Patent ID: 8857697
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B23K,B23P,B29C

Abstract:
1. A method of welding a tool comprising the steps of: providing a first set of digital data corresponding to an initial tool shape; providing a second set of digital data corresponding to a desired tool shape; determining weld parameters based upon a difference of the first and second sets of digital data, which results in a desired weld shape; determining a trajectory for a weld bead based upon the desired weld shape, the trajectory including a perimeter of the desired weld shape, wherein the perimeter circumscribes an area, and a bead path interiorly located relative to the perimeter; automating welding of the perimeter on the tool; and automating welding of the bead path on the tool, the bead path adjoining the perimeter such that the area is solid without voids interiorly of the perimeter.