Posted to News on 4th May 2020, 14:32
ESAB enhances weld productivity analysis and reporting tool
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has updated its Quick Weld Productivity Analyser (QWPA), an easy-to-use calculator for total weld cost analysis, so users can generate a PDF report. The PDF includes a QR Code users can scan with their mobile phone that takes them back to their original calculation and input variables; users can then adjust the variables to create alternative calculations and generate a new PDF report.
The updated calculator includes more filler metal selections and improved links from the QWPA presents only filler metals and welding equipment that are available in the country of origin.
Dick Skarin, Global Value Added Engineering Manager, ESAB says: "The updated QWPA interface improves the user experience, while the ability to retrieve and edit calculations saves time and eliminates the hassle of re-entering variables."
ESAB's Value Added Engineering team developed the QWPA so fabricators could make decisions based on factual data collected at their shop. The online tool is a subset of the comprehensive assessment tools offered by ESAB to help customers increase their overall productivity. The QWPA produces calculations for:
- Net deposition rate inkg per hour and welding speed per pass after selecting weld process and inputting data, (wire/electrode type, diameter, parameters, joint configuration, joint cross seam area, joint length, number of passes).
- Weld operation time calculation. A sliding scale for arc-on time/operating factor calculates weld metal weight in kilo per meter, cycle time per product and energy consumption.
- Total production cost per meter weld or cost per product based on production costs for consumables, energy and labour cost.
To learn more about the Quick Weld Productivity Analyser, visit www.esab.com.
