SoftQ ^TM comprises of quality monitoring tools for post weld data analysis. SoftQ ^TM works in both constant current and adaptive welding modes.

Monitoring Welding Flash

The SoftQ ^TM tool for expulsion detection actively monitors every weld and creates a report of expulsions occurring in the plant - regardless of welding in Adaptive or Current Regulation Mode. In adaptive mode, the weld control will generally weld in the lower section of the lobe to reduce expulsion.

SoftQ ^TM is a RAFT ^TM feature that alerts the weld engineer/ maintenance staff when the weld process has changed. Examples of process change include missing part, extra part, changes in water cooling, tip dress cutter failure, tooling wear, and many more.

SoftQ ^TM uses a defined benchmark of the welding system to analyze the weld process.

PI - Process Integrity

Process Integrity (P-Integrity) is a percentage value provided post weld, which represents the quality of the last weld as compared to the Reference Weld. Process Integrity also identifies weld nuggets, which may be undersized based on a lower percentage.

TI - Tooling Integrity

Tooling Integrity (T-Integrity) is a percentage value provided post weld, which represents the electrical effort required to make the last weld as compared to the status of the weld tooling when the Reference Weld was made. As more welds are made, the resistance characteristics of the weld tooling changes. The Tooling Integrity percentage shifts as the weld tooling becomes more or less resistive as compared to what the tooling characteristics were when the Reference Weld was made.

NI - Nugget Integrity

Nugget Integrity (N-Integrity) is a percentage value provided post weld, which represents a confidence level that the weld produced an acceptable nugget.

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