Hirebotics

Preparing for your Cobot to Arrive

Matt Bush

Gaurav Shetty

Zach Boyd

Welding on Beacon

Everything you need to know about what's required to install and use your welding cobot

Installation Requirements

Overview of Installation and Setup of your Beacon welding robot

Installation and Setup

Adding an operational mode password can prevent unwanted program actions from occurring with your welding cobot

Securing your Cobot

Setting the correct settings on the Invision or XMT Miller welder

Configuring Pulse Settings on the Welder

Use the Tregaskiss I.C.E torch kit to convert your existing torch to water cooled

Converting Beacon Welding to Water Cooled

Troubleshooting Voltage/Arc Length Issues with Miller Invision

Troubleshooting Wire Feed Speed Issues on Miller S74

This article describes the actions a user can take if they encounter points which are not reachable by the robot.

Troubleshooting Issues where Robot Cannot Reach a Point

Troubleshoot Program Not Playing

Encountering Path Offset and Acceleration warnings while Weaving

Path Offset Errors near Robot Workspace Limit

Neil Spackman

Troubleshooting

Exercise - Rotary Weld

Get ready to learn how to weld with Beacon

Welding on Beacon - Introduction to Exercises

Move your cobot to the default Home position

Welding - Creating a Home Program

Welding - Exercise # 1

Welding - Exercise #2

Use the weave functionality with a linear weld

Welding - Exercise #3

Exercises

How to set-up the system with Miller S74 feeder to weld Aluminum

Welding Aluminum on Beacon with Miller S74

A longer cable will allow the button box more range

Extending the Operator Button Box

Using Profile Pulse settings to change the appearance of the weld bead

Profile Pulse Welding with the S74 MPa Plus

Setting the S74 Feeder to use wire retract at the end of the weld

Retracting the Wire at the End of a Weld

MK Products Rotary Positioner Adapter Installation

Stickout allows the user to adjust the amount of wire sticking out of the contact tip during the weld

Using Stickout to Adjust the Wire Length

How to swap a physical robot while keeping the same robot in the Beacon App

Steps to Replace a Robot in Field

Weave along Linear, Radial and Stitch weld paths

Weaving in Welding

Installing the KIT-1124 Rotary Adapter to your manual rotary positioner

Dry Contact Rotary Adapter Installation Tips

Learn how to break up a large part by adding sections

Adding Sections to a Part

Tips to make successful radial welds into full circles

Teaching Full Circle Welds

If the wire after a weld is too long or too short adjust the burn back time

Adjusting Burn Back on S74 Feeder

Use the rotary weld type to interact with a manual weld positioner

Rotary Weld Type

Addition of Trigger Warning Alarm Before Arc Start

Trigger Warning Alarm

Learn how to use Set Output to send output to external equipment

Set Output

Learn how to use Step Mode to help dial-in your part

Using Step Mode

Learn how to use Wait For to insert event dependent pauses in your part

Wait For

Learn how to set the home waypoint with Beacon

Set Home Waypoint

Learn how to integrate external sensors and actuators

Integrate with External Equipment

Learn how to apply a weld parameter library with Beacon

Applying Weld Parameter Libraries to Parts

Learn how to update weld parameter libraries with Beacon

Updating Weld Parameter Libraries

Learn how to create a weld parameter library with Beacon

Creating a Weld Parameter Library

Learn how to copy and paste part items with Beacon

Copy and Paste Part Items

Learn how “Move Here” works to quickly check and touch up points

Move to Point

Learn about restoring previous versions of your parts

Accessing Part History, Comparing and Restoring Versions

Learn about viewing part execution with Beacon

Viewing Live Part Execution

Learn how to set a part’s starting point with Beacon

Setting the Start Point

Filtering Parts

Learn how edit part information with Beacon

Editing Part Information

Step by step guide on how to save time with the Beacon multi-edit feature

Multi-Edit Weld Settings

Part Playlist Overview

Getting Started with Welding on Beacon

Creating a Part

Tutorials

Welding Consumables

Identify the spare parts in the Beacon Welding system

Spare Parts Diagrams

Periodic Maintenance Tasks for Your Welding Cobot

Maintaining your Welding Cobot

Maintenance

Cobot Welder

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