Do you want to develop a semi-finished product or finished end product and do you need to have metal welded? Vanderscheuren nv is your all-round supplier of custom metal in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Northern France. Since 1957, SMEs and large companies have relied on us for welding (both manual welding and robotic welding), CNC turning, CNC milling, sheet metalworking, hydraulic cylinders, assembly and surface treatments of metal items.
Maximum dimensions for robotic welding
Robotic welding work we can do for you:
- Lengths of up to 4,900 mm
- Widths of up to 800 mm
- Heights of up to 700 mm
Manual or robotic welding?
The type of metal, the design, the dimensions and the quantity determine whether manual welding or robotic welding is required. Robotic welding is an interesting option if you want to have a series of metal parts welded together quickly and efficiently, with consistent quality. Robotic welding has an extremely high degree of repeatability and reduced production cost because more welding processes are performed and less personnel is needed. As a customer, you can count on a feasible, practical and affordable product. If you want to have piecework welded and speed and efficiency are a priority, we will also deploy our welding robots. We prefer to use manual welding for very complex welding jobs, where the quality and clean finish of the welding is more important.
The advantages of robotic welding
Robotic welding offers numerous advantages:
- Robotic welding guarantees consistent high quality.
- Every part of a serial production run has the same tolerances.
- Production time is significantly reduced, increasing production output.
- The product cost also decreases.
- Welding robots don’t mind sparks, bright light and noxious fumes.
- Robotic welding does not consume too much welding wire or gas.
- Robotic welding guarantees consistent high quality.
- Every part of a serial production run has the same tolerances.
- Production time is significantly reduced, increasing production output.
- The product cost also decreases.
- Welding robots don’t mind sparks, bright light and noxious fumes.
- Robotic welding does not consume too much welding wire or gas.
Robotic welding for a wide range of industries
At Vanderscheuren nv we unburden SMEs and large companies in numerous industries:
An iron-clad metalworking company
Having been in the business for over 65 years, we can safely say that we are an iron-clad player in the metalworking industry. SMEs and large companies in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Northern France have been relying on our expertise for as long as we can remember. They pursue long-lasting relationships with us for all-inclusive metal solutions, including semi-finished products and end products, in series and as piecework.
At Vanderscheuren nv you are guaranteed superior finish level. We have an in-house quality department where our employees perform the first piece measurements and have obtained the ISO 9001 quality label. Our welders hold UNI-ISO 9606-1 (2017) and EN 1090 welding certification. We also have a customer service department, a climate-controlled measurement chamber and a wide range of machinery. Our skilled professionals will unburden you from every aspect of the process, right from the engineering up to the follow-up inspection. You provide the ideas, we supply a practical, feasible and affordable product.
During welding, we join two metal sheets by applying pressure and heat to them. The heat of the welding machine creates a liquid melt pool. We apply the new material to it, so that it is completely fused into one bond. This process is automated in robotic welding. The welding torch is operated by a welding robot. At Vanderscheuren nv we process sheet metal consisting of lengths of up to 6 m.
Available processes in robotic welding
1. TIG welding
“Tungsten Inert Gas-“welding or TIG welding is a welding technique used in robotic welding and manual welding. The technique uses a non-consumable electrode and a constant current. In this arc welding process, the workpiece and the electrode do not come into contact with each other, but there is a stable plasma arc between them. We use an inert gas that can withstand high temperatures as a shielding gas.
2. MIG/MAG welding
“Metal Inert Gas welding”, pulse welding, semi-automatic welding or MIG/MAG welding is done manually or by means of robotic welding and uses consumable electrodes. In robotic welding the welding robot applies the welding wire A plasma arc or flame arc is created between the welding wire and the workpiece. Unlike TIG welding, MIG/MAG welding requires consistent voltage rather than consistent current. It is a versatile, quick and easy process, delivering high welding speed, efficiency and quality, making it the ideal welding process for large production runs with high repeatability.
3. Stud welding
Do you have small elements that need robotic welding? Our welding robots can also perform precision welding and handle the spot welding or stud welding of metal pins, bolts, spacers, brackets and the like
4. Spot welding
In spot welding the emphasis is on the dot-shaped weld. This is achieved by running a large electric current through a small workpiece surface. This process can be automated by a welding robot.