Wolf Robotics


Wolf Robotics is a company operating in automation technology, utilizing industrial robots and computer numerical control systems. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, it also has employees in Mexico and Brazil. By 2014, it had installed over 8,400 robotic systems for mining, construction, agriculture, and other industries. These typically incorporate ABB or FANUC robots with Wolf's own robotic positioners.
In August 2015, Lincoln Electric acquired Rimrock and Wolf Robotics.

History

Founded in 1944, the company operated under the name Heath Engineering, manufacturing farm implement equipment using shape cutting products. In 1976, ESAB purchased Heath Engineering, making it their robotic welding division. ABB bought ESAB in 1993, designating it their Welding Systems Division. In 2003, the Rimrock Corporation bought the division and renamed it Wolf Robotics.

Accomplishments

Its robotic-grade welding positioners have a load capacity of up to 100,000 kg, which are among the strongest in the industry. It introduced robotics to the process of submerged arc welding. As one of the first four companies to be certified by the Robotic Industries Association as a robotic integrator, it is also one of six organizations recognized by the American Welding Society as an approved testing center for the Certified Robotic Arc Welding program.