Advancements in sensoring have enabled robotic-welding systems to handle joining challenges previously considered beyond the scope of automation. Improvements in seam tracking, for example, are shifting the paradigm. The efficiencies inherent in automated welding cannot be denied, as the process has proven itself for OEMs and Tier One and Two suppliers alike. But a longstanding challenge remains: automating the welding of materials with irregular, inconsistent or difficult-to-access joint interfaces. Fortunately, advances in sensing technology allow automated welding to tackle such variables and, combined with cost-competitive robotic-welding options, enable automated welding to expand all along the fabricated-part supply chain.
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