Strategies For Automating A Welding Job

Article From weldingmag.com
08/14/2007

Brief Summary:

Automation can reduce time and costs-to-manufacture while improving quality and efficiency, but implementing automation for welding requires strategic planning, and evaluating the job and the expected outcome.
And, it requires the right employees and a good robotics company or integrator if it is going to achieve the goals set out for it.
Especially if the automation includes a shop's first robotic welding cell.
And will automating welding operations help you be more competitive?
Motoman produces robots with reaches to 10 ft. But, as parts get bigger, the system costs more.
That is the reason that evaluating the part size is critical when making the decision to automate.
Robots today are more versatile than years ago, and we're selling a 6-axis robot that gives us great versatility," Jacobson said.
Anderson added that while the robot is flexible enough to handle a variety of jobs in a production job shop setting, the key is to also implement an easy toolchange system.
People working on the manufacturing floor can be a wealth of information on how jobs are currently being done and can be extremely helpful in developing the automation.

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