Lincoln Electric IM8001 PRODUCTION MONITORING 2.2 - Manual (Page 106)

Weld Detail Tab Chapter 5. Using Production Monitoring™
IM8001 Production Monitoring™ User Manual 5.33
Attribute Description
Wire Diameter The Wire Diameter field in Production Monitoring™ displays the diameter of the
wire used for this individual weld.
The person who adds the consumable to the Welding Power Source uses the
Power Wave® Manager software to tell the Welding Power Source how much
and what type of wire was loaded. They enter the wire’s diameter here as well.
The system uses the wire diameter in its calculation of how much material was
deposited for this weld.
Deposited Weight The Deposited Weight is a calculation Production Monitoring™ performs for the
individual weld. Based on the metal density and diameter of the wire in the
Welding Power Source at the time of the weld, the system calculates the amount
of wire (pounds or kilograms) that was deposited during this weld.
Deposition Rate The Deposition Rate shows how much material was deposited during the weld,
normalized to pounds per hour.
WeldScore™ Status Weld Engineers can set each Weld Profile with a minimum WeldScore™ value
considered acceptable. The WeldScore™ Status field displays whether this weld
was above that score (within limits) or below that score (out of limits).
WeldScore™ The WeldScore column displays the average score for this weld. Every quarter of
a second, the Welding Power Source compares the performance of the weld
against the trained weld for the Weld Profile being used. When the weld is
complete, the power source averages those measurements together for an
average WeldScore™ value. For more details on WeldScore™, please see page
1.3.
Current Status Weld Engineers can set each Weld Profile with a minimum and a maximum arc
current value that is considered acceptable. The Current Status field displays
whether this weld was within those limits or out of limits.
Current Minimum The Current Minimum field displays the lowest arc current measurement taken
by the Welding Power Source throughout the duration of this weld (minus the
Start and End delays).
Current Average Hundreds of times per second, the Welding Power Source takes a measurement
of the arc current while the welder is active for this weld (minus the Start and
End delays). When the weld is complete, the power source averages those
measurements together. The Current Average column displays that average arc
current value for this weld.
Current Maximum The Current Maximum field displays the highest arc current measurement taken
by the Welding Power Source throughout the duration of this weld (minus the
Start and End delays).
Current Minimum Limit This column simply displays the low end of the arc current limit that was set in
the Weld Profile used to make the weld.