Robot Welding Workstation in Coal Mining Industry

Robot Welding Workstation in Coal Mining Industry

Apr 28, 2025

The robot welding workstation in the coal mining industry has significantly improved welding efficiency and quality with automation and intelligence technology, while reducing safety risks and production costs. Here are its main advantages:

1. Improve welding quality and consistency
High precision operation: The robot's repeated positioning accuracy can reach ± 0.1mm, avoiding the fluctuation of manual welding and ensuring that the weld seam is uniform, without pores or slag inclusions.
Intelligent detection: Integrated vision system or laser sensor, real-time monitoring of weld position and automatic correction of trajectory, suitable for complex workpieces (such as hydraulic supports, conveyor troughs).
Standardization of Process: Precise control of welding parameters (current, speed) is achieved through preset programs, reducing human errors.

2. Significantly improve production efficiency
Continuous operation: No need for rest, especially suitable for plenty batches maintenance of coal mining equipment (such as cutters, scrapers) or production of large structural components (cages, mining cars).
Multi-station collaboration: The dual robot workstation can synchronously weld large components, reducing the construction period by more than 50%.
Quick changeover: Adapt to different workpieces through program switching (such as switching from belt conveyor drum to support anchor), reducing downtime.
3. Reduce security risks
Replacing manual labor in high-risk environments: Working in gas, dust, or narrow spaces (on-site maintenance of underground equipment) to avoid personnel exposure.
Explosion proof design: The workstation can be equipped with explosion-proof motors and intrinsic safety control systems, which comply with coal mine safety standards such as ATEX or GB3836.
Reduce occupational injuries  : Eliminate the long-term harm of welding smoke and arc light to workers.

4. Cost optimization and resource conservation
Material savings  : Reduce wire waste by optimizing path planning (typical savings of 10% -15%).
Reduced labor costs  : One robot can replace 2-3 welders, with a high long-term return on investment.
Convenient maintenance  : Modular design facilitates quick replacement of key components (welding gun, wire feeder), reducing downtime due to malfunctions.

5. Adapt to the special needs of coal mines
Customized end tool  : equipped with wear-resistant welding gun head, suitable for welding repair of high hardness materials (such as Mn13 wear-resistant plate).
Offline programming: Pre programmed through simulation software to reduce on-site debugging time, suitable for deployment in limited underground spaces.
Remote monitoring: Connect to the coal mine IoT system and upload real-time welding data (such as temperature and defect rate) to the management center.

Typical application scenarios
Equipment manufacturing: Welding of hydraulic support structural components and middle groove of scraper conveyor.
Remanufacturing: Repair of coal mining machine drum and gearbox shell.
Emergency Maintenance  : Rapid Automated Welding of Damaged Underground Pipelines
Case study of robot welding workstation in coal mining industry