Motoman welding robots in the woodworking industry

Sev­er­al indus­tries world­wide use Motoman weld­ing robots in for dif­fer­ent weld­ing appli­ca­tions. One indus­try, the wood indus­try, has com­pa­nies that have used Motoman welders for decades.

Schep­pach, a Ger­man-based man­u­fac­tur­er of wood­work­ing machines is one of those com­pa­nies. They have employed robot­ic Motoman welders in their fac­to­ry for over 20 years. Because of their long his­to­ry and suc­cess with these Motoman weld­ing robots, Schep­pach decid­ed to add addi­tion­al welders to their production.

The com­pa­ny was look­ing for a Motoman weld­ing robot that could offer the com­pa­ny supe­ri­or-qual­i­ty welds while also being ver­sa­tile on the var­i­ous plate thick­ness­es it could weld. The Motoman welder also had to be flex­i­ble so it could han­dle assem­bly and the final welds as well.

With all that in mind, the com­pa­ny end­ed up pur­chas­ing a Motoman weld­ing sys­tem using a Motoman MA1900 robot sus­pend­ed from a gantry system.

This Motoman weld­ing robot not only sped up the pro­duc­tiv­i­ty of the line, but it also improved the accu­ra­cy of the parts being weld­ed. Anoth­er advan­tage was that the Motoman weld­ing robot did not have to stop to take 15-minute breaks or half hour lunch­es. It runs with­out breaks on a two-shift operation.

The inte­gra­tion of this gantry Motoman weld­ing robot to their pro­duc­tion has over­all saved them on pro­duc­tion and labor costs, as well as improv­ing the qual­i­ty of their over­all end prod­uct. The sys­tem met all of Scheppach’s needs and expec­ta­tions – which has prob­a­bly cement­ed them as a Motoman weld­ing cus­tomer for decades to come.

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