ESAB Cutting Systems designed a panel machine with an integrated grinding device for Chantiers de L'Atlantique. The grinding head removes the primer enabling a speed of 15m/min for welding the stiffeners, instead of 3m/min. with conventional shot blasting devices.
To reach even higher productivity a next machine will be equipped with Plasma heads instead of flame cutting. The article was published in Svetsaren, our customer magazine, issue 1/2001. The article is freely downloadable by clicking here.