Rainbow Robotics said on the 3rd that, together with automation solution corporations JCT, it won an order from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for 35 sets of collaborative robot welding systems.
The robots supplied this time are equipped with the "portable-type collaborative robot welding system" developed by JCT for shipyard work environments. Rainbow Robotics provided precision control technology for collaborative robots to support system integration.
JCT has continuously improved a system operable in special shipyard environments such as confined spaces and high heat and humidity, and has verified its performance and stability through demonstrations at multiple shipbuilding production sites.
The medium-sized ship business division at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the ordering party, is pursuing a digital manufacturing strategy that links design and production. The supplied system applies the "common operating software" developed by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering to automatically link design drawing information to the collaborative robot. This allows workers to perform welding work to the specified standards without entering dimensions separately.
Rainbow Robotics' RB3-730 applied to this system has a lightweight 11-kilogram structure and a compact size, enabling operation even in space-constrained environments such as inside shipyard blocks. Various welding functions such as arc sensing, touch sensing, and weaving profiles are built in as standard, supporting multiple welding tasks without additional options.
Lee Jeong-ho, CEO of Rainbow Robotics, said, "RB series collaborative robots can be applied to various welding methods without separate coding, enabling rapid automation even in complex environments such as shipyards," and added, "this system, combined with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' digital manufacturing, will help alleviate labor shortages in shipbuilding, increase productivity, and secure quality consistency."