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Weld with proper fusion 6 Apr 2022

quality control Tube and Pipe welding laser-based monitoring

3 min

Weld Profile Monitoring of High Frequency Tube and Pipe Production

Weld profile monitoring using laser-based 3D imaging technology has recently...
Cameron Serles
XVC-1000e weld camera in action 25 Mar 2020

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1 min

Xiris Automation: More Than Just an Innovative Product

In the September issue (page 38) of Australian Welding, Weld Australia...
Rachel Dalton
Xiris WeldMIC 7 Jan 2020

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2 min

Three Benefits of Adding Audio to your Weld Camera

Experienced, professional welders agree that sound is often just as valuable in...
David Giannotti
Pseudo color 2 12 Nov 2019

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1 min

Using Pseudo Color to Highlight Features in Welding

Weld cameras can produce color and monochrome images. Often monochrome images...
Cameron Serles
safety 3 Oct 2019

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1 min

Using Xiris Weld Cameras to Reduce Health Risks

High Dynamic Range (HDR) weld cameras provide clear images of a welding process...
Robin Montgomery
Xiris 30th Anniversary Photo-1 24 Sep 2019

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1 min

Xiris Celebrates 30 Years!

Xiris is pleased to celebrate its 30th anniversary in September, 2019. Founded...
David Giannotti
Enviro Blog XVC 18 Sep 2019

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1 min

How to Make Welding More Environmentally Friendly

In today’s world, environmental issues are becoming more and more important in...
Robin Montgomery
Audio 2 image 3 Sep 2019

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2 min

How to Implement Audio Monitoring for your Welding Operation

Our team at Xiris has released an audio monitoring package for our weld...
Cameron Serles
Xiris Educator Kit 20 Aug 2019

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1 min

Weld Cameras: The New Tool to Teach Welding

Using weld cameras in a classroom has many benefits for students, instructors,...
Robin Montgomery
Audio (1) sound wave pic 23 Jul 2019

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1 min

Xiris Launches Audio Monitoring for Weld Cameras!

Xiris is proud to announce a revolutionary addition to our industry-leading...
Cameron Serles
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1 min

Ground-Breaking Technology + Dedicated Customer Service = Great Value

Once we’ve demonstrated to potential customers how a Xiris weld camera can help...
Cameron Serles
Students viewing a live weld demo 30 May 2019

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2 min

10 Reasons Why You Should Add a Weld Camera to Your Classroom

Adding cameras to view and record welding is a constant desire of progressive...
Cameron Serles
WI3000 System 14 May 2019

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1 min

How Weld Inspection helps Tube Producers in the Automotive Sector

The Automotive Sector is constantly trying to reduce the weight of cars. Part...
Emily Blackborow
Xiris WeldStudio 16 Apr 2019

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1 min

Using the Photodiode with an XVC-1000 Weld Camera

A photodiode is an electronic which, when exposed to light, generates a change...
Emily Blackborow
Sensor Head 2 Apr 2019

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1 min

Why Recertification of Your Inspection System is Important

In today's modern manufacturing environment, continuous improvement is needed...
Emily Blackborow
Various High Voltage Cable Samples 20 Feb 2019

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1 min

Inspecting Metal Sheath on High Voltage Cables

High Voltage Cable is a multi-layer cable used for running high voltages...
Cameron Serles
Pulsed weld process 7 Feb 2019

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3 min

Triggering Weld Cameras for Imaging Pulsed Welds

Various pulsed synergic and non-synergic GMAW modes can be difficult to capture...
Cameron Serles
TLA 24 Jan 2019

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1 min

A Customer Testimonial for Xiris Tube & Pipe Inspection Systems

Who doesn’t love an inspiring transformation story? Weld inspection systems...
Emily Blackborow
Coil Joining Video 10 Jan 2019

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1 min

Using Weld Cameras to Enable a Continuous Coil Joining Process

Xiris’ High Dynamic Range (HDR) welding cameras can be used in a multitude of...
Cameron Serles
Bead Ripple 5 Oct 2018

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1 min

Detecting Bead Ripple During Tube Manufacturing

Lighter wall mild steel pipe production requires bead height monitoring for...
Cameron Serles
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2 min

Using Weld Cameras to Minimize Excessive Spatter on GMAW

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) is characterized by the creation of sparks and...
Peter Serles
WI3000 System.jpg 14 Jun 2017

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2 min

Post Scarf Inspection of Automotive Fuel Line Tubing

Fuel line tubing is typically manufactured on an ERW welding mill similar to...
Cornelius Sawatzky
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2 min

Get Better Quality from Your Laser Additive Manufacturing Process

Additive manufacturing is an increasingly attractive technology that has in...
Peter Serles
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1 min

Robust Weld Cameras for High Frequency Weld Applications

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) that is generated by high frequency weld...
Catherine Cline
Weld operator in dangerous position 3 Apr 2017

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1 min

Why Weld Cameras are Essential when Welding Large Pipe

Cameron Serles
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Upgrade Your View with a Xiris Weld Camera

Upgrade Your View! This isn’t the first time Xiris has run into a duct-taped...
Justin Grahn
Feb 28 image 1.jpg 28 Feb 2017

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1 min

Marketing your Welding Products with Weld Videos

Why should your customers buy from you rather than your competitors?
Cameron Serles
Tube mill photo 14 Feb 2017

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1 min

How to Reduce Customer Returns from your Tube Mill

When a customer refuses to accept a shipment because of a quality problem, the...
Cameron Serles
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2 min

Ontario High School Purchases a Weld Camera Kit!

Catherine Cline
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1 min

The Ultimate Weld Video Library

First, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy, healthy and...
Catherine Cline
Typical Scrap Generated from a Tube Mill 21 Dec 2016

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1 min

How to Find Defects Sooner and Reduce Scrap on a Tube Mill

In a tube mill, production scrap can come from just about anywhere: tooling...
Cameron Serles
Image of a Sample Micrograph 23 Nov 2016

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1 min

Reducing Tube Mill Downtime with Weld Inspection

Tube mills require a large capital investment that often gets amortized over...
Cameron Serles
Image of a Sample Micrograph 26 Oct 2016

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1 min

How to Reduce Quality Lab Time Associated with a Tube Mill

Lab time is a precious commodity. As part of the changeover process on a tube...
Cameron Serles
27 Sep 2016

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1 min

How to Reduce Set-Up Time on a Tube Mill

Every time a tube mill is changed over to run a new product, a set-up process...
Cameron Serles
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2 min

Monitoring Welding Processes in Color

In most situations, a high dynamic range (HDR) image that provides a clear view...
Justin Grahn
Xiris WI-3000 Product photo 30 Aug 2016

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1 min

Free ROI Calculator for Tube Weld Inspection Systems

Two of the most important competitive advantages in tube production are the...
Karen Serles
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1 min

Using Weld Cameras For Torch Alignment

When Xiris demonstrates its weld camera systems, one of the unexpected benefits...
Catherine Cline
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1 min

Weld Revolution Uses the Xiris Color Weld Camera

Catherine Cline
Photos of Xiris Weld Cameras in Long-Distance Pipeline Manufacturing 10 May 2016

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1 min

Xiris Weld Cameras in Long-Distance Pipeline Manufacturing

The manufacturing of long-distance pipelines for the oil and gas industry uses...
Dean Zhao
Detecting Slag Build-up on Ferrite Casings in Pipe Mills 26 Apr 2016

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2 min

Detecting Slag Build-up on Ferrite Casings in Pipe Mills

A major challenge in producing good quality pipe on a welded Pipe Mill is the...
Cornelius Sawatzky
15 Mar 2016

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2 min

Using a Trigger Signal on a Weld Camera

Cameron Serles
Using the AOI to create a faster image 1 Mar 2016

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1 min

Using Area of Interest to Achieve High Frame Rates with a Weld Camera

Cameron Serles
Diagram of Initial Incident Light Reflected 16 Feb 2016

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2 min

Imaging the Changing Intensity of the Laser Spot

Cameron Serles
Off Axis Camera Mounting Relative to Laser Beam Delivery System 19 Jan 2016

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2 min

Off Axis Mounting of a Weld Camera onto Laser Processes

Off Axis Mounting of a Weld Camera onto Laser Processes
Cameron Serles
Xiris XVC-1000 Camera Integrated to Laser Beam Delivery System 24 Nov 2014

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1 min

Success at Fabtech Atlanta for Xiris!

Fabtech is North America’s largest metal forming and fabricating event that...
Leanne Sinclair
Xiris View Camera for Submerged Arc Welding 14 Oct 2014

quality control Sub Arc welding camera applications productivity

2 min

How to Improve Your Sub Arc Business

The submerged arc welding process is used in a variety of industries all that...
Cameron Serles
Students viewing a weld demonstration on a display monitor. 2 Jul 2014

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2 min

How Weld Cameras Can Help Improve the Student Experience

Technical trade schools and welding education programs are not new to...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Xiris Scarf Width Defect Drawing 17 Jun 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find SCARFING Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Welding line in a facility 10 Jun 2014

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1 min

How System Integrators Use Xiris Weld Cameras in Automation

Systems integrators who build automated welding processes are always searching...
Cameron Serles
Xiris Freeze Line Defect Drawing 3 Jun 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find FREEZE LINE Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
19th Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting Fair 27 May 2014

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1 min

See Xiris in Beijing June 10-13, 2014.

Since signing Harbin Jinlifeng Co. Ltd as our distributor for China in January...
Dean Zhao
Xiris Bead Roll Defect Drawing 13 May 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Detect BEAD ROLL

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Xiris Rolling Defect Drawing 29 Apr 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find FORMING Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Xiris Bead Height Defect Drawing 8 Apr 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find BEAD HEIGHT Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Xiris Undercut Defect Drawing 18 Mar 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find UNDERCUT Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Monitoring the Weld From Your Desk 11 Mar 2014

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2 min

How to Remotely View Your Weld Process

Ever since the development of automated welding, operators have needed to be...
Cameron Serles
4 Mar 2014

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2 min

Monitoring Tube and Pipe Production to Find MISMATCH Defects

Recent advancements in machine vision technology have made a new type of...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Tandem MIG/MAG Weld Process 24 Feb 2014

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2 min

Using a Weld Camera to Monitor Tandem MIG Welding

Tandem MIG/MAG welding is a beneficial material processing application for...
Cameron Serles
6 Feb 2014

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1 min

Xiris at ABB Robotics Technology Days: March 13-14, 2014

Our team at Xiris is looking forward to the upcoming ABB Robotics Technology...
Cornelius Sawatzky
Pattern match tool demonstration 21 Jan 2014

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2 min

The Technology Behind Every Xiris System

Every machine vision system developed by Xiris is based upon an internal image...
Cameron Serles
14 Jan 2014

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2 min

The Anatomy of a Weld: MIG on Carbon Steel

As the result of recent improvements in electronics, Weld Cameras with High...
Cornelius Sawatzky
20 Aug 2013

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2 min

The Anatomy of a Weld: What a Weld Camera Can See

Because of the dynamic range present in the area of a weld head between the...
Cameron Serles
9 Aug 2013

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2 min

Using a Weld Camera to Detect Seam Misalignment

In automated welding processes, proper tracking of the weld head to the weld...
Cameron Serles
26 Jul 2013

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2 min

Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Weld Cameras

When comparing capital equipment investment options, it’s important to...
Cameron Serles
11 Jul 2013

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2 min

Using Cameras to Monitor Fillet Welds in Nuclear Facilities

Welding is a commonplace activity at a nuclear facility to repair or build...
Cameron Serles
3 Jul 2013

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1 min

Why Video Recording of Welding Processes Is Useful

With advanced camera design and image-processing technology, the latest Weld...
Cameron Serles
18 Jun 2013

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3 min

Using a Weld Camera to Guide Cross-Slide Mechanisms

In some types of automated or semi-automated welding processes, a positioning...
Cornelius Sawatzky
CD replication example 14 Jun 2013

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2 min

Automated Inspection Systems Used In Optical Disc Manufacturing

CD/DVD manufacturers are finding that today’s customers demand blemish-free...
Lisa Colling
CD-RAM 12 Jun 2013

quality control optical disc manufacturing

2 min

Using Automated Inspection Systems in CD/DVD Manufacturing

In our work with CD/DVD manufacturers, we’ve seen the following management...
Lisa Colling
10 Jun 2013

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2 min

How to Justify the Cost of a Weld Camera #5: Indirect Benefits

When making a business case for a technologically advanced Weld Camera such as...
Cameron Serles
Accuracy, Repeatability, and Resolution in Machine Vision 5 Jun 2013

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3 min

Accuracy, Repeatability, and Resolution in Machine Vision

Accuracy, repeatability, and resolution are three main metrics by which any...
John Stevenson
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