Patent ID: 9203893
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B23K,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for installing device drivers or application software on equipment used in one of a brazing, cladding, building up, filling, hard-facing overlaying, joining or welding operation between a workpiece and at least one of an electrode, a filler wire, and a laser, said system comprising: a communication system including a first communication channel and a second communication channel; a plurality of devices, each device including a power supply and a controller to monitor and control at least one of a plurality of processes of said one of a brazing, cladding, building up, filling, hard-facing overlaying, joining or welding operation, the plurality of devices including at least: said second device transmits said device software or a link to said device software to said first device over said second communication channel for a check of said device software by said utility application so that said first device communicates with said second device over said first communication channel to at least one of monitor and control said second device, said first process being different from said second process, each of said first and second processes including at least one of: (i) monitor and control of an arc between an electrode and said workpiece for creating a weld puddle on said workpiece; (ii) monitor and control of a position of said electrode relative to said weld puddle created on said workpiece; (iii) monitor and control of a filler wire fed to said weld puddle created on said workpiece; (iv) monitor and control of a resistance heating of said filler wire fed to said weld puddle created on said workpiece; (v) monitor and control of a position of at least one of said plurality of devices relative to said workpiece; and (vi) monitor and control of a steering system for steering said arc between said electrode and said workpiece.