The Beacon platform
Every cobot, at your fingertips
Beacon lets fabricators teach, run, and monitor welding, cutting, and painting cobots without programming. Set up new paths in minutes, track real-time production, and support your team from an app built for fabricators, not developers.
BEACON — ONE APP, EVERY COBOTWhy Beacon
From one cobot to your whole operation
Your shop doesn't need a robotics department to run cobots.
Built for fabricators who need control
Beacon speaks the language of welding, cutting, and painting. Adjust wire feed speed, travel speed, cut parameters, and spray settings directly in the app.
Hours to production, not months
Get to production in hours, not months. Skip costly engineering delays and start hitting throughput targets immediately.
In-app support, 24/7
Real-time chat, video tutorials, how-to guides, and troubleshooting, built directly into the app. When you need help, you get it in minutes.
Access from any device
Run your cobots from a phone, tablet, or desktop. Monitor arc-on, cut, and spray time; adjust workflows; keep production moving from anywhere.
Inside the app
Walk through Beacon
You know the work. Beacon handles the robotics.
Teach welds, cuts, and paint paths by guiding the arm through the part. No robot programming to learn: the expertise that makes a good part stays with the people who have it.
- Guide the tool through the part by hand and tap to save each point
- Build parts from steps your team already understands
- Save every part and recall it exactly as you set it, settings and all
How it works
From a demo to your first part
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See it in action
Schedule a demo and experience the simplicity of Beacon in your workflow.
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Choose your solution
Beacon adapts to your process and your shop, whether that is welding, cutting, or painting.
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Teach with a tap
Teach weld, cut, and paint paths with simple on-screen prompts. Save parts for repeat production.
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Monitor, measure & scale
Track cycle times, arc-on time, gas, spray coverage, and parts produced. Scale with confidence.
Plans
Everything you need to run a cobot is included
Unlimited users, live monitoring, 24/7 support, role-based access. Pro adds tools for more demanding work, more control over who does what, and longer history.
Beacon
Included free- 24/7 support
- Unlimited users and teams
- Role-based access
- Real-time robot monitoring
- Robot file backup and restore
- Magic Link login
- Custom robot events and charts
- 7-day chart & part history
Beacon Pro
$80/mo per cobot- 30 days of chart, file, and part history
- Fine Tune Points: adjust torch angles from the app
- Enhanced Stitch: staggered stitch sections, reorderable
- Dedicated & custom operator roles
- Part attachments: images, drawings, instructions
- Playlists with autoplay between parts
- Full-screen charts + CSV export
- Slack alerts + AI weld suggestions
Add-ons
Software add-ons & upgrades
Extend your system as your work demands it.
Beacon Pro
Adds Fine Tune Points, operator roles, enhanced playlists, up to 30 days of history and CSV export. Free 30-day trial.
Multipass Welding
Layer multiple weld passes on a joint for strength on thicker material
Seam Tracking
Through-arc tracking that follows the weld joint in real time, correcting for gaps and misalignment
Line Tracking
Coming soonTrack and paint parts as they move on a conveyor line
Beacon Care
Priority support with on-site service, loaner equipment, and discounted repairs
Water-Cooled Torch Kit
A water-cooled MIG torch in place of the air-cooled standard, for high-amperage, high-duty-cycle welding
Rotary Kit
Rotates round parts under the torch for continuous welds on pipe and tube
Secondary Operator Button
A second start button so one station keeps running while you load the other
Fixture Table
A second table for staging and fixturing the next part while the current one runs
Linear Rail
Coming soonExtends the cobot's envelope along the part; standard modules add length
Paint Extender
Coming soonThe same base motion hardware with a paint-robot pedestal and revised cable management
Index Table
Coming soonRotates fixtured parts between positions so the cobot works one side while you load the other
Overhead Gantry
Coming soonOverhead travel that carries the cobot across parts too large to bring to it
Headstock + Tailstock
Coming soonHolds a long assembly at both ends and turns it, bringing each weld or cut into position without a crane
TATE — 12× THROUGHPUTCustomer success
“The Beacon app, I have it on my phone. I'm able to actually monitor the shop as I'm away. I have graphs set up that are giving me production numbers. They're keeping track of my gas consumption and my wire consumption. It gives me a lot of data that I need, especially to plan ahead and get supplies here in time.”
Questions
You have questions, we have answers
What is Beacon?
Beacon is our cloud-based automation platform that controls the Cobot Welder, Cutter, and Painter from any smartphone, tablet, or browser. Teach paths by hand-guiding the arm, set parameters in shop-floor language, save parts for repeat production, monitor real-time data, and get 24/7 in-app support, with most tickets answered in 2 minutes or less. Beacon is included free with every cobot.
Does Beacon support welding, cutting, and painting?
Yes. Beacon is the unified control platform for all three systems. The interface adapts to each process with relevant parameters, but your team learns one platform for your entire fleet.
Do I need programming experience?
No. There's no G-code, no CAD/CAM, no teach-pendant code. Guide the arm by hand with the Smart Puck for welding and cutting, or the spray-gun handle for painting, tap to save points, and set parameters in shop-floor terms. As one customer put it, if you can scroll through Instagram, you can program with Beacon.
How fast can I deploy?
10× faster than traditional automation. Systems arrive pre-mounted, pre-wired, and ready to run. Most shops go from delivery to first production in hours. Beacon guides your team through the entire setup; no integrator, no engineering team, no facility modifications.
What devices does Beacon work on?
iOS, Android, web browsers, and the PSX teach pendant for offline environments (useful for defense and restricted networks). All programs, data, and settings sync instantly across devices. Everything is encrypted, with role-based access and automatic backup.
What's the difference between Beacon and Beacon Pro?
Beacon covers the essentials free, including real-time monitoring, file backup, and unlimited users. Beacon Pro adds 30-day history, Fine Tune Points, Enhanced Stitch, custom operator roles, part attachments, playlists with autoplay, chart exports, Slack alerts, and AI suggestions.
Explore Beacon Pro →Put it to the test
See Beacon run a cobot in real time
Talk to an expert or request a live demo, then watch a part taught in minutes.