| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Robotic systems integration |
| Founded | 1944[1][2] |
| Headquarters | Fort Collins,Colorado |
| Products | Industrial automation |
Number of employees | 130[3] |
| Website | www.wolfrobotics.com |
Wolf Robotics is an American automation technologycompany that utilizesindustrial robots andcomputer numerical control systems. Based inFort Collins, Colorado, it also has employees inMexico andBrazil.[4] These typically incorporateABB orFANUC robots with Wolf's own robotic positioners.[3]
Wolf Robotics combines robotic welding with cutting systems used for transportationOEMs and suppliers and heavy fabrication inconstruction,mining andagriculture.[5]
In August 2015, welding manufacturerLincoln Electric acquired Rimrock Holdings Corporation and its two divisions, Rimrock Corporation and Wolf Robotics.[6][5]
Following the acquisition, Wolf Robotics was renamed Lincoln Electric Automation Inc.[7]
Founded in 1944, Wolf Robotics operated under the name Heath Engineering and manufactured farm implement equipment using shape cutting products.[4][8] In 1976, ESAB purchased Heath Engineering to make it their robotic welding division.ABB bought ESAB in 1993 and designated it as their Welding Systems Division. In 2003, the Rimrock Corporation bought the division and renamed it Wolf Robotics.[9][10][1]
The company's robotic-grade welding positioners have a load capacity of up to 100,000 kg (220,462 lbs), which are among the strongest in the industry.[3][citation needed] It introduced robotics to the process ofsubmerged arc welding.[11] As one of the first four companies to be certified by theRobotic Industries Association as a robotic integrator, it is also one of six organizations recognized by theAmerican Welding Society as an approved testing center for the Certified Robotic Arc Welding (CRAW) program.[12][13]
By 2014, it had installed over 8,400 robotic systems for mining, construction, agriculture, and other industries.[14][3][2][15]
In 2021, Wolf Robotics worked with theUnited States Army Research Laboratory andBAE Systems to develop an Agile Manufacturing Robotic Welding Cell for aluminum structures that make up the hull of a combat vehicle.[16]
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