Lincoln Electric Is Awarded Order For 116 Robotic Welding Packages


116 Robotic Welding Stations to Fabricate Parts for Ford Motor Co.

Cleveland - The Lincoln Electric Company has been awarded an order for 116 robotic welding stations that will be used to fabricate components for The Ford Motor Company.

Robotic Production Technology (RPT) of Auburn Hills, Mich., placed the order on behalf of Midway Products Group of Monroe, Mich. Midway contracted RPT to integrate robotic welding stations in its Ottoville, Ohio, manufacturing facility.

RPT purchased 116 Fanuc® ARC Mate® 100iB robots, Lincoln Power Wave(TM) 455M power sources and Power Feed(TM) 10R robotic wire feeders, as well as a host of integration software products and other accessories from Lincoln Electric. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

"We're pleased to play such an integral part in this project," said Chris Bailey, general manager of Automation for Lincoln Electric. "We are honored that RPT and Midway have selected our robotic welding platform as a cornerstone of their welding assembly operation. Ford is renowned for quality and our products are well-suited to meet the demanding productivity goals of the project. This order is a bellwether endorsement for the industry and for the integration appeal of our welding power sources."

For more than a decade, Lincoln and Fanuc have partnered to market complete robotic welding packages with industry leading technology and integration software. Using Lincoln's digitally-controlled welding power sources, fabricators can maximize productivity and enhance quality by selecting from a wide array of pre-programmed or customized welding waveforms. The result is often higher quality, faster welding travel speeds, and greater control of deposition, penetration and spatter as well as reduced post-weld operations.

Lincoln offers a wide variety of software packages and technical support that allow customers to digitally integrate and monitor robotic welding in manufacturing for increased productivity, consistency and quality.

The Lincoln Power Wave 455M Robotic is a high performance, digitally controlled inverter power source designed for robotic, hard automation as well as semiautomatic applications. It is designed to be part of a modular, multi-process welding system that can be arranged in a variety of ways for optimum, customized performance and easy maintenance.

The Lincoln Power Feed 10R is a high performance, digitally controlled wire feeder designed to be a part of a modular, multi-process welding system. It is specifically designed to mount to a robot arm or to use in hard automation applications.

Fanuc's ARC Mate 100iB is the latest generation of arc welding robot. It is a six-axis, modular construction, electric servo-driven robot designed for precise, high-speed welding and cutting. Based on its simple and reliable construction, it provides accurate and consistent path performance.

The Lincoln Electric Company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. The Company is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year.

Fanuc Robotics America, Inc., headquartered in Rochester Hills, Mich., designs, engineers and manufactures innovative robots and robotic systems that help manufacturers improve their competitive positions. The company also produces software, controls and vision products that are incorporated into state-of-the-art robotic systems.

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