What Is a welding Robot?

Due to its time-saving benefits and high productivity, robotic welding has become important in metal and heavy industries, and especially in the automotive industry that employs spot and laser welding. It is best suited for short welds with curved surfaces and repeatable, predictable actions that don’t require continuous shifts and changes in the welding process. With the help of external axes, the robot is also suitable for long welds, for example in the shipbuilding industry.

Although robotic welding is mostly used in mass production, in which efficiency and quantity are essential, programs can be made to suit any needs, and robotics can be utilized for smaller and even one-off productions while maintaining high cost-effectiveness.

  This is the aspect that draws most businesses to consider robotic welding in the first place. The quality of robotic welds relies on both quality of materials and consistency of workflow. Once these issues are systematized, however, a robotic device can perform exceptionally high quality, efficient welds much more consistently than even the most experienced professionals. 

  Robotic automation means that an 8-hour or 12-hour workplace can be more easily retooled for 24-hour service. Not only that, but quality robotic systems streamline key processes and help humans avoid dangerous or repetitive tasks. That means a much lower error rate, a reduction in avoidable time away from work, and the chance for team members to focus on higher-level challenges. Robots can’t get bored with their job, dont need the toilet, food or washing up time!

 No matter what size the enterprise, overwelding is a scourge: It’s one of the biggest sources of waste for any welder and can cost tens of thousands of dollars on even modest projects. Robots can use ultra-precise specifications to ensure far lower metal filler costs. A robot never feels the need to “play it safe” with an oversized weld bead, no matter how complex the task.