Geoff Lipnevicius
Articles by Geoff Lipnevicius
Robotic Applications for Cladding and Hardfacing
Competitive pressures cause manufacturers to research advancements in hardfacing and cladding for surfacing applications that can reduce wear over 50 percent and increase production throughput over 30 percent. Selecting the method best-suited to a particular application involves balancing cost against performance.
Financial Justification: Achieving a Two-Year Payback with Robotic Welding
Deciding whether to convert manual or semiautomatic arc welding stations over to robotic welding is typically driven by the payback or return on investment achieved through labor savings. But Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric explains that labor savings do not comprise the total anticipated savings and shows how they are generated from a variety of other process-related areas.
The Evolution of the Hybrid Laser Arc Welding Revolution
Moving Beyond “Wait and See”: Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric examines how the hybrid revolution is building momentum as manufacturers embrace the higher travel speeds, increased depth of penetration and deposition rates of a ‘hybrid’ materials-joining process that captures the unique advantages of two distinct sources of energy – laser power and arc welding.
QUALIFICATION OF ROBOTIC ARC WELDING PERSONNEL
Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric explains why an investment in people and training is a pre-requisite to maximize the value of the automated welding solution that is designed to significantly improve productivity over a manual welding process.
NEW ROBOTIC WELDING PROCESS CONTROL TOOLS RAISE OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric shows how integrated vision and production monitoring are two key tools that extract and convert data into information to make decisions on cost savings, quality improvement and higher productivity.
PREVENTING ARC BLOW IN ROBOTIC TANDEM MIG WELDING APPLICATIONS
Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric explains how, by understanding the mechanics of arc blow and how to correctly diagnose it in the weld, operators should be able to eliminate it from their applications.
ROBOTIC PIPE WELDING
For the pipe welding industry, the three biggest challenges are finding qualified welders, a shift to higher-strength pipe, and keeping up with industry demand. Geoff Lipnevicius of Lincoln Electric examines how the robotic pipe welding of steel, stainless and nickel alloys, and aluminum addresses all three.
