SKS: Frontpull 8i water-cooled

Frontpull 8i
water-cooled

Torch system with precision close to the process – now available with water cooling

Frontpull 8i
water-cooled

Torch system with precision close to the process – now available with water cooling

Frontpull 8i water-cooled:

Highest precision with unprecedented freedom of movement: For all industrial robots with inner cable dress

Just as the air-cooled “Frontpull 8i”, the water-cooled “Frontpull 8i water-cooled” also perfectly masters the interaction of welding systems and robots with inner cable dress. The Frontpull 8i water-cooled features the same design-based benefits and characteristics as the air-cooled version of the welding torch: The rotating joint (infinitely rotatable in both directions - i.e. unlimited rotation beyond 360 degrees), the wire feed unit integrated in the torch system for highest precision directly at the process, and the integrated collision detection – to name but a few.
The air-cooled version of the Frontpull 8i can be converted to the Frontpull 8i water-cooled with the addition of a water cooling system to further extend its range of applications. The reflected is reliably dissipated via an additional heat dissipation to increase the service life of the torch system’s wear parts. While standard water-cooled welding torches co-cool the torch neck and the torch cable, SKS takes a different approach with their water-cooled welding torch systems. Due to the design-related properties of SKS torch necks and the material mix used, the heat only has to be dissipated from the gas nozzle. For this purpose, SKS have developed a special heat sink for their single-wire torch systems, which is liquid-cooled and cools the gas nozzle using two external cooling hoses. The main advantages of the air-cooled torch systems are retained.

Frontpull 8i water-cooled Downloads

Weld Package Frontpull 8i water-cooled

Torch consumables

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Water Joint Module and assembly kit for Frontpull 8i water-cooled

The Water Joint Module is an additional component for all water-cooled SKS welding torches designed for robots with internal torch cables. The Water Joint Module extends the torch system by adding the function of unlimited rotation beyond 360 degrees with water cooling. The assembly kit includes locking cover, connecting flange, clamping sleeve, sealing sleeve, and mounting accessories for the different robot types

SKS Welding Systems Schweißprozess microMIG Animation

Welding process microMIG

SKS Welding Systems Schweißprozess KF-Puls Animation

Welding process KF-Puls

Advantages in the welding process:
- Close-to-process wire feed directly in the torch system ensures uniform and precise wire feed even with soft aluminum filler materials
- High-quality, lightweight and compact motor ensures high process control speeds and dynamics
- Compact design of the Frontpull 8i allows excellent accessibility and an ideal torch position at any time
- Very precise wire electrode feeding
- Enables and supports heat-reduced processes (microMIG and microMIG-cc), as well as spatter-reduced arc ignition (LiftArc)
Advantages in interaction with the robot:
- Internal and torsion-free torch cable ensures full utilization of the robot’s “freedom of movement”
- Low weight relieves the robot and increases its dynamics
- Compact design allows good accessibility even in narrow fixtures
- Unlimited rotation eliminates the need for reorientation of the robot and simplify its programming
- Saves programming & non-productive times and reduces costs
- Integrated collision detection protects the robot and welding torch
- TCP (Tool Center Point) accuracy after torch neck change: ± 0.2 mm
Advantages for investments (ROI):
- Highest flexibility due to modular torch series design, easy changeover/conversion from other systems to Frontpull
- Precise and reproducible welding results, high seam quality
- Uses standard SKS accessories such as drive rollers and torch necks
- Wear parts compatible with all SKS torch systems
- Reduced variety of parts in stock
- Time savings and higher efficiency
- Digital data transmission, evaluation, analysis and documentation
- No torsional stresses on the torch cable increases the service life and availability of the torch system
- Over 10,000 torch systems sold and in continuous industrial use