 
								
								
								
								
									You landed a data center contract for 800 server rack assemblies. Your lead welder dialed in the program. First 50 units look great. Then you notice units 200-240 have slightly inconsistent bead placement because the fit-up varies just enough that the fixed torch path isn't ...
								
								
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Walk into a fabrication shop today and you might see something that would've seemed impossible five years ago: a welder ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Your shop landed its biggest data center contract yet—1,500 server rack assemblies, 12-week delivery, premium rate. Your ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Or: How Small Fab Shops Are Landing $500K Contracts They Couldn't Touch a Year Ago If you've been turning down work because ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
									
									
									Thinking about adding a welding or cutting cobot to your shop? You’re not alone. Collaborative robots (cobots) are one of ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Your Guide to Metalworking Automation Tax Incentives Introduction The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) has created an ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Why Multipass Welding Programming Has Remained a Challenge “Show me how it actually works.” This is the first reaction from ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									You've deployed your first cobot. It's working. Your welders are impressed. Parts are flowing. Quality is up. But now comes ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
									
									
									Not all welding automation is created equal. Traditional robotic welding systems have been around for decades—but they’re ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
									
									
									Inflation, labor shortages, geopolitical risk — welcome to manufacturing in 2025. The question isn't whether you should ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Most fabricators considering welding & plasma cutting automation start with one question: How much will we save on labor?
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									How forward-thinking shops are using cobots to adapt, thrive, and future-proof their operations For many metal fabrication ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									The global landscape is shifting. From supply chain disruptions to rising geopolitical tensions, manufacturers are ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
									
									
									Bret Engel brings extensive welding, fabrication, and automation experience
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Imagine having a tool that makes your cobot as easy to use as your smartphone. That’s exactly what the right software can do ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
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									What started as a solution to a labor shortage became a powerful tool for growth and innovation in their production ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									Cobots have changed the way we manufacture and are becoming an integral part of many shops' processes. But how difficult are ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									It takes just one or two unoptimized elements of the robotic welding process to make your production less efficient. Follow ...
								
 
							 
							
							
							
							
								
								
								
								
									
									
									How can you stay competitive in an industry that's constantly evolving with new technologies? It feels like every time you ...