By js55
Date 07-11-2008 15:38
Edited 07-11-2008 15:41
jon,
If the part is rotated in a positioner it wouldn't be Orbital. Also, I've used the Jetline (and similar) stuff before. Cold wire/hot wire feeds, AVC, etc. even maganetic arc oscillation, in what sounds like its very similar to this application. You can tie this stuff into a fixturing type apparatus and make it automatic, I believe the Jetline stuff lends itself very well to periferal automation, but its generally operated as a machine process. Its just like SAW only its GTAW with AVC.
But I would agree that orbital is closer to an automatic application and I would generally classify it as such. Though I have seen orbitals where adjustments were made on the fly. This makes it sorta gray.
FCAW orbitals have a tendency to slip more into machine/auto hybrid than the GTAW orbitals do.