Lincoln Electric IM8001 PRODUCTION MONITORING 2.2 - Manual (Page 105)

Chapter 5. Using Production Monitoring™ Weld Detail Tab
5.32 Production Monitoring™ User Manual IM8001
Attribute Description
Operator Serial Number This is the operator’s ID number. When an operator begins welding, his or her ID
or badge number is entered through Power Wave® Manager or another method.
Production Monitoring™ collects this data and displays the ID in the Operator
Serial Number field.
If you click on the ID, the system automatically generates a Traceability report
(page 5.35) and displays all welds made by that operator on the Welding Power
Source(s) you have selected in the Asset Tree.
TIP | The information generated by reports in Production Monitoring™
display based on the individual Welding Power Source or the Group of power
sources you have selected in the Asset Tree. If you would like to see all welds
across several Welding Power Sources that were made by the individual
operator, be sure to select a Group and not just a single power source.
Profile This is simply the Weld Profile used for this individual weld.
Start of Weld The Start of Weld column displays the date and specific time the Welding Power
Source began performing the weld.
Weld Duration The Weld Duration displays the length of time (in seconds) from the time listed
in the Start of Weld field to the time the Welding Power Source stopped welding.
Start Delay This is the amount of delay that was used for the beginning of this weld. The
Start Delay is an option set in the Weld Profile and is the amount of time (in
seconds) that Production Monitoring™ will wait, directly after the start of a weld,
until the limits entered for the Weld Profile begin to be applied. This option is
necessary because the start of a weld is often unpredictable and may fall out of
limits easily. For more in-depth details on Start Delay, please refer to the Power
Wave® Manager User Manual.
End Delay This is the amount of delay used at the end of this weld. The End Delay is an
option set in the Weld Profile and is the amount of time (in seconds) directly
before the end of a weld that Production Monitoring™ stops applying the limits
entered for the Weld Profile. This option is necessary because, at the end of a
weld, the set points for the Welding Power Source are often different than the
rest of the weld (e.g., if the power source is in a burn-back state). For more in-
depth details on End Delay, please refer to the Power Wave® Manager User
Manual.
Wire Density The Wire Density field in Production Monitoring™ displays the density of the
metal 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 select the density here as well. The
system uses the wire density in its calculation of how much material was
deposited for this weld.