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Until recent years, industrial robots had been limited to resistance spot welding applications. In about 1975, automatic, continuous — seam MIG (metal inert gas) arc welding systems began to be developed. The use of robots for arc welding is now growing rapidly, and is expected to constitute 15% of U.S. unit sales by 1990, exceeding spot welding robotic applications. In arc welding, robots increase arc time, remove operators from hazardous environments and reduce the cost of worker protection.
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Miller, R.K. (1989). Arc Welding. In: Industrial Robot Handbook. VNR Competitive Manufacturing Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6608-9_16
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