Welding production

Welding is a key competence of Izhora. Welding shops have a unique fleet of equipment which includes state-of-the-art high-performance welding posts and stations.

The production capacities allow processing of large-sized blanks weighing up to 400 tons. Welding and overlay welding are carried out mainly on the welding posts. The shops of Izhora can weld circumferential and longitudinal joints with a diameter of up to 6.5 m.

Equipment

Manipulator for welding and overlay welding
Description
A welding manipulator is used for overlay welding of bottoms of the reactor pressure vessels, ECCS and PCFS accumulators, pressurizers and petrochemical vessels. The manipulator operates together with a welding post.

Main characteristics

Dimensions: 8 800 x 6 300 x 4 500 mm

Face-plate diameter: 6 100 mm


Welding gantries
Description
For making field welds, we use quick-mounting mobile gantries. Each gantry consists of a platform with a longitudinal travel system, a module with a ladder, and a maintenance and access mobile platform and allows welding of circumferential joints of housing shells

Main characteristics

Dimensions: 11 500 x 10 800 x 7 700 mm

Distance between centers of pillars: 7 700 mm

Working platform width: 4 100 mm

Permissible load on platform: 200 kg

Radius of curvature of central working platform: 3 000 mm

Weight: 11 t

Maximum product thickness: 500 mm

Minimum diameter of welded product: 3 000 mm

Maximum diameter of welded product: 6 000 mm

Maximum product heating temperature: up to 250 °С

Production capabilities

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Unique high-precision equipment

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Full automation of welding process including switching between modes

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Application of various welding methods: ESW, SAW, ESC

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Multi-level production control and compliance with all safety requirements
All welding posts installed in the shops of the plant are equipped with a CNC system and provide a high level of production automation. The up-to-date equipment enables us to weld joints of all types of shells used for manufacturing nuclear and petrochemical products.