Robotic arc welding productivity jumps 30 percent when a new state-of-the-art cell steps in for one nearing the end of its useful life. Upgrades in robot performance and welding technology improve weld quality, reduce rework and make spatter removal a distant memory. One broad brush stroke across the landscape of third-generation family-owned and operated Haake Manufacturing Co. and you can't help but notice how important automation has become for the sheet metal stamper and fabricator. Dotting its 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, spread over five buildings in DeSoto, MO, are several laser cutting and CNC punching machines serviced by automated sheet-handling systems; a robot-tended press brake; and the subject of this article - a twin-work-station robotic arc welding cell.
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