Fronius CMT Advanced Overview
Fronius CMT Advanced is a Cold Metal Transfer welding process that adds polarity reversal of the welding current to the reversing wire motion of CMT. The polarity changes during the short-circuit phase, which gives precise control of the thermal input into the workpiece. The deposition rate is up to 60% higher than with standard CMT, and gap bridging on 2 mm aluminium sheet increases from 1 mm to 2.5 mm compared with pulsed-arc welding. CMT Advanced Pulse combines negatively poled CMT cycles with positively poled pulse cycles. In a robotic welding cell the process is used for thin sheet joining and for cladding, where dilution is up to 50% lower.
Key Specifications
Specification | Fronius CMT Advanced |
Manufacturer | Fronius |
Model | CMT Advanced |
Category | End effector / Welding end effector |
Price | From USD 28,000 |
Prices are indicative, are not final and may change.
Applications
Robot end-of-arm tooling
Gripping
Machine tending
Assembly
Packaging
Industries
Automotive · Electronics · Metalworking · Plastics · Food and beverage · Pharmaceuticals · Logistics
Technical Details
Welding process: CMT with polarity reversal of the welding current in the short-circuit phase
Deposition rate up to 60% higher than standard CMT
Gap bridging on 2 mm aluminium up to 2.5 mm
Dilution in cladding up to 50% lower
CMT Advanced Pulse combines negative CMT cycles with positive pulse cycles
Fronius CMT Advanced Review Summary
Fronius CMT Advanced is a Cold Metal Transfer welding process that adds polarity reversal of the welding current to the reversing wire motion of CMT. The polarity changes during the short-circuit phase, which gives precise control of the thermal input into the workpiece. The deposition rate is up to 60% higher than with standard CMT, and gap bridging on 2 mm aluminium sheet increases from 1 mm to 2.5 mm compared with pulsed-arc welding. CMT Advanced Pulse combines negatively poled CMT cycles with positively poled pulse cycles. In a robotic welding cell the process is used for thin sheet joining and for cladding, where dilution is up to 50% lower. It is listed from USD 28,000.
Pros
Published specifications from Fronius
Cons
Compatibility with the robot and controller must be confirmed before ordering
Mounting, cabling and integration are quoted separately
Who It Is For
The Fronius CMT Advanced fits fabricators and integrators who are building or upgrading robotic welding cells.
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