AWS D16.1-MD16.1:2018 pdf download.Specification for Robotic Arc Welding Safety
1.1 Scope. The requirements of this standard apply to industrial robot systems that are used to perform the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) with solid or metal cored wires, and flux cored arc welding (FCAW) processes. The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum safety requirements with respect to the design, manufacture. maintenance. and operation of arc welding robot systems and ancillary equipment. It is also designed to help identify and minimize hazards involved in maintaining. operating. and setting up of arc welding robot systems. This standard includes principles that may be applied to robotic systems with other arc welding processes.
A typical industrial arc welding robot system is ilustrated in Figure 1. There may be other accessories that are outside the scope of this document.
1.1.1 Applications
1.1.1.1 New or Remanufactured Installations. The requirements of this standard pertaining to design and manufacture shall apply to all new or remanufactured arc welding robot systems. fixtures, and ancillary equipment manufactured for installation or installed after the compliance date subsequent to the ANSI approval date of this standard.Compliance to the standard shall be 12 months after the ANSI approval date.
1.1.1.2 Existing or Rebuilt Installations. Existing installations or the repair or rebuilding thereof shall be compliant with the standards in effect at the time of their original installation. Modifications to fixtures. end-of-arm devices. or ancillary equipment shall be reviewed for the creation of new hazards. Such new hazards shall be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable clauses of this standard.
1.1.1.3 AIL Installations. The requirements of Clauses 7 and 8 of this standard pertaining to the use and maintenance of arc welding robot systems shall apply to all users subsequent to the specification of this standard.
1.1.3.3 System Integrator. The system integrator shall ensure that the system complies with Clause 6 of this standard. The System Integrator has the responsibility to ensure that any modifications made to the arc welding robot systems shall conform to Clause 4. The user shall be the system integrator unless another party contractually accepts responsibility as the system integrator.
1.1.3.4 User. Users should make training available for operators. programmers. and maintenance technicians to help them attain and maintain certifications, such as the Certified Robotic Arc Welding Technician/Operator Program.
1.2 Units of Measure. This standard makes use of both Intermational System of Units (SD) and U.S. Customary Units. The latter are shown within brackets ([ ]) or in appropriate columns in tables and figures. The measurements may not be exact cquivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently.AWS D16.1-MD16.1 pdf download.