Automated shear stud welding system

摘要

A welding apparatus welds shear studs onto a horizontal surface and uses ferrules as weld molds. The apparatus includes a weld module having a frame and having a welding gun with a chuck, the module being translatably mounted to a carriage, a holder mounted on the frame which holds a stud in a first position and a ferrule in a second position, and a driver which drives the weld module downward so that the chuck contacts the stud and drives a lower portion of the stud into the ferrule.