Recorded at Automate 2026, this interview features Josh Leath, Senior Product Manager for Thermal Applications at Yaskawa America’s Motoman Robotics, speaking with Jim Anderton, Manufacturing Expert and Executive Editor at Arrowfly, about how collaborative welding robots are helping manufacturers address labor shortages, improve productivity, and expand automation capabilities.
Learn how Yaskawa’s welding cobot solutions help manufacturers automate MIG, TIG, plasma, laser welding, and cutting applications while addressing skilled labor shortages. From collaborative robot safety and lead-through teaching to high-mix/low-volume production and automation ROI, this conversation provides valuable insight for fabricators, manufacturers, machine builders, systems integrators, and automation professionals looking to increase productivity, improve efficiency, and expand production capacity with robotic welding solutions.
Topics covered include:
- Collaborative welding robots (cobots)
- Welding labor shortages and workforce challenges
- Lead-through teaching and ease of programming
- Collaborative robot safety and power-force-limiting technology
- High-mix, low-volume manufacturing applications
- Automation ROI and business justification
- Robotic cutting applications and productivity improvements
- Welding automation for small and medium-sized manufacturers
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