Butt-welding Machine HÜRNER WeldControl 2.0 500 mm incl. ALU reducers (O.D. 200 225 250 280 315 355 400 450)

The handling of a WeldControl machine is simply unique and it enables an approach to welding no other system is able to offer. Either the operator makes use of the assistance of the interactively responding hydraulic and control unit. Or the manual mode is selected to make the joint “by hand�. ■ In the WeldControl mode the system walks the operator through the process after the pipe parameters were entered or confirmed. This includes monitoring the operator’s inputs and recording the entire process. WeldControl machines do not only provide presets, though; they facilitate the work, e.g., by reducing the pressure automatically when the automode was enabled. Welding reports have all data required by ISO traceability. ■ In the Manual mode the display screen works as a digital gauge. It displays the welding pressures and heating element temperatures and is a one-stop provider of all data. ■ Via the USB port data can be sent as an abstract or extended report in the PDF format to a USB stick or a label tag printer. Downloading them in the DataWork format enables using HÜRNER’s PC program DataWork for archiving and managing the welding data. ■ The machine ships with a totally encased WeldControl hydraulic and control unit of ingress protection IP 54 for pressures of up to 250 bar. Both the heating element and the facing tool are connected to the WeldControl hydraulics. No additional power distribution is needed! Component traceability data, pipe material, diameter, and wall thickness or SDR can be entered on a GT keypad with a highly userfriendly menu. All pressures and times relevant to the jointing operation are computed and monitored by the WeldControl system and displayed on the screen for the welder’s convenience. ■ The 4th clamp of the machine chassis can be easily removed by loosening 3 bolts, for welding operations at locations where positioning the machine is a challenge and for joints with tees or other fitting elements. This turns the machine into a fully functional “short� chassis with only three clamps. ■ The machine chassis is set on a specifically developed support frame exhibiting a warp resistance that manages with ease even the most extreme pipe parameters. Operators can be sure that the machine chassis does not tilt or twist even when very long lengths of pipe with very thick walls are processed. ■ Large, knurled turning knobs mean easy handling for the operator who opens or closes the clamps of the machines sized up to O.D. 315. No tools are needed for this. ■ The facing tool with integrated micro-safety switch is driven by a high-quality power drive engaged by a transmission chain. The precision heating element ships with a very rugged anti-stick coating. ■ A carrying rack is provided for the heating element and the facing tool, to store them with no worries about the heat. ■ Maximum protection of the stowed-away machine is provided (up to O.D. 315) by an optional high-quality transport box that has been specifically designed for the entire machine assembly, with drawer-style storage compartments for the reducer inserts. ■ For all machines a welding neck support is of course available, too.