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Enhancing your welding process with cobots

How collaborative robots help you increase productivity, maintain weld quality, and overcome skilled labor shortages

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The need for automation in the welding industry

Manual welding remains indispensable — but rising cost pressure, delivery deadlines, and a shortage of qualified welders are accelerating the need for smart automation.

This whitepaper explains when and why welding cobots are the right solution, and how they complement skilled welders instead of replacing them.

Why automation is becoming essential in welding

Manual welding remains one of the most demanding disciplines in manufacturing. However, increasing deadlines, cost pressure and a growing shortage of skilled welders are pushing many companies to their limits.

Statements like “We’ve always welded this manually” can quickly result in missed delivery dates, declining quality or lost orders. At the same time, repetitive and physically demanding welding tasks reduce motivation and make it harder to retain experienced specialists.

Cobots offer a way to stabilize production without replacing welding expertise.

Cobots are gaining momentum worldwide

According to international robotics statistics, collaborative robots are showing significantly higher growth rates than classic industrial robots. Their increasing market share highlights one thing clearly:
Manufacturers are looking for flexible, easy‑to‑operate automation solutions that can be integrated quickly and scale with changing production demands.

Especially in welding, cobots are becoming an attractive alternative for small to medium batch sizes and varying component geometries.

What makes cobots particularly suitable for welding applications

  • Intuitive programming and fast learning curves
  • High flexibility for changing components and batch sizes
  • Consistent weld seam quality
  • Relief from repetitive welding tasks
  • Easy integration into existing manufacturing environments

Learn more about cobot welding technology – explained in our whitepaper #2

Insights into welding with cobots

Is this whitepaper relevant for you?

This whitepaper is aimed at:

  • production managers and plant managers
  • manufacturing and welding engineers
  • business owners and decision‑makers
  • companies considering their first steps into welding automation

If you are unsure whether a cobot or an industrial robot is the better solution for your application, this whitepaper provides practical decision guidance.

In this whitepaper you will learn

  • when a manual welding process reaches its economic limits
  • which welding tasks are ideal for collaborative robots
  • benefits for both welding specialists and companies
  • how intuitive cobot operation enables fast changeovers
  • what to consider when choosing between cobot and robot
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