Dan Tyas

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Director of Design Engineering

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Hi, my name is Dan Tyas and I am the Director of Design Engineering at Olympus Technologies in Huddersfield. Olympus Technologies is an innovative robotic integrator, specialising in delivering high quality bespoke turnkey projects across multiple business sectors, as well as creating ‘off the shelf’ robotic solutions for common business processes, including welding, palletising and laser marking.

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Welding environments can be extremely demanding on collaborative robots. Weld spatter, heat, grinding dust and airborne contaminants can all contribute...
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When specifying a welding torch for a cobot welding system, the connector type is often treated as a minor detail....
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Collaborative robots are increasingly being used for welding applications thanks to their flexibility, repeatability and ease of deployment. However, welding...
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A Dinse connector is a quick-action, twist-locking plug and socket used for transmitting high electrical currents on welding equipment. Originating...
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An undersized connector is one of the most common failure points we find in underperforming cobot welding cells. The wrong...
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You specify a custom DINSE torch neck when a standard 22° or 45° neck physically cannot reach a joint without...
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A standard straight torch neck can't reach every joint, especially on complex parts. Special torch necks, defined by their non-standard...
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A cobot welding cover is a protective fitted cover designed to shield a collaborative robot from damage caused by welding...
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The most significant advantage of cobot laser welding over traditional TIG welding is the drastic reduction in heat input. For...
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The fundamental difference between TIG welding stainless steel and aluminium with a cobot is the current type. Stainless steel uses...
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