Hackaday reader [David] was looking for a cheap and easy way to spot weld copper tabs together. As he notes in his writeup, the properties of copper which are most enticing, such as high thermal ...

The Pro Spot i5s spot welder features a Universal Robots’ cobot to automated spot welding applications. The use of collaborative robots (cobots) for welding applications has been one of the most ...

I find myself in need of welding 40 18650 cells into a pack to rebuild a dead pack. It seems the normal method of doing this is spot welding the batteries together with thin nickel sheet. Does anyone ...

A typical car body contains thousands of spot welds. Almost all are accomplished by robots on automated assembly lines. The ...

Learn how to make a homemade spot welder from a single screw with step-by-step instructions, easy materials, and tips for hobbyists and DIY enthusiasts to create a functional and practical tool at ...

With robots, you just press a button. But manual welding was completely different. In my previous article, I wrote about "robotic welding," which was my first responsibility at a truck parts factory ...

Walk into the body shop of a modern car factory and you may see an extraordinary mechanical performance. Large robotic arms swing, rotate and reach around unfin ...

Spot welding should easier than it looks. After all, it’s just a lot of current in a short time through a small space. But it’s the control that can make the difference between consistently ...