Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ORBITAL WELDING DEVICE WITH SIMPLER HANDLING OF THE MEASUREMENT OF RESIDUAL OXYGEN

Abstract:

An orbital welding device (1) for welding two pieces of pipe, the orbital welding device (1) having a welding current source (10) in a welding current source housing (11) and an orbital welding head (20), which is separate from the welding current source housing (11) and is connected to the welding current source (10) by a cable (2), the orbital welding head (20) having a chamber (50) for the use of shielding gas (50) and/or the orbital welding device (1) having a purging device (90) for the use of shielding gas, preferably back-up shielding gas or purge gas, the orbital welding device (1) having an oxygen sensor (40), wherein the oxygen sensor (40) is arranged in or on the welding current source housing (11).