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Growing Past One Part: What Comes After a Dedicated Fixture
A dedicated custom fixture is usually the right call for a stable, high-volume part – it’s built to hold that part precisely, load quickly, and pay for itself fast. For a lot of shops, that fixture is exactly what makes a cobot cell worth the investment in the first place. The question worth asking isn’t…
From Flat Steel to Fixtured: What a Bare Welding Table Is Really Costing You
Play Video Modular Welding Table vs. Flat Steel Table: What a Bare Welding Table Is Really Costing You A flat steel table has no built-in way to locate or hold parts, so welders rely on soapstone marks, squares, and clamps improvised on the fly. A modular pin-and-clamp welding table, typically a tabletop with a 2-inch…
What Are Fixture Blocks? How They Improve Welding Table Flexibility
Play Video What Are Fixture Blocks? How They Improve Welding Table Flexibility Fixture blocks are modular welding table components that increase flexibility by extending the work surface, connecting tables, or raising parts for better positioning. For fabrication shops handling varied part sizes, changing setups, or cobot-assisted work, they offer a practical way to expand capability…
Optimized Cobot Welding Cell Design: How the Full Footprint Protects Throughput
Optimized Cobot Welding Cell Design: How the Full Footprint Drives Throughput In a cobot welding cell, arc-on time is already on your radar, and your fixtures, programs, and changeovers are dialed in. At that point, productivity improvements come from a different place: keeping the entire cell running smoothly and predictably, shift after shift. Because in…
Cobot Welding Arc-On Time: Why Quick-Change Tables and Fixture Plates Make the Difference
Cobot Welding Arc-On Time: Why Quick-Change Tables and Fixture Plates Make the Difference If you’re measuring productivity in a cobot welding cell, arc-on time is one of the fastest ways to see what’s really happening. More arc time means more welds completed, and a clearer path to throughput and ROI. Cobot welding can raise arc-on…
Custom Fixtures for Robotic Headstock-Tailstock Welding Cells
Custom Fixtures for Robotic Headstock-Tailstock Welding Cells Manufacturers often turn to robotic headstock-tailstock welding cells to automate the welding of long, round, or rotational parts. While these systems are great for providing steady rotation, repeatability, and efficiency, they are rarely a complete solution on their own. Most suppliers offer headstock-tailstock welding systems as rotation units…