A Welding Cell That Supports Remote Collaboration

Published

September 30, 1999

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, William G. Rippey, Joseph A. Falco, Timothy P. Quinn, Robert Russell, Keith A. Stouffer

Abstract

Discrete part manufacturers using robotic arc welding cells often have several more geographically distributed plants than welding experts. This ratio often leads to costly downtimes due to both logistic and communication deficiencies between weld engineers and the production site. The ability for engineers to remotely access welding cells from their home office to anywhere in the world can yield several benefits. These include quicker response time to problems, improved weld quality, increased production line reliability, and reduced travel time for weld engineers. We describe the NIST testbed technology and infrastructure for remote manufacturing that has been applied and demonstrated on a robotic welding cell where valuable process data can be made available to remotely located engineers in real-time or near real-time.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding

Conference Dates

September 28-30, 1999

Conference Location

Detroit, MI

Conference Title

Ninth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Welding, Robotics & Intelligent Systems, Standards, interface specifications, internet, monitoring, remote collaboration, weld cells, WWW

Citation

Gilsinn, J. , Rippey, W. , Falco, J. , Quinn, T. , Russell, R. and Stouffer, K. (1999), A Welding Cell That Supports Remote Collaboration, Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding, Detroit, MI, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820646 (Accessed October 11, 2025)