Smoker Craft adopted a robotic tube-welding system about two years ago to automate its entire pontoon assembly process. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) A welder’s flame fuses a pontoon tube at Smoker Craft ...

Robots aren’t just for big factories anymore. Today’s robotic solutions are smarter, more affordable, and easier to deploy — especially for small and midsized shops. Whether it’s collaborative ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

As we approach some of the industry’s premier trade shows for welding and manufacturing, including FABTECH in October, one question that is on everyone’s mind is, “What’s next for welding automation?” ...

As the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, it’s a good day to celebrate both the ideals of liberty as well as its symbols. Perhaps the most iconic of those symbols is the ...

Russia's Baltic Shipyard has demonstrated the use of a collaborative robot and a welding robot with machine vision, which it says will be an important part of the plant's modernisation programme.

The rise of the humanoid robotic machines is nearing. Robotics is now revolutionizing numerous industry sectors through the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and reinforcement ...

Who says you can’t teach an old robot new tricks? Nobody, actually. That saying is about dogs. But it applies to robots too, at least judging by the way this late-90s industrial beast was put to use ...

Australia’s first train-welding robot is on track for installation at the Queensland train manufacturing facility at ...

The integrity of the construction welds of Quad/Graphics Inc.’s Lomira plant are at the heart of the controversy over who ultimately was responsible for the collapse of the building. A robotic welding ...