Aerospace & defense
Aerospace & defense welding automation
Aerospace and defense fabrication demands precision that can't slip: tight tolerances, full traceability, zero room for rework. The Cobot Welder delivers repeatable MIG and pulsed MIG on sheet metal, structural components, and defense assemblies, with a digital quality record for every weld.
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — PRECISION FAB800+
Shops running Beacon
400%
Output increase at Advanta
4×
Throughput increase
<1%
Typical rework rate
Sound familiar?
The problems slowing your floor down
Certified welders are the hardest trade to staff
Tight tolerances on critical assemblies require the scarcest, most expensive trade in fabrication. Every open position costs capacity on active contracts, and every retirement takes decades of knowledge with it.
Rework on defense contracts is expensive and risky
Weld failures trigger non-conformance reports, delayed shipments, and audit headaches. Manual variability on long runs means the reject rate climbs as your team fatigues. One bad shift can risk a whole lot.
Traditional robotic cells don't fit contract work
Defense contracts run 50–5,000 parts across assemblies with different specs and revisions. By the time a traditional robot is programmed, your welder could have finished the batch by hand.
How it works
How cobot automation fits your workflow
01
Program precision welds from your phone
Open Beacon, touch the joints, set wire speed, voltage, travel, and weave. MIG and pulsed MIG on carbon, stainless, and aluminum. If your welder can read a drawing, they can program the cobot in minutes.
02
Weld with robotic consistency & full traceability
Identical welds on every part eliminate the variability behind non-conformances. Beacon tracks every parameter automatically: a digital quality record for each assembly.
03
Switch between assemblies and contracts instantly
Saved programs recall instantly. A contract revision changes a spec? Update the program on your phone and the cobot adapts, with zero reprogramming.
ADVANTA — SAME-DAY PRODUCTIONIn the field
“Our first Cobot Welder arrived within two weeks. By the end of that same day, we were welding parts. That never happens with robotics.”
Your automation partner
What we automate for your shop
Welding, cutting, and coating, all controlled from the Beacon app. No robot programmers, no teach pendants, one platform for your entire floor.
COBOT WELDERMIG for sheet metal & assemblies
Consistent parameters on every weld for structural frames, brackets, mounts, and enclosures, with digital traceability for each assembly.Cobot Welder
COBOT CUTTERPlasma cutting for brackets & panels
Teach the path once for brackets, gussets, panels, and mounting hardware, and it repeats identically for every part.Cobot Cutter
COBOT PAINTERMil-spec coatings & corrosion protection
Primer, corrosion inhibitors, and mil-spec finishes with uniform film thickness, batch after batch, to contract spec.Cobot Painter
BEACON APPOne platform, no integrator dependency
One interface across every process, real-time monitoring, 24/7 support. PSX pendant support for offline and restricted-network environments.Beacon platformStart
Ready to automate your aerospace & defense fabrication?
Increase throughput on precision assemblies and contract work without betting on a shrinking pool of certified welders.