摘要 |
The invention relates to a welding torch that is connected to a power source or a welding apparatus (1), wherein the welding torch (10) can be connected to the power source or the welding apparatus (1) by means of a hose assembly (24) and lines (28, 29) such as a welding power line, a cable guide line (30), a gas line and at least one control line (32) are disposed in the hose assembly (24) and the welding torch (10) has means for detecting the type of welding torch by the power source or the welding apparatus (1). At least one active component (38) or passive component such as at least one mechanical identification part that can be actively connected to an electrical or optical scanning device or a machine-readable or plain text identification is assigned to the welding torch (10) and/or the hose assembly (24), said identification part or identification containing or providing information or data on the characteristics and/or configuration of the welding torch (10) and/or the hose assembly (24). |