The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Ultra Portable Power Supply/Wire Feeder

Abstract

This report conceptual idea, marks the realization of a welding package generated by the author in early 1993. The development of a prototype ultra-portable (less than 50 lbs.) welding power supply/wire feeder combination within one enclosure has been successfully designed, prototype developed, welding laboratory tested, and utilized/evaluated in a shipyard production environment. The unit even in its prototype enclosure design (sheet metal verses fiberglass or injection plastic molded) weighs under 50 pounds and has a operating range of up to 300 amperes DC at 60% duty cycle while performing SMAW (shielded metal arc welding), FCAW (flux cored arc welding), and GMAW (gas metal arc welding, spray and short circuit) processes. The prototype's design offers the operator four process options along with mobility and simplicity of set up.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA445592

Entities

People

  • John Meacham

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arc Welding
  • Assembly
  • Contractors
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Naval Architecture
  • Personnel Management
  • Power Supplies
  • Sheet Metal
  • Shipbuilding
  • United States

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