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COC Welding Technology Department Installs New System

The COC welding technology department officials have recently installed a Laser Touch Sensing adaptive control system on two of their robotic welding machines in an effort to continue to give students exposure to manufacturing technology.


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According to Lincoln Service Technician Christopher Joseph, touch sensing is “the first line of defense against poor weld joint repeatability.”

coc-hart-district-host-manufacturing-day-event-50981-2An upgrade from conventional touch sensing, the laser touch sensing process improves the overall speed, efficiency and quality of the robotic welding process.

“With conventional touch sensing, a series of physical touches is required to determine the part orientation before the robotics can confirm any misalignment,” said Tim Baber, department chair of the College of the Canyons welding technology program.

“But this methodical process is eliminated with laser touch sensing,” added Baber. “Part position is confirmed within seconds rather than minutes, and that 45 seconds you could save is a huge deal in a manufacturing environment.”

Funding for the new systems was secured through a recent National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Manufacturing Processing Technicians grant awarded to the college.

Following installation, laser touch sense technology and training will be incorporated into the program curriculum by the fall 2015 semester.

Because of the department’s heavy focus on the immediate development of employable workers, training students with cutting edge technology is a winning proposition for Baber.

“This type of training provides a lot of value to the student, and it can eventually provide value to the company they find employment with,” Baber added. “With so many employers looking to robotics for improvement in their bottom line, students displaying an ability to operate laser touch sensing increase their employability and wage-earning potential.”

For more information about the COC welding technology department please visit www.canyons.edu/Departments/WELD_UC/.

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