World’s First Collaborative Spool Welding Robot

Novarc Technologies Inc. (Vancouver, BC) and Abicor Binzel USA, Inc. (Frederick, MD) announce that the world’s first collaborative Spool Welding Robot (SWR) is now available for demonstrations at Har-Bach Positioning (formerly known as Red Rock USA; Houston, TX). Novarc’s SWR is a semi-automated robotic system designed for pipe welding, small pressure vessel manufacturing and other 1G welding applications. This collaborative robot utilizes a three-axis robotic arm at the end of a long reach manipulator, which increases the dexterity and flexibility of the human operator, improving productivity on the shop floor and reducing costs for the pipe shop. The SWR collaborative welding robot is currently in operation in the U.S. and Canada, and operations are expanding throughout North America, Europe, and Middle East.

The SWR is designed to modernize the labor-intensive practice of pipe fabrication shops, as well as address the global shortage of highly skilled welders. Equipped with a built-in safety system (eliminating the need for hard fencing), SWR users benefit from increased productivity, up to 90 percent arc-on-time, lower cost-per-joint and improved weld quality. To schedule a time for a demonstration of this SWR, please contact Abicor Binzel or Novarc Technologies.

Abicor Binzel USA, Inc., 650 Medimmune Court, Suite 110, Frederick, MD 21703-2602, 301-846-4196, www.binzel-abicor.com.

Novarc Technologies Inc., 1225 Keith Road E Unit #6, North Vancouver, BC V7J 1J3, Canada, 604-428-0050, novarctech.com.