handling robot is an industrial robot that enables automatic handling. It has become an important part of modern mechanical engineering production systems. It has the advantage that it can be programmed to perform a variety of expected tasks which are very and accurately.

Different end-effectors can be installed in the handling robot to perform workpiece handling in various shapes and states, which not only significantly reduces heavy human labour, but also greatly increases efficiency.