At present, automatic welding technology and equipment are developing at an unprecedented speed. The development of Three Gorges project, west east gas transmission project, aerospace engineering and ship engineering and other large-scale national infrastructure projects and the rise of domestic automotive industry have greatly promoted the development and progress of advanced welding technology, especially welding automation technology. In China, it is developing to the welding direction of high efficiency, automation, intelligent, energy saving and environmental protection in the direction of production and technology development. From this year's various exhibitions, we can find several characteristics of the welding equipment at present stage: high precision, high quality, high reliability, digitalization, intelligent control, large-scale, integration and multifunctional.
Welding robots and intelligent welding will also be developed and widely used in specific fields. Arc welding equipment is a product with large quantity and wide specifications, which is gradually approaching the international level. The market share of products with high efficiency, energy saving, material saving and consumption reduction will further expand. To meet market demand, adjust product structure and improve product grade, we should develop inverter welding power source and automatic and semi-automatic welding machine, especially high efficiency and energy saving CO2 welding machine. The development of test technology and testing equipment will help to improve the technological and technical level of the enterprise. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) technology will be popularized and applied in welding equipment. Electromagnetic pollution has been identified as the fifth major environmental pollution sources, and the electromagnetic environment is becoming more and more prominent. The welding equipment industry is in urgent need of low energy consumption and green environmental protection products.
Electromagnetic compatibility requirements of the national mandatory standards and welding equipment damage evaluation based on influence of welding equipment in the operation of evaluation criteria of EMC standards are being developed to the operator, after the promulgation and implementation of domestic products will change due to incomplete detection index and can not scale to the international market situation. The demand for complete sets and special welding equipment will continue to increase, and the application scope will be wider. The technical performance requirement is higher and higher. The equipment that meets the new efficient technology will be more mature and popularized. The complete set of welding equipment manufacturers in China should also work hard in quality management, selection of various basic parts and matching parts, and strive for new breakthroughs in special and complete welding equipment.