Connected welding technology

The new system consists of the near-system hardware and the software modules production, quality management and service. As first step, CLOOS will offer the software module production at the beginning of January. With this module, users can illustrate the performance and the efficiency of their robot systems, localise shortages and increase the efficiency. The module allows a comprehensive online monitoring of the robot systems with a detailed reporting about availability, capacity and quality. Thus, possible weak points in the production run are recognised early. Furthermore, system breakdowns or waiting times due to set-up and other downtimes are considerably reduced.

"The efficient machine utilisation, the improved use of resources and the reduced production times allow a higher degree of utilisation" emphasises Pfeifer. "Thus we support our customers on their way to connected production". The new C-Gate can be integrated into existing Industry 4.0 environments. Via standardised interfaces it is possible to transfer the data to superior IT-based solutions such as MES and cloud applications or other systems, for example.