Stay one step ahead of the latest trends and challenges in welding technology and find out how to meet them with innovative solutions from CLOOS!
Trend 1: Growing Automation
The rise of automation continues to reshape welding processes, enhancing efficiency and precision. At CLOOS, we use advanced technologies to integrate robotic welding solutions seamlessly. Our all-in-one approach ensures easy integration and no gaps between processes, keeping your welding operations with the demands of the modern era.
Trend 2: Sustainable Welding Practices
In 2025, the welding industry will switch to sustainable methods. CLOOS offers environmentally friendly solutions such as welding fume extraction to minimize environmental impact, protect employees, and optimize energy consumption. Let’s create a sustainable future through responsible welding.
Trend 3: Skilled Workforce Shortage
The shortage of qualified welders remains a challenge, but CLOOS is closing the gap. Our QINEO ArcBoT and our compact robot cells make welding accessible to a wider range of operators. This ensures that welding is preserved while a new generation of welders can be trained.
Trend 4: Digitalized Production
The digital revolution is in full swing, and welding is no exception. Monitoring and controlling production in real-time is of paramount importance. With CLOOS C Gate, all digital solutions are in one place so that you can check production data effortlessly.
Trend 5: Optimized welding preparation CLOOS Arc Sensor
simultaneous measuring and welding to ensure sustainability & Quality without laser CLOOS arc sensor enables measurement and welding to occur simultaneously with minimal loss in time. The welding torch oscillates along the edges of the weld seam, measuring for differing values on either side. The computer-based robot controller then adjusts the welding head position to place the seam exactly in the center of the joint and corrects the distance of the welding torch to the workpiece if the measured values are not the same on both sides. At the same time, workpiece distortions are corrected for without need for additional parts.
Trend 6: Reduce cost by energy savings and less post weld work by innovative welding process
Since 1919, Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik GmbH has been one of the leading companies in welding technology. CLOOS developed almost greater than 15 nos. welding technology. out of those, if we discussed about only two innovative welding processes (Rapid Weld and Speed weld) significantly reduce the use of filler material and shielded gas due to very small opening angle with high welding speeds because of the highly powerful arc. You benefit from the excellent weld quality due to the deep penetration. You avoid extensive reworks as spatters and undercuts are reduced to a minimum.. You reduce the welding time as considerably less welding layers are necessary.
CLOOS RoboPlan – Revolutionizing Robotic Welding Programming
As the demand for precision, efficiency, and customization grows in industrial automation, CLOOS stands at the forefront with its innovative RoboPlan software — a cutting-edge offline programming and simulation solution for robotic welding.
What is CLOOS RoboPlan?
CLOOS RoboPlan is a powerful offline programming software designed to simplify and optimize the way welding robots are programmed. Instead of manually teaching each welding path on the shop floor — a time-consuming and production-halting task — RoboPlan allows engineers to create, simulate, and validate welding programs in a virtual 3D environment before deploying them to the actual robot.
Key Features and Advantages
Offline Programming: Users can create complex robot paths without stopping production. This means programming can be done simultaneously with ongoing operations, significantly increasing overall productivity.
3D Simulation & Collision Checking: With high-resolution 3D modeling, users can simulate the welding process in a virtual space. RoboPlan checks for reachability, collisions, and positioning, ensuring maximum process safety and accuracy.
Realistic Visualization: The software mirrors the real robot setup, including tooling, fixtures, and workpieces. This makes RoboPlan an ideal tool for pre-validation and layout planning.
Time & Cost Efficiency: By minimizing trial-and-error on the shop floor, RoboPlan drastically reduces programming time and downtime, leading to lower operational costs and faster ROI.
Data Integration: It allows seamless data transfer between CAD systems and CLOOS robot controllers, ensuring that welding programs are generated quickly and correctly from engineering drawings.
Applications Across Industries : From automotive to railways, from heavy machinery to precision fabrication, RoboPlan supports a wide range of applications where consistent, high-quality welding is critical. It is especially beneficial for small batch production and frequent part changeovers, where manual programming becomes inefficient.
With RoboPlan, CLOOS takes a giant leap toward Industry 4.0, enabling smarter production cells that are digitally connected, simulation-driven, and optimized for maximum performance. It empowers manufacturers to become more flexible, responsive, and competitive in today’s fast-evolving industrial landscape.
For more information,
Website: www.cloos.de