Manufacturing companies ultimately live and die by their ability to make parts and products on time and under budget. It’s relatively simple in theory, but changes in the market as well as several ongoing trends are making it increasingly difficult in practice. As a result, businesses are looking for ways to reduce production cycle times and throughput without the need for more workers. For many, automated welding is an investment that can help them meet these business objectives.
Welding is an essential part of the global economy. Every day across the world, businesses rely on it to create safe, durable and high-quality products. From cars to electronics, we all interact with the results of these efforts as part of our personal and professional lives. This makes automated welding a solution that could have huge implications on the ability of these companies to compete in their local and global markets as well as overcome ingrained challenges such as the ongoing shortage of skilled labor.
Industrial, collaborative robots (cobots) are an important option for manufacturing businesses of all sizes to consider. Their smaller footprint and increased versatility make them a great choice for high-mix, low volume operations.
Manufacturers are facing big challenges
For many businesses in the manufacturing sector, welding automation is no longer something nice to have, but a necessity. The industry is under pressure in a number of ways, and businesses are responding by driving process and digital transformation throughout their operations. Just as digital solutions and automations are streamlining workflows in HR and finance functions, applications like collaborative robot welding are doing the same on the production floor.