Robotic welding cell integrators in the Midwest

rbmgf7 said:

We have an old OTC/Daihen welding cell with a turntable that is finally taking its last dump. We've resurrected this thing to the point I'm going to tell management we need a new robot. Last tech said this is the last of it in regards to parts. It's 20 years old and worn out from the days of mass-pro, 3 day shifts. We'd be looking to just replace the robot and wire feed welder into the existing cell.

OTC (through Airgas) is referring us to someone relatively local that are machine builders but this doesn't quite seem like their cup of tea.

Can anyone recommend any robotic welding integrators in the Midwest? I'm in mid Missouri. We're open to other welding brands like Fanuc, Motoman, ABB, etc.

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1. Your station and interfacing will not be 1 to 1 plug in on a new FD21 controller vs your 20 year old unit so expect some cost but the new controller should be able to be setup to work in your setup.
2. OTC makes one of the few ready to go robot, controller, and welding setup. I am biased but sticking with OTC should be most cost effective swap option.
3. The new robot will be faster (movement) so you might see more production with a newer setup.
4. OTC / Nachi has a PLC in the controller so if you switch robots you may need to look at getting a PLC if that function is used and not present in the other platform you buy.