Robot Welding - A Brief Overview

- Robot Welding is still the most common application for robotic automation with the automotive OEM's, tier1 and tier2 suppliers being the biggest single market segment for this process. However, the application has since been adopted by general industry, as the technology has become more affordable. - Robot welding is most commonly associated with MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding or resistance spot welding. However, other methods of robot welding are frequent used, including TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas), Plasma, TIG Filler (TIG Welding with Filler Rod) and Laser Welding. It is estimated that the world wide population of operational industrial robots now exceeds 1,000,000 robots, with over half of that number being used for robot welding.