Robotic Arc Welding Fixtures

---

A robust robotic arc welding fixture is a part-holding tool used to constrain components for welding in an automated system. To ensure the tool can withstand the demands of a mass production environment, typically the fixture needs to be custom built for the welding process. The weld tooling must be built to have adjustability for fixture tune-in to the proper dimensions. Sometimes welding fixtures are used on turnkey robotic cells with built-in rotating positioners, other times custom robotic cells are built to properly complete a welding process for the lowest cost and floorspace usage. A good systems integrator like Kaizen will work with you to complete process analysis to determine the best, most cost-efficient welding solution for your parts.

As can be seen by the images below, fixturing a MIG or TIG welded assembly process for robotic welding presents many challenges for the welding jig. A robust, but simple and easy to alter design is critical to building a welding tool that is capable of welding parts correctly for a multi-year lifespan. The weld jig must hold the parts to the callouts on the welded assembly print and allow for all weld points to be accessed with a welding torch mounted to a robot.

Kaizen has over 15 years of experience designing, building, integrating & installing automated welding jigs, fixtures & tooling. Our team has designed & built weld fixtures with fail-safe solutions built-in to minimize the possibility of issues including part deformation due to excess heat, improper fusion, voids, improper weld bead size, missing parts in the assembly, improper part fit-up, spatter build-up and weld porosity. Stryver’s welding fixtures, tooling & jigs are designed to be as compact as possible. Our fixtures and tooling jigs are designed to ensure a controlled welding environment, locking components into place inside the automated jig to minimize deflection with well-designed weld tooling clamping systems.

Kaizen has the experience to make sure your tooling fully supports your robotic welding process, whether that process is GMAW / MIG, GTAW / TIG, or another Arc welding process. Stryver can also accommodate laser welding tooling & fixturing projects, which require even tighter part holding tolerances.

Let us put that experience to work for you to overcome these challenges on your project to achieve a successful outcome. Please review our examples below to get a better idea of our tooling designs and strategies.