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Case Study AMPCOLOY® Nozcap
Case Study AMPCOLOY® Nozcap
Weld Spatters: The biggest enemy in any welding environment. It creates problem like messy welding area,
damages the body resting units & adds the fixture downtime. The maintenance teams have to go for additional
coating on the units or spatter protection sprays.
Turbulance in the
Gas flow
Excessive cleaning
is required
Higher maintenance
cost
Increased
downtime
Trials:
Trials were conducted for Bajaj Auto Ltd. for AMPCOLOY Nozcap insert in comparison with existing nickel
chrome plated copper nozzle.
We developed the insert type nozzle as per the following picture. This arrangement will help to keep the cost
minimum as well required only to change the insert after its optimum usage.
AMPCO METAL INDIA PVT. LTD.
AMPCOLOY Nozcap
Technical parameters of the robotic welding station on which trials were conducted:
Findings:
AMPCOLOY Nozcap
After 2000 Jobs
MIG welding nozzles made in AMPCOLOY Nozcap
Very high resistance to weld spatters
steady supply of shielding gases due to no spatter
Observations:
Cleaning is done after every 10 jobs, cleaning time approx 2-3 Mins.
Conclusions:
95.4 %
99.2 %
Reduction in
Reduction in
Time saved
cleaning operation
cleaning time
per day
59.5 Minutes
40 %
Productivity
increase per day
(79-80 additional
jobs per day)
Letter of appreciation:
AMPCO METAL
METAL INDIA
AMPCO
INDIA PVT.
PVT. LTD.
LTD., Gat no.357/73, Plot no. 12 & 13, Waghjainagar Road, Kharabwadi,Tal:Khed-Chakan, Pune 410501
Tel.:
Email:
infoindia@ampcometal.com
Website: www.ampcometal.com