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Welding Automation Is Not a "No-Brainer"

Posted August 23, 2007 10:01 AM by Sharkles

Shorter cycles, higher quality, and reducing costs are among the top reasons why companies automate welding. But, before you do, it helps to do your homework, which goes beyond cost-performance and capital-equipment justifications. Considerations should include evaluating market needs, omnipresent offshore competition, and examining a myriad of part parameters. Then, you do the math in four simple steps.

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