Thick steel in Estonia. The method used in order to reduce production cost was single side welding, 60 deg. Incl angle 4-5mm gap 2 mm root-face using 1.2 mm flux cored wire.
Gullco Flex Kat Oscillator Combination units running on flexible Kat Flex Track were used to perform the weld operation. This Gullco equipment combines welding gun oscillation movement with precise travel speed to produce a wide variety of angular and step weld patterns.
The integrated control system directs both the Flex Carriage travel speed / direction and the weld gun movement / operation. This enables pre-setting of stroke speed, oscillation and carriage dwell times carriage delay / start wire feed start.
When combined with the precision controlled travel speed of the Kat carriage, a wide range of weld patterns can be produced. Gullco KATBAK Ceramic Weld Backings enable X-ray quality root welds in one pass, full penetration welding from one side and uniform backbeads of finish quality.
Inside the sphere, strong backs were used with cut-outs in them...allowing KATBAK ceramics to be applied through. These strong backs maintained the shape of the sphere so that 100% weld penetration could be maintained.
