Welding Automation
Column-Boom
by Akyapak
Column-and-boom welding manipulator with 360-degree rotating column, available in MCB, HCB, and E-HCB models with boom reach from 4,385 to 10,070 mm and load capacity from 200 to 600 kg.
Column-and-boom welding manipulator (MCB / HCB / E-HCB models)
Configuration
200 to 600 kg (440 to 1,323 lb) across the model range
Load Carrying Capacity
4,385 to 10,070 mm (14 to 33 ft) across the model range
Boom Distance / Reach
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Ideal For
- Fabricators welding large or complex workpieces (tanks, vessels, pipe spools, structural assemblies) where the welding head needs to travel circumferentially or longitudinally, especially when integrating with positioners and rotators
Configuration
Column-and-boom welding manipulator (MCB / HCB / E-HCB models)
Load Carrying Capacity
200 to 600 kg (440 to 1,323 lb) across the model range
Boom Distance / Reach
4,385 to 10,070 mm (14 to 33 ft) across the model range
Column Rotation
360 degrees, manual or automatic
Key Features
Column-Boom Features
Standard features that set this machine apart in demanding manufacturing environments.
Ease of Operation
- 360-degree rotating column with manual or automatic control
- Available in MCB, HCB, and E-HCB models to match load and reach requirements
Built-In Extras
- Mechanical brake column-lock prevents accidental descent in boom position
- Compatible with Akyapak SRH positioners and turning rolls for fully co-ordinated welds
- Position-adjustable angle control enables stable, rapid welding
- Handles peripheral, longitudinal, internal-longitudinal, internal-peripheral, and cover welds, including confined inner-diameter access
- Adjustable horizontal and vertical boom movement for precise torch placement
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Full Specifications
Akyapak Column-Boom Welding System Technical Details
Complete specifications, standard features, and optional upgrades.
- Configuration
- Column-and-boom welding manipulator (MCB / HCB / E-HCB models)
- Load Carrying Capacity
- 200 to 600 kg (440 to 1,323 lb) across the model range
- Boom Distance / Reach
- 4,385 to 10,070 mm (14 to 33 ft) across the model range
- Column Rotation
- 360 degrees, manual or automatic
- Boom Movement
- Adjustable horizontal and vertical
- Welding Modes
- Peripheral, longitudinal, internal-longitudinal, internal-peripheral, cover welding
- Operator Access
- HCB and E-HCB include a moveable or fixed operator seat plus operator ladder
- Safety
- Mechanical brake column-lock prevents accidental boom descent
- Mounting
- Floor-mount stationary or rail-mounted mobile
- Integration
- Pairs with Akyapak SRH hydraulic positioner and turning rolls; runs independently for straight welds
- Models
- MCB (base), HCB (mid with operator seat), E-HCB (extended reach)
| Configuration | Column-and-boom welding manipulator (MCB / HCB / E-HCB models) |
| Load Carrying Capacity | 200 to 600 kg (440 to 1,323 lb) across the model range |
| Boom Distance / Reach | 4,385 to 10,070 mm (14 to 33 ft) across the model range |
| Column Rotation | 360 degrees, manual or automatic |
| Boom Movement | Adjustable horizontal and vertical |
| Welding Modes | Peripheral, longitudinal, internal-longitudinal, internal-peripheral, cover welding |
| Operator Access | HCB and E-HCB include a moveable or fixed operator seat plus operator ladder |
| Safety | Mechanical brake column-lock prevents accidental boom descent |
| Mounting | Floor-mount stationary or rail-mounted mobile |
| Integration | Pairs with Akyapak SRH hydraulic positioner and turning rolls; runs independently for straight welds |
| Models | MCB (base), HCB (mid with operator seat), E-HCB (extended reach) |
- 360-degree rotating column with manual or automatic control
- Adjustable horizontal and vertical boom movement for precise torch placement
- Position-adjustable angle control enables stable, rapid welding
- Mechanical brake column-lock prevents accidental descent in boom position
- Handles peripheral, longitudinal, internal-longitudinal, internal-peripheral, and cover welds, including confined inner-diameter access
- Available in MCB, HCB, and E-HCB models to match load and reach requirements
- Compatible with Akyapak SRH positioners and turning rolls for fully co-ordinated welds
- Rail-mounted mobile base for travel along long workpieces
- Moveable or fixed operator seat (standard on HCB and E-HCB)
- Operator ladder for safe high-position access (standard on HCB and E-HCB)
- Full integration package with Akyapak SRH positioner and turning rolls
- Tank, pressure-vessel, and silo welding
- Pipe spool circumferential and longitudinal welding
- Large steel construction and heavy structural fabrication
- Internal-diameter welding in confined spaces
- Welding cells where the workpiece is too large to move through a fixed station
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