BotX Cobot Welding System
Increase your production capacity with an easy-to-use automated welding cobot available on an as-needed basis with flexible rent, lease or purchase options. If you’re a manufacturer who's been struggling to find enough skilled welders to meet your production needs, BotX is a game changer. In just a few hours and with no capital investment required, you’ll be ready to start producing quality parts with BotX.
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Ease of Use
New users can be trained in a matter of hours. Simply teach the arm, as you would to manually weld your part, and press play. BotX includes a searchable library of welding recipes, developed by welding engineers, that cover the majority of common welding applications.
Powerful, Productive & Consistent
Set up and weld complex parts in minutes. Unparalleled arc stability through waveform control, empowering you with faster travel speeds for unmatched productivity. The operator can fine tune the welding parameters to meet your engineered specifications.
Support From Welding Specialists
Red-D-Arc and Airgas welding process specialists install the system and train your team. Following set up, you have access to fast virtual support so you can quickly reach a Red-D-Arc welding specialist. On average, support requests are responded to in about two minutes.
Flexible Rental, Lease and Purchase Options
Rental and lease options allow you to increase profitability by eliminating your capital costs, while maximizing your welding productivity, unlike other welding cobot offerings in the industry which are only available for purchase.
"We don't want the tight labor market to be a constraint on our goals for growth."
- Heartland Steel Inc.
400% increase in cycle time with BotX
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BotX System Options
| BotX XHR | BotX XSR | |
| Description | Cloud-connected system with continuous, real-time monitoring. Provides welding and production data along with automatic access to software enhancements. | Offline system capable of advanced welding processes. Achieves superior welding performance on all materials, including aluminum. |
| Table options |
4'x4' (1 table total) 4'x8' (2 tables total) 4'x8'x4' (3 tables total) 4'x2-6"' Mobile cart |
4'x4' (1 table total) 4'x8' (2 tables total) 4'x8'x4' (3 tables total) 8'x8' (4 tables total) Docking station only |
| Cobot arm | UR10e Cobot Arm | UR10 or UR20 Cobot Arm |
| Power source | Miller XMT 350 MPa or 450 MPa MIG package | OTC P402L or P502L MIG package |
| Requires internet access | Yes | No |
| Welding Recipes | Yes | Yes |
| Aluminum welding capability | Optional Upgrade | Yes |
| 66-piece starter tooling kit | Yes | Yes |
BotX Resources
BotX Cobot Welder
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BotX XHR
Spec Sheet
BotX XSR
Spec Sheet
BotX Video Resources
Explore our complete BotX video library for informative content and step-by-step tutorials, showcasing how BotX can efficiently handle a variety of welds and adapt to meet your unique needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
BotX MIG welds virtually any material, including aluminum. The system is available in various table sizes and configurations, with the ability to combine multiple tables for larger parts. Our experts will work with you to evaluate your specific needs and determine if BotX is the right solution for you.
BotX is designed to leverage your existing welders. Instead of continuing to search for additional skilled welders that are increasingly difficult to find, the BotX can be taught to weld routine parts by your existing workforce. This frees up your existing workforce to focus on higher value tasks such as more complex welds or supervising several BotX! The included library of welding recipes will assist in getting each application to a good starting point. Once your existing skilled welders have fine-tuned the welding parameters to achieve your engineered specifications and taught BotX its task, any operator can perform highly accurate, consistent welds.
Red-D-Arc weld automation specialists will install BotX and train your staff on its use. Ongoing support is available 24/7 through the app, with 95% of inquiries solved in minutes. Onsite support is available if your issue cannot be resolved virtually.
In the event of a breakdown Red-D-Arc will quickly swap out the defective component on rented or leased systems, minimizing downtime. Customers who have purchased their system can rent a replacement component.
Your overall output can depend on many factors, however, when compared to manual welding, most BotX customers see a 2-3X increase in productivity due to BotX working at a consistent pace, faster travel speeds and reduced time spent grinding or reworking parts due to the consistent weld quality. In addition, one of the biggest productivity improvements you should expect is that your skilled welders can do what they do best, and a non-welder operator can tend to the BotX. Creating two welding zones such that BotX can be welding in one zone while the operator is unloading and loading parts in the second will significantly increase the productivity of the system. If your parts are small enough a divider can be placed on the 4’ x 4’ table to create two 4’ x 2’ zones. If needed, a second 4’ x 4’ table can be attached to the primary table, with a safety screen in between, to double the work area.
Contact a Red-D-Arc Robotic Welding Specialist at 678-528-0538.
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