The Advantages of SMEs Adopting Collaborative Robotic Welding

Small and medium-sized enterprises are looking to cobots to provide relief and support for manual welders
July 2023
By: TIM PATON

It’s no secret there is a major shortage of welding professionals in the United States. According to the AWS Welding Workforce Data website (weldingworkforcedata.com), the shortfall estimated by 2027 approaches 360,000, and with more than 155,000 welders approaching retirement, it is clearly a longer-term trend.

It is affecting companies of all sizes. Many small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) with higher volumes and ample resources long ago adopted robotic welding with great success. Industrial robotic or..

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