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Structural Steel
Automation for High-Mix Fabrication
Work from CAD and BIM detailing to plan welds on beams, columns and connection assemblies.
THE PROBLEM
The Structural Steel Problem
Every project brings new member lengths and connection details, so fixed automation rarely fits a job shop. Skilled fitters and welders are scarce, and each weld still has to follow the qualified WPS and leave a record the inspector can use.
TYPICAL PARTS
Parts We Target
Beams
Columns
Connection Plates
Stiffeners
Base Plates
Trusses
Beams
Columns
Connection Plates
Stiffeners
Base Plates
Trusses
RECOMMENDED SYSTEMS
The Right System per Part Family
A starting recommendation. The final configuration comes from a process study on your drawings.
Beams, Columns and Attachments
A rail follows changing member lengths with one W7.
Explore ARC-R ARC-R DualRepeated Connection Assemblies
Two robots or two stations keep throughput up on recurring families.
Explore ARC-R Dual ARC-XLarge Built-Up Girders and Trusses
Gantry reach for members too large for a cell.
Explore ARC-XPILOT
From Process Study to Pilot
A pilot starts with one weld family and ends with records you can inspect.
- 01
Weld-Family Study
Share drawings, WPS and fit-up tolerances for one recurring joint family.
- 02
Simulation
We program the parts in Studio and check reach, access and collision.
- 03
Evaluation Plan
Agree the scope, fixturing, acceptance checks and who reviews each weld.
- 04
Pilot Run
Weld the agreed parts under your procedures and record every joint in Proof.
- 05
Review
Inspect the results together and decide whether to expand the scope.
CATFISH OS
Software for This Work
DESIGN PARTNERS
Review a Structural Weld Family
Bring detailing and a qualified WPS to discuss a practical cell boundary. Design partners help shape the first production cells.