The Future of Welding: How Robotics and Digitalisation Are Reshaping an Entire Industry

From smart welding cobots to digital skills training: at the careers fair in Werdau, it became clear that the future of welding is not only hot, but above all highly automated, interconnected and full of opportunities.

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A woman is standing in front of a presentation screen, giving a talk; the audience are seated in a semicircle
Prof. Julia Zähr presents the MultiDATBot R&D project © Robert Eckardt, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

As part of the careers fair held at the Werdau site of the Bildungswerk der SƤchsischen Wirtschaft gGmbH (bsw), a large number of interested visitors gathered in early March to find out about the latest developments and future trends in the field of welding.

In the training centre’s production halls, Professor Julia ZƤhr (Chair of Automated Joining Processes and Simulation) presented the MultiDATBot project, which is funded by the BMFTR and the ESF. She gave an impressive demonstration of how modern robotics, digital training methods and innovative measurement technology will transform both industrial production processes and vocational training and further education in the future.

Visitors are standing in front of an exhibition stand
Project team member Thomas Goße explains the process and the specific features of cobot-based welding to trade visitors © Robert Eckardt, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences

Afterwards, the participants took the opportunity to exchange views at the stands of the exhibiting companies. On display were the latest developments in arc welding technology for manual and automated applications, innovative robotic systems and realistic welding simulations that brought cobot-assisted welding to life.

The event made it clear that the combination of robotics, digital skills development and modern welding technology is set to become a key driver of future production processes. The research sector, industry and educational institutions are working closely together on this, laying the foundations for innovative manufacturing processes, strong companies and highly skilled workers.

This research and development project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) under the programme ā€œThe Future of Value Creation – Research into Production, Services and Workā€ (funding reference 02L25A080) and is managed by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA). Responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the author(s).

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Tim Scharf (bsw)

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