Professional paper
Automatic pipe welding
Vedran Miloš
; Viktor Lenac shipyard
Dubravka Bilić
; Saipem Mediterranean Services
Duško Pavletić
; Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka
Abstract
Welding automation is a necessity, especially in the offshore and oil industry where the welding should be effective and high quality of the welded joint should be achieved. The paper describes an example of automated pipes welding with an outside diameter and 48'' (1.21 m), wall thickness of 30.9 mm, made of higher strength steel X65.
Keywords
piped; automated welding; offshore industry; welded joint quality inspection
Hrčak ID:
63643
URI
Publication date:
23.12.2010.
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