SmoothTool Case Stories
Fu Zhuan Steel Accelerates High-Mix Laser Welding with SmoothTool and UR12e cobot
Company: Fu Zhuan SteelIndustry: Sheet metal processingLocation: Taoyuan City, TaiwanCobot System: Universal Robots UR12e with SmoothTool For manufacturers operating in high-mix, low-volume environments, automation often comes with a frustrating trade-off While...
Cobot Welding & Plasma Cutting at Helsinki Shipyard: Hybrid Automation for Big Production
Company: Helsinki Shipyard (DNY Finland Oy)Industry: Shipbuilding / Heavy industryLocation: Helsinki, FinlandCobot System: Universal Robots UR12e with SmoothTool, EWM welding power source and Hypertherm plasma cutter, configured for hybrid welding and plasma cutting...
Innovating Railway Manufacturing with SmoothTool Cobot Welder
Company: Peverk OyIndustry: RailwayLocation: Järvenpää (Helsinki), FinlandCobot System: Universal Robots UR12e with SmoothTool https://youtu.be/dCM-4FpLt1o?si=IOpIccuPC57j6o16 Keeping Finland's Railways Running For 30 Years and Counting Peverk Oy is not a typical...
SmoothTool Keeps Welding Expertise Alive at Breman Machinery
Company: Breman Machinery BVIndustry: Heavy steel fabrication and contract manufacturingLocation: Genemuiden, NetherlandsCobot System: Universal Robots UR10e with SmoothTool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeeM1cpkPU0 From shoulder pain to renewed purpose – how cobot...
HJHansen Recycling Group Explores Cobot Welding for Hardfacing
Company: HJHansen Recycling GroupIndustry: Recycling & Scrap MetalLocation: Odense Harbor, DenmarkCobot System: Universal Robots UR10e with SmoothTool https://youtu.be/bJee-xrmFcs Tackling Wear and Tear in a Demanding Industry At HJHansen Recycling Group, heavy...
SLM Welding School Trains the Next Generation with Cobot Welding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9-iIzu7iw Remember to turn on English subtitles if you don't understand German 😉 Company: Schweisstechnische Lehranstalt Magdeburg GmbHIndustry: Education and ResearchLocation: Barleben, GermanyCobot System: Universal Robots UR10e...
Transforming Welding Education at New College Lanarkshire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPuWSRQDMk Company: New College LanarkshireIndustry: Education & TrainingLocation: Motherwell, ScotlandCobot System: Universal Robots UR10e with SmoothTool Innovating Welding Education in Scotland New College Lanarkshire, located...
3 Weeks to Success: A Taiwanese Company’s Automation Breakthrough
Shun Fu Enterprise, a family-owned welding business in Changhua City, Taiwan, faced a common yet critical challenge: a persistent shortage of skilled welders. Established nearly a decade ago, the company built a reputation for high-quality CO2, electric, argon, and...
How a Cobot Welder Cut Production Time by 47% at Alusteel
Cobots are the future at Danish Alusteel where the large industrial welding robot is well on its way to being shut down. Skilled welders are in short supply so why not let them use their knowledge to instruct the robots? https://youtu.be/Kyc2OLmEJqU The...
SmoothTool Transforms Welding Process for Californian Machine Shop
"The Smooth Robotics Software has hands down been epic in quick programming. I have found that if we have to weld more than 12” in length, it's more effective to use the robot. Even for just 1 part. This is a game changer." — Shawn Wentzel, Owner of Wenteq Inc. At...