Custom fabrication

Custom welding and fabrication automation for every job

High-mix, low-volume work doesn't mean you can't automate. The 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.

A welder running multiple cobots in a custom fab shopCUSTOM FAB — HIGH MIX, LOW VOLUME

800+

Shops running Beacon

15 min

To your first weld

Throughput increase

Same day

Unboxing to production

Sound familiar?

The problems slowing your floor down

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 cells need weeks of programming per part. That doesn't pencil out for 50-piece runs.

How it works

How cobot automation fits your workflow

01

Program from your phone

Set up a new part in minutes in the Beacon app: touch the weld joints, set your parameters, hit start. Your existing team can run it on day one.

02

Weld & monitor in real time

The cobot runs parts while your team fits, grinds, or loads the next batch. Monitoring and quality recommendations come straight to your phone. Catch issues before they become rework.

03

Switch jobs in minutes

Save every part program and recall it instantly, from brackets to enclosures to custom assemblies, without reprogramming. You're not locked into one part.

Cobot Welder running brackets at Iron SupportsIRON SUPPORTS — ZERO PROGRAMMERS

In the field

“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 — Iron Supports
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Ready to automate your custom fab shop?

Increase throughput, reduce rework, and solve your welder shortage without the complexity and cost of traditional automation.