FCH 3-21 / 3-38 / 6-76 / 9-114 welding heads
Mechanised orbital welding
WELDING PROCESS: TIG
Closed welding heads for the mechanised TIG orbital welding of thin-walled pipe joints (external diameter 3 - 114 mm, wall thickness up to 3.5 mm) made of stainless steel, titanium, nickel-based alloys, aluminium and other materials without the use of filler wire.
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FCH welding head with component
Spot-on versatility.
- FCH welding head with 8 m hosepack
- High duty cycle due to effective water cooling
- Integrated servo motor
- Automatic movement to the opening position
- Freely definable start position
- Automatic switch-off of the motor current in the event of overloading
- Compact design – optimum accessibility in confined areas
- Best possible gas shield and low level of temper colouration
- Clamping system for secure fixation and centring on the component
- Quick changeover system for clamping shells
- Highly user-friendly thanks to control buttons integrated in the handle
- Transport case with trolley function

FPA 3020 system controller
Standard equipment.
- Lightweight, compact design – ideal for portable use
- Integrated microprocessor control
- Integrated 200A, single-phase inverter power source
- Generator-compatible
- Integrated water cooling with water detector
- Integrated gas flow detector
- Intuitive touchscreen control panel with colour graphical process diagram
- Choice of languages (De/Gb/Fr/It/Es/Pb/Ru/Cz/Tr/Pl)
- Storing of programs onto USB flash drive
- Data backup onto USB flash drive
- Control of welding current, axis of rotation, forming gas and external wirefeeder
- Measuring and recording of heat input
- SynergicMode (material, pipe external diameter, wall thickness, gas, etc.)
- Auto-diagnosis system (error code display)
- Welding data documentation on USB flash drive
- USB port for data transfer/recording
- Integral printer for welding data documentation
- FRC-FPA 3020 remote control with 10 m cable
- 1 x 8 GB USB flash drive
Programming welding parameters.
- 200 programs can be stored and loaded
- Three tacking programs with up to 20 tacked spots
- Ten sectors/program with freely definable parameters
FRC-FPA 3020 remote control functions.
- Program selection
- Start/stop with slope, immediate end of welding
- Emergency Stop button
- Manual positioning of the movement units
- Manual wire feed and retract
- “On-the-fly” parameter changes during the welding cycle
- Shielding gas test button and forming gas on/off
Values displayed during the welding cycle.
- Welding current (A)
- Arc voltage (V)
- Torch position (degrees)
- Welding speed (cm/min)

FPA 3020 system controller
Standard equipment.
- Mounted on trolley
- Integrated microprocessor control
- Generator-compatible
- Integrated digital gas sensor
- Easy to program following intuitive operator guidance
- Remote support via internet connection
- Colour touchscreen with colour graphical process display
- Choice of languages (De/Gb/Fr/It/Es/Pb/Ru/Cz/Tr/Pl)
- Control of welding parameters for digital Fronius TIG power sources
- Control of axis of rotation using encoder
- Control of wirefeeder and forming gas
- Welding data recording onto USB flash drive
- SynergicMode (material, pipe external diameter, wall thickness, gas, etc.)
- Auto-diagnosis system (error code display)
- Ethernet and RS232 interface for servicing
- Storing and loading of programs onto/from USB flash drive
- Data backup onto USB flash drive
- Built-in printer prints 40 characters per line
- FRC-FPA 3030 remote control with 10 m cable
- 1 x 8 GB USB flash drive
Programming welding parameters.
- 200 programs can be stored and loaded
- Three tacking programs with up to 20 tacked spots
- Ten sectors, program with freely definable parameters
FRC-FPA 3030 remote control functions.
- Program selection
- Start/stop with slope, immediate end of welding
- Emergency Stop button
- Manual positioning of the movement units
- Manual wire feed and retract
- “On-the-fly” parameter changes during the welding cycle
- Shielding gas test button and forming gas on/off
Values displayed during the welding cycle.
- Welding current (A)
- Arc voltage (V)
- Torch position (degrees)
- Welding speed (cm/min)
- Wire speed (cm/min)
- Heat input (kJ)

FPA Xplorer screenshot
Welding data documentation, visualisation, archiving and parameter creation on a PC.
- View the properties of all managed devices
- Manage, edit and archive welding programs
- Overview of managed devices with status indicator
- AVR (Actual Value Record): visualise, evaluate and archive recorded actual values – via USB flash drive or in real time via the network connection (online version)
- Load log book data from USB flash drive or by downloading it directly from the control unit via the network connection (online version)
- Live display of alarm signals (online version)

Pipe welding with closed welding head
For FCH welding heads.
- Clamping shells for a wide variety of pipe diameters
- Customer-specific clamping shells
- Offset electrode holder (FCH 6-76/9-114 only)
- Tiltable electrode holder (FCH 6-76/9-114 only)
- FCH/FOH 10 m extension hosepack
- FPA 3020/3030 orbital system controller
For FPA 3020 system controller.
- Grounding cable, gas hose
- PickUp trolley with console and toolbox
- Pressure regulator
- Open welding heads with/without welding wire
- Hosepack extension
- Manual welding torch
- Printer paper
For FPA 3030 system controller.
- FPA Xplorer software for offline/online use (data documentation/archiving)
- Ethernet cable
- TIG power source, cooling unit, KD supply
- PickUp trolley
- Hosepack extension
- Printer paper