SUPPORTS & WELDING
The tags can be applied using metal support that can be supplied by a specifically engineered machine, a vibrating stud dispenser, or directly through the head of the robot.
TYPES OF METAL SUPPORT FOR THE TAG
Depending on the type of product to which it will be attached:
- Ring-shaped supports made of a metal wire supplied through the head of the robot for tagging the coils of wire rods.
- Studs supplied by the vibrating stud dispenser for tagging bars and bundles.
- Metal supports created by a specially engineered machine for tagging billets, blooms, slabs, etc.
- Clip-shaped metal supports for tagging tubes.
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The metal support keeps the printed tag away from the semi-finished or finished products where the material temperature is still high.
For instance, studs are used when the application is done on relatively cold material where it is not a problem to keep the printed tag to a minimum distance between the head of the bundle and the tag itself. For these purposes, a welding machine is installed. There is no need for a welding machine to be used for tagging wire rods, coils and tubes.
