Welding thick sheet metal.
Producing large steel structures often requires significant manual work, creating challenges around safety, quality consistency, scalability, and workforce availability. By combining multiple production steps into one coordinated process, manufacturers can create a safer, more controlled, and more efficient operation for heavy-duty fabrication.
What is welding thick sheet metal?
Cutting, welding and handling of thick metal products combine multiple production steps into one coordinated manufacturing system for large steel assemblies and structural steel components. The solution is commonly applied in industries such as agriculture, construction equipment, storage systems, and other heavy-duty manufacturing environments where large parts require multiple processing and joining operations.
Operational hurdles
High-risk manual handling
Skilled labor shortage
Throughput instability
Difficult material flow
System approach to these challenges
Thick metal manufacturing performs best when handling, processing, and joining activities are designed as one coordinated production flow rather than separate operations. This approach improves process control, reduces manual intervention in high-risk environments, and supports consistent production across a wide range of products.
- Integrated production flow from cutting to final assembly
- Designed around safe and controlled part handling
- Quality assurance throughout production and post-weld operations
Orchestrated in one system
A proven approach to robotic automation
The success of robotic automation depends on more than the technology itself. The way requirements are defined, engineering decisions are made, and systems are supported after commissioning all influence long-term operations performance.
Bringing together expertise across engineering, integration, commissioning, and support helps create solutions that perform reliably in operation.
Benefits to your operation
Safer heavy-part handling
Consistent weld quality
Greater production control
Robotic automation that performs
"Automation helps us ensure consistent quality while reducing the workload on our employees."
Andreas Jansen, Project Manager Process Planning at Mühlhoff
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“The biggest advantage for automation for us is the ability to ramp up and scale up as volume increases.“
Stephen Frazier, CEO at Tarter
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“If we wanted to grow, we knew we needed to advance in automation.”
Austin Metz, Manager at OPS
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Environments in which we apply this solution
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Yellow goods
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Agriculture
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Rolling stock
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Sprinkler
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Storage