Welding Journal

As more companies are faced with the need for labor, it’s no secret that automation provides a potential solution for mitigating workforce challenges. More than 517,000 industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2021, a 31% increase from the previous year (Ref. 1). The first three quarters of 2022 saw a 24% increase over the same time period in 2021, setting up yet another record-breaking year for industrial robotics (Ref. 2). In most applications, automation serves as a viable solution for handling the labor-in..