THEY'RE LIKE FAMILY

Enjoys freeing up human co-workers for higher levels problem solving.

Boredom, parts not tacked in proper spots, and stagnant work environments.

Curious and inquisitive. Has a thirst for “input” of any kind.

Has a large working envelope to handle complex parts and can spin 360° in multiple directions so it’s always welding in perfect AWS position for quality and structural performance.

Sharing. Since Optimus Prime shares a weld station with Megatron, he leads by example when it comes to sharing both the spotlight and the credit for doing amazing things.

Failure, running out of welding wire, and losing allies.

Strong leader. Kind and caring. Selfless and wise.

Incredibly strong; can handle large, complex parts with ease.

Loves making more parts than Optimus Prime. Takes pride in doing the heavy lifting for the robotic welding team.

Complacency and anything that leads to a loss of focus on the task at hand.

Cunning and proud. Fierce and egotistical.

Powerful craftsman working on a long beam. Features a pit so its large manipulator can dip parts down low to always be in position.

Digs forestry parts, hydraulic tanks, boom arms, John Deere tractors, and large weld callouts.

Vague direction, small parts with short welding cycle times, prolonged periods of inactivity.

Strong and persistent. Calm and highly assuring.

Willingness to learn advanced programming to take on large parts.

Being controlled by Jaeger pilots. Using vision system to adapt to any weld joint.

Giant Kaiju aliens invading Earth. Having to drop its vision camera to get into tight spaces.

Patriotic. Hardworking and tenacious.

Initially a production robot for large parts, Gypsy Danger is now equipped with a precision vision system to guide its welding.

Helping others. Fist bumps. Using complex fixtures designed with magnets and clamps for quick part loading and unloading to help operators weld more parts.

Technology being used in a way that could hurt others. Welding without anti-spatter spray.

Caring, calm and intelligent.

Baymax laid the foundation for our future in robotics by helping us realize the need to change processes to be successful using robots.

Likes to leave its work area cleaner than it found it. Also likes to move around its weld station to tackle larger parts due to its additional 3-axis gantry carriage. Enjoys upgraded Fronius welding equipment to produce better welds with less spatter.

Errors, arc starts, and spatter.

Avenir

WALL-E 2.0 was DeGeest’s first welding robot to be integrated to use Fronius’ newest robotic welding technology.

Working efficiently and saving time.

Micromanaging and unclear expectations.

Curious and innocent. Helpful and kind.

Has two separate stations to allow it to safely weld in one station while the other is being reloaded with a new part so as to not affect arc on time.

Running hundreds of paint programs after being taught be DeGeest’s painting specialists.

Standard industrial robots that take too long to program.

Self-aware and resourceful.

As a self-learning robot, he does not require teach pendants. Instead, he is programmed by recording the movements and spray techniques of a human painter in real time. Every program was trained and perfected without ever stopping production.

Finishing whatever Atom could not spray from the first booth.

Boredom and complacency.

Obedient and thrives on rule-following.

Possesses added features like an automatic dump bucket to keep paint fresh and free from hardening. Also, a nozzle clean feature that uses a brush and solvent to clean the gun between paint cycles.

Spraying any of its 10 colors on demand at any time.

Orders with only primary coating and watching parts go through without getting a top coat finish.

Loyal, dependable and follows direction well.

Can automatically complete a color change in less than 20 seconds. Controls every parameter of the urethane top coat paint and allows the painter to adjust fan, atomization and flow of paint to maintain a beautiful finish.

High gun-on time and quiet time working alone.

Angry bulls with large horns, crowds and those who micromanage.

Intelligent with an impeccable memory.

One of our four finishing robots that uses Nitrotherm (another product integrated by DeGeest) to help it spray a better finish on parts while saving money on paint.

Finding trapped water on parts.

High dry-off oven temps and concentrated chemical buildup from evaporated standing water not eliminated prior to entering the oven.

Introverted and analytical.

Eliminates remaining water on parts by blowing compressed air or using powerful suction technology in order to ensure a quality finish.

Avenir

Days off and extended vacations.

Serious and unemotional.

As a blow-off/suction robot, Terminator removes an undesirable manual job and frees team members to engage in higher-level problem solving.

Spraying stains, sealants, and top coats to make wood look beautiful for generations.

Manual carts and inconsistent part locations.

Extroverted and very empathetic.

A product of collaboration between our R+D, automation, and engineering teams, BB-8 was tested and validated in our production environment so furniture and door manufacturers could increase production despite hiring challenges.

Any parts that will eventually repeat in both powder and liquid applications.

Cowards and people who back down from a challenge.

Highly courageous and extremely loyal. Can be stubborn.

Versatile member of the robot team; instrumental in the testing and improvement of Lesta’s Production Manager solution that automates the passing of programs from load station to the robot for North American companies.