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Automation, robotics, and optimization are some words that have caught the attention of manufacturers around the world. Recently, our team did a Q&A session about Welding Automation which was featured in both Manufacturing Automation and Robotics Insider. 

Cool Project Alert!

Excited to see these large capacity positioners being shipped off and delivered to the aerospace industry today. If you look closely, you'll notice castor wheels were integrated onto these three pieces of equipment.... A little customization for increased flexibility. 

Continue reading below for more information about the different types of weld positioners IRCO offers. 

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• What are Weld Positioners? 

• Tilt Rotate Positioners

• 3-Axis Positioners

• 3-Axis Low Profile Positioners

• 2-Axis Gimbal Positioners

IRCO Automation delivers a 12,000 lb capacity 3-axis smart weld positioner. Integrated with smart positioning technology, this model is a stepping stone from manual, traditional positioners to robotics.

IRCO Automation, an Ontario-based business, has been selected by BAE Systems to design, fabricate and install a complete line of mechanized welding and positioning systems to help make submarine missile tubes for the United States Navy’s Virginia class submarines, the new backbone of the United States submarine force.

Weld Fit-up System - 700,000 lb Vessel  

IRCO Automation recently delivered a custom-built fit-up system for welding 700,000 lb vessels. To learn more about this system, please read the blog posting below!

News: IRCO Automation Delivers Custom Heavy Weld Positioner for Brazilian Army

IRCO has partnered with BAE Systems to design, engineer, and manufacture a new 24,000 lb, P3X Heavy Weld Positioner for the BAE M113 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) upgrade & refurbishment project in Curitiba, Brazil. 

Scroll down to learn more about this custom heavy weld positioner.  

Cantilevered Turning Rolls for Welding Boilers

IRCO recently delivered a set of Cantilevered Turning Rolls for a manufacturer of boilers and small pressure vessels. The paired set is capable of turning up to 70,000 lb and is specifically designed to rotate boilers during the welding of end-caps.

TRSA: Self-Aligning Turning Rolls

This week’s feature product is the TRSA: Self-Aligning Turning Rolls. Our latest set was sold as part of a tank fit-up system that will be used to build custom storage tanks for industrial applications. IRCO’s Self-Aligning Turning Rolls are designed to support tanks, vessels or large diameter pipes and can handle weights of up to 750,000 lb.

Automated Pipe Spooling

IRCO Automation delivered a power elevating weld system designed to manipulate pipe up to 48” in diameter. The system includes two power elevating Pipe Rotators (headstock positioners) and four x 10,000 lb power elevating Support Idlers.