HIREBOTICS FOR CUSTOM FABRICATION
Custom Welding and Fabrication Automation for Every Job
High-mix, low-volume work doesn’t mean you can’t automate. The Hirebotics Cobot Welder programs from a smartphone, switches jobs in minutes, and puts production-quality welds on parts your team used to turn down. No robot programming experience needed.
600+
Fabrication shops using Hirebotics
15 min
Average setup for a new part
3x
Throughput increase
6 mo
Average payback period
Sound Familiar?
Can’t Find Welders
Skilled welders are retiring faster than new ones enter the trade. Your backlog keeps growing while you wait to fill open positions.
Inconsistent Quality on Repeat Parts
Manual welding means variation from part to part and welder to welder. Rework eats into your margins.
Traditional Robots Don’t Fit Your Work
You run high-mix, low-volume. Traditional robotic welding cells need weeks of programming per part — that doesn’t pencil out for 50-piece runs.
How it works
How Cobot Welding Works in a Custom Fab Shop
01
Program from Your Phone
Use the Beacon app to set up a new part in minutes. Touch the weld joints on your part, set your parameters, and hit start. No teach pendant, no G-code, no robot programming experience required. Your existing team can run it on day one.
02
Weld & Monitor in Real Time
The cobot runs your parts while your team focuses on fitting, grinding, or loading the next batch. Real-time weld monitoring and quality recommendations come straight to your phone — so you catch issues before they become rework.
03
Switch Jobs in Minutes
High-mix work? No problem. Save every part program in the Beacon app and recall it instantly. Switch from brackets to enclosures to custom assemblies without reprogramming. This is what makes cobot welding viable for custom fabrication — you’re not locked into one part.
See How Fabrication Shops Use Hirebotics
< 4 Hours
From unboxing to production
Zero Programmers
Needed on Staff
Backlog Cleared
In weeks not months
“We had it welding parts in about four hours. My guys can use it, and none of them are programmers. That’s the whole point.”
Ryan Hansen
President of Iron Supports
your Full-Shop automation partner
What We Automate for Custom Fab Shops
Hirebotics cobots handle the processes that keep your shop running — welding, cutting, and painting — all programmable from the Beacon app. No specialists. No teach pendants. One platform for your entire fabrication workflow.
Comprehensive Welding
The workhorse of the Hirebotics lineup. The Cobot Welder handles MIG, pulsed welding, and replacement TIG on carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum. Program your first weld from the Beacon app in minutes, save the job, and recall it instantly for repeat orders. Consistent quality across every part in the run — no matter who’s loading the table.
Powder Coating & Liquid Paint
Your parts don’t ship bare. The Cobot Painter automates powder coating and liquid paint applications with consistent coverage and minimal overspray. Roll it into a manual paint booth or paint line, coat your parts, and roll it back out — no permanent install required. The FANUC CRX-10iA/L Paint is the first explosion-proof collaborative paint cobot approved under U.S. safety standards, so it works safely alongside your team.
Plasma Cutting & Precision Profiling
From thin sheet to heavy plate, the Cobot Cutter delivers clean, repeatable plasma cuts on steel, stainless, and aluminum. Hand-guide the torch through a path once, and the system records and automates it for every part after. Customers report rework dropping from 25% to nearly zero. No CAM/CAD programming required — ideal for high-mix, low-volume batches of 10 to 500 parts.
Beacon App — Weld, Cut & Paint from Your Phone
Every Hirebotics cobot runs on the same Beacon platform.
Your team learns one interface and applies it across welding, cutting, and painting. Real-time monitoring, saved job programs, and 24/7 in-app support come standard. Start with one cobot and expand as your shop grows — no new software, no retraining.
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Ready to Automate Your Custom Fab Shop?
See how Hirebotics Cobots can increase your throughput, reduce rework, and solve your welder shortage — without the complexity and cost of traditional robotic welding automation.
