Electrode force in resistance welding is a crucial parameter in order to obtain correct quality for both standard and critical welds in automotive manufacturing.

Now carmakers have the option to install the new Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) gauges and can be mounted in robot cells used by car manufacturers and can be mounted in robot cells used by car manufacturers and their tier one and two suppliers. These gauges allow weld gun electrode forces to be checked automatically and the optimum weld strength and equipment life to be obtained.

These new gauges provide superior characteristics compared with the earlier HFT gauges and after life tests show increased longevity and reliability over any instrument with a similar function.

The KR1000 Force Gauge Head is intended to work with robots that have Bosch welding controllers. It is designed to be a direct plug and play replacement to other electronic force gauges already in use that are exhibiting poor reliability and lifetime.

This instrument is certified as Class lll and calibrated to National Physical Laboratory standards using traceable equipment with a typical accuracy rate of 0.5 per cent or less of full scale which is 1,000kg.

For companies operating robots with controllers that aren’t capable of reading an analogue force input, HFT provides the NBT 1000 interface to allow the KR1000 to be attached to any robot cell whatever controller it has.

This simple installation will save robot users having to purchase upgrades or changes to welding controllers and will allow any robot to go straight into action with resistance electrode force measuring.

Any car manufacturing line that doesn’t use force measuring as part of their electrode dressing routine can now attach a cost effective HFT gauge that offers rapid payback by extended equipment life and reduced scrap parts and rework requirements.

HFT has also upgraded its swivel head hand-held force gauge so that car plants can cross check their robot results and manually check operated weld guns.

Robots fitted with servo guns that may not need cell mounted robot force gauges can have their calibration checked manually from time to time with the hand held force gauge.

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在汽车工业中用到电阻焊接中，为了保护标准焊接件的质量，电极力大小是一个至关重要的控制参数。

对此，如今的汽车制造商们可以选择安装HFT（Huntingdon Fusion Techniques,Huntingdon焊接技术）量具，该量具可以安装在他们及其制造商使用的自动单元中。其作用在于自动检验焊枪电极力，并对焊接强度和设备寿命进行优化。

与早期的HFT量具相比，新一代的产品显现出了更加卓越的性能。而且，其寿命测试表明，它们相比同类产品具有更长的使用寿命和更高的可靠性。

KR1000电极力量具旨在与具有Bosch焊接控制器的自动单元协调工作。它做设计成即插即用式，并以之取代现有的可靠性低而且不耐用的其他电极力量具。

按照国家物理实验室标准对该项设备进行校准，鉴定它为III级设备。在校准中使用的仪器是典型的千分之五精确度，或者不超过该仪器的1000kg的量程。

针对某些企业生产线中使用的自动控制单元无法读入类似的力输入的情况，HFT技术还为KR 1000量具提供了NBT 1000交互功能，这样，它在具有任何形式控制器的自动单元中都有正常使用。

这种简单可行的安装，使得用户免去了购买升级设备或者改造焊接控制器的麻烦。该用于电阻焊接电极力测量的设备可以与任何自动单元直接协同工作。

以往焊接电极线路中不使用电极力测量设备的任何汽车制造商，现在可以采用这项高性价比的HFT技术了，它工作寿命长，可以提高产品合格率，减轻返工压力，因此可以为用户提供较快的投资回收率。

HFT技术还长升级它的旋转头手动测力量具，这样，汽车厂商可以以之检验它们自动生产线的产品，并手动对焊枪进行校验。

针对伺服焊枪量身定制的焊接系统不需要安装自动焊接力量具单元。应用手动电极力量具的话，可以对这些系统进行定期检验。