Welding automation
Cobot welding automates manual welding for superior efficiency and quality
16 April 2025
Cobot welding integrates collaborative robots (cobots) into welding processes to enhance productivity, quality, and safety.
Artturi Salmela
Artturi Salmela
Artturi Salmela
Product Manager, Automation at Kemppi Oy. A robotics expert with 20 years of experience in e.g. computer vision, user interfaces, offline programming, and robotic welding. Interested in the development of welding automation and its connectivity to digital systems.
Eetu Kivioja
Eetu Kivioja
Commercial Development Director for Kemppi and Trafimet torches. He has been working with welding guns and torches since 2017 at Kemppi. Focused on customer understanding and transparent product management communication. Still believes in the benefits of face-to-face meetings.
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Kemppi's cobot welding solutions offer a streamlined setup with flexible options for various automated welding applications. Designed for reliability, precision, and high performance, our offering includes the Master M and X5 FastMig models and, for intense industrial applications, the AX cobot welding system with advanced automation capabilities.
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The Flexlite GXe-C is a MIG/MAG cobot torch series that makes Kemppi precision, reliability, and durability available for cobot solutions at the push of a button. It is cobot-ready and designed to 'plug-in-and-weld'. It's quick to integrate and simple to operate with accessible push buttons.
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