Blue mobile welding gantry with access stairs and robots over a steel welding platform
Robotic Panel Welding
DIG Micropanel Welding System
Dual-robot gantry with 3D vision for ship micro-panels
The DIG micropanel welding system welds small ship panels with two robots on a mobile gantry. 3D vision and contact sensing find the welds, so there is no programming, and parts can be placed freely on the platform.
Manufactured byDIG
2 robotsCoordinated robots on the gantry
3D visionScanning, no manual programming
Mobile gantryRigid frame over the welding platform
Multi-passAdaptive welding with DIG Magic software
Overview
Autonomous welding of micro-panels
The system includes two robots, a mobile gantry and a welding platform. Several workpieces can sit on the platform at once, and the dual robots also weld stiffener corners.
3D vision and contact sensing locate the welds and read the process data, so the robots work without manual positioning or teaching. Welding programs are generated automatically, and corrections are easy to make on a touch-screen interface with simple selection-based operation.
Real-time deformation compensation handles thin-plate distortion, and a pre-engineered process database shortens setup. The system can be installed in an existing workshop or linked into a sequential production line with panel transport.
Applications
What the system welds
DIG built the system for ship micro-panels and block work.
Steel micro-panels with welded stiffeners laid out under a blue welding gantry
Ship micro-panels
Automated welding of micro-panel structures placed freely on the platform.
Block manufacturing
Coordinated multi-robot welding of complex seams.
Stiffener corners
Dual robots weld the corners of stiffeners in flat, vertical and fillet positions.
Features
System features
- Two robots on a mobile gantry with rigid frame
- 3D visual scanning: no programming, free part placement
- Contact sensing to locate welds
- Collision-free path planning
- Adaptation to tolerances and part variations
- Adaptive multi-pass welding with DIG Magic software
- Real-time deformation compensation for thin plates
- Standalone unit or linked line with panel transport
Benefits
What it brings to the panel shop
No manual teaching or positioning
Consistent welds on flat, vertical and fillet seams
Shorter setup from a ready process database
Fits existing layouts or grows into a production flow
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