Yaskawa at “Welding & Cutting 2025” - The entire spectrum of robot-assisted welding

As a manufacturer of MOTOMAN industrial robots and cobots, at “Welding & Cutting 2025” Yaskawa is planning to exhibit the full line-up of possibilities of robot-assisted welding.

The focus at Yaskawa (Stand 5C26) will be on turnkey systems from its own European plant engineering, arc and spot welding robots from the MOTOMAN AR and SP series, a laser hybrid solution and the Weld4Me CE cobot welding cell.

Two spot welding cells for body construction

Two sophisticated, high-performance spot welding cells with MOTOMAN series robots will be at the stand, exemplifying the company’s decades of experience in working with international automobile manufacturers. Yaskawa’s robotic solutions meet industry-specific standards in body construction and are already in use in tens of thousands of applications worldwide.

The systems shown are based on the MOTOMAN SP Series – a range of powerful and compact spot welding robots Their slim design makes these robots ideal for space-critical production environments. They offer wide working ranges and, with load capacities of 80 to 250 kilograms, are suitable for a variety of commercially available spot welding guns, especially servo-controlled guns with an integrated robotic gun balancing function. In addition to pure welding tasks, the SP series of robots can also be used for handling processes.

Easy-to-install cobot welding solution

In addition, Yaskawa will be presenting the Weld4Me CE turnkey cobot welding solution. This easy-to-integrate welding cell is specially designed for small and medium-sized companies, as well as for production lines with a wide variety of variants. The heart of the system is a collaborative six-axle robot with protection class IP67 (immune to welding splashes and dust). The intuitive operation via direct hand guidance and user-friendly welding wizard software permits a quick introduction to the robot-assisted automation of manual MIG/MAG welding processes.

Powerful simulation software

The portfolio is rounded off by the MotoSim EG-VRC simulation and programming environment in conjunction with Visual Components OLP, a leading simulation software on the market. The combination optimizes the path planning and setup of systems. This combination enables the best results, especially in multi-axis operation, which is essential in the welding sector.

The powerful software solution allows the offline programming of complex robot systems including portals, roadways and positioners. Through the realistic simulation of movement sequences and control processes, setup times can be significantly reduced and system optimization efficiently planned in advance.

Yaskawa at “Welding & Cutting 2025”
(15.09.–19.09.2025, Messe Essen): Hall 5, Stand 5C26