Selecting the Most Efficient Automatic Machine for Silver Brazing

Silver brazing as a metals joining method offers many advantages. In this paper, the evolution of automatic silver brazing is discussed. For high production assembly work, silver brazing should be done on automatic machines. To select the most economical size automatic silver brazing machine, many different factors should be considered. This paper discusses these various factors and shows the influence that each one has on the automatic silver brazing machine. Finally, a specific application of a copper tube brazed into a brass fitting is analyzed for automatic brazing, and the most efficient size automatic silver brazing machine is selected for this application.