September 20, 2006 - Available in 16, 32, and 48 in. widths with 16 in. upper and lower platen depth, M-Series welds various materials, including steel and stainless steel, and can incorporate multiple guns for custom resistance, spot, or projection welding. Small footprint offers mobility via forklift pockets and accessibility for tooling changeover. Features include X-Y servo driven fixtures and light curtains and palm buttons for operator safety.

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Release date: August 15, 2006

Resistance Welder Provides Flexible Welding Solutions

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Marathon Welding Automation is pleased to introduce the M-Series resistance welder-a versatile platform for manufacturers looking to enhance productivity on small- to medium-sized welded parts. Available as a complete system or a base for custom integration, the M-Series comes in 16, 32 and 48 inch standard widths with a 16 inch upper and lower platen depth.

The M-Series can incorporate multiple guns for custom resistance, spot or projection welding. Designed to provide versatile automation, Marathon's pedestal welder can be used to weld various materials, including steel and stainless.

A small footprint gives the unit ease of mobility, via forklift pockets, and accessibility for tooling changeover. Shipped assembled and ready for immediate installation and production, the M-Series is well suited as an alternative to manual welding.

Features include:
o Vertically adjustable upper and lower platens
o X-Y servo driven fixtures available
o Maximum operator safety with light curtains or palm buttons
o Watchdawg(TM) for Welding* optional
o Easy integration with bowl feeders
o Automatic part removal optional
o Custom sizes and colors available.

Profit from over twenty years of industry experience and let Marathon Welding Automation guide your process! For further information please call 1-800-816-9661 or visit www.orbitform.com.

Marathon is part of the Orbitform Group and specializes in design, engineering, process development, and manufacture of resistance and robotic welding machines and workcells. Production cells range from single torch arc to fully automated multi-robot systems with positioners and custom designed tooling. Resistance welding cells range from single or multi-gun fixed automation to transguns mounted on multi-axis robots.

* Watchdawg is the Orbitform Group's line of process monitoring and process control products. Besides welding, Orbitform offers Watchdawg for various other assembly related processes.

Company Information:
Name: Orbitform
Address: 1600 Executive Dr., P.O. Box 1469
City: Jackson
State: MI
ZIP: 49204
Country: USA
Phone: 800-353-8718
FAX: 517-787-6609
http://www.orbitform.com

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