Robotic welding system configurable with most tank designs

The Lincoln Electric Co. has introduced the RoboTank™ robotic tank welding system for fabricators producing tanks and vessels for the energy, automotive, and heavy equipment industries. The system can be used to fabricate most tank designs and includes tooling used to present the weld joints properly to the robot.

Vision tracking software can detect plate and weld joint locations and use that information to place and hold various parts for welding. Offset information from one vision-equipped robot can be transferred to other robots within the cell. Laser tracking equipment can be used to assist in locating and tracking circumferential and longitudinal weld joints.

The system can accept multiple material types.