Multiple robots and servo-driven clamps provide flexibility for high-volume production.

A collaborative robot boosts capacity at a small manufacturer of metal brackets.

Dürr Systems provides automated paint line, final assembly, and inspection and test systems for Turkish EV manufacturer.

The ASSEMBLY Show South hosts numerous robot OEMs, as well as multiple suppliers of grippers and other robotic peripherals. Here’s a sampling of the new robotics technology that can be found on the show floor.

Trumpf has introduced new sensors that enable its arc welding robot to program its own weld path.

FOSHAN, China—Some 100 six-axis robots weld, bond and package EV batteries at the FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co. Ltd. assembly plant here. The factory produces 300,000 battery packs annually.

TORONTO—Canadian tech startup Xaba and manufacturing technology company Rolleri Holding SpA are partnering to develop an autonomous collaborative robot work cell for welding.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL— A manufacturer of exhaust components had nearly given up trying to automate complex, manual welding processes—until it found cobots.

Welding plays a critical role in producing appliances, automobiles, construction equipment, ships, tractors, trailers, trucks and many other products. Unfortunately, there’s a severe shortage of welders, and the demand for skilled welding professionals is growing.

At the end of 2020, the Renault assembly plant in Flins, France, embarked on a new path to focus on the circular economy. The automaker set a goal of buying less, extracting value from existing products, and creating a new industrial model centered on sustainability.