Hirebotics Cobots Help Tate Deliver 12x Output Per Welder
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Hirebotics' Cobot Welders have enabled Tate, Inc.
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to achieve a 12x increase in output per welder across three facilities, utilizing the cloud-based Beacon Pro platform for seamless operation and monitoring. This transition from manual to automated welding has allowed Tate to expand its skilled workforce while maintaining precision in production.
Key Points
- Tate deployed 58 Cobot Welder systems across Arkansas, Virginia, and Kentucky.
- The Beacon Pro platform allows programming and monitoring from any smart device.
- Training welders without robotics experience takes only 10-20 minutes.
- Consistent production standards are maintained across multiple facilities in real-time.
- Tate also introduced a Cobot Painter, expanding automation capabilities.
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What happened
Hirebotics has deployed 58 Cobot Welder systems for Tate, Inc. across three facilities, resulting in a reported 12x increase in output per welder. The cloud-based Beacon Pro platform allows for remote programming and monitoring of these systems. Tate has also expanded its team of certified welders while transitioning from manual to automated welding processes.
Key evidence
- Tate, Inc. has implemented 58 Hirebotics Cobot Welder systems across its facilities in Arkansas, Virginia, and Kentucky.
- The deployment of these systems has led to a 12x increase in per-welder throughput on critical structural assemblies.
- The Beacon Pro platform enables Tate to manage its Cobot Welders from a single device, enhancing operational efficiency.
Why it matters
The significant increase in output per welder indicates a potential shift in manufacturing efficiency within the metal fabrication industry. By integrating automation, Tate can meet high demand and tight project timelines while maintaining precision. This transition may serve as a model for other manufacturers facing similar challenges, highlighting the importance of adopting advanced technologies to enhance productivity.
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Cloud-based Beacon Pro platform enables data center manufacturer to program, run and monitor 58 Cobot Welder systems across three facilities while expanding team of skilled workers; See Hirebotics live at IMTS in Chicago September 14-19 Booth 236341
NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 6, 2026 - Hirebotics, a leading provider of collaborative robot (cobot) solutions for the metal fabrication industry, today announced that data center infrastructure leader Tate, Inc., has deployed a fleet of 58 Hirebotics Cobot Welder systems across manufacturing facilities in Arkansas, Virginia and Kentucky. According to a new Hirebotics case study, Tate has achieved a 12x increase in per-welder throughput on critical structural assemblies while simultaneously expanding its team of certified welders. View the full case study at https://www.hirebotics.com/case-studies/tate-inc
As a 120-year-old supplier of structural ceilings, containment systems and airflow management products for large data centers, Tate faces intense demand and tight project timelines with zero tolerance for manufacturing errors. To scale production without losing precision, Tate decided in 2024 to transition from traditional hand-welding to an agile, cloud-connected automation network powered by Hirebotics and its cloud-based, no-code Beacon Pro control platform. Beacon Pro enables the company to program, run and monitor the Cobot Welders from any smartphone or tablet.
"With Beacon Pro, Tate can manage its entire multi-plant network of Cobot Welders from a single smart device without ever needing to touch a traditional robot teach pendant," said Matthew Bush, co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics. "This means Tate was able to quickly delegate highly repetitive work to a full fleet of Cobot Welders, boosting throughput and improving shop floor conditions. With the improved working conditions, the company was able to recruit more certified welders to focus on work that demands certification as well as the high-judgment and hands-on craftsmanship the company is known for."
Jonathan Cook, a cobot welding programmer from Tate, learned to manipulate to be "exactly how it's supposed to be as by spec every single time. And that truly is a marvel within itself."
Hirebotics' Beacon Pro-based Cobot Welders enabled Tate to:
• Train welders without prior robotics experience in 10-20 minutes
• Eliminate costly rework caused by manual welder-to-welder variability
• Encode precision discipline directly into the Beacon Pro software. Certified programmers dial in exact torch angles and travel speeds, which enables floor operators to execute perfect welds with confidence.
• Operate as a single, unified ecosystem, sharing weld programs, parameters and enhanced playlists across company facilities in real time. This guarantees consistent production standards nationwide.
"It was a fantastic process to learn to manipulate not only the movements of the welder themselves, but to control the amperage, the heat and travel speed," said Jonathon Cook, Cobot Welding Programmer, Tate. "We can manipulate and curate every single weld that we make here for Tate to be exactly how it's supposed to be as by spec every single time. And that truly is a marvel within itself."
In addition to traditional welding projects within all three facilities, Tate has pioneered a unique workflow in its Arkansas plant where the cobot systems handle the upstream precision step of tacking and pre-assembling parts to feed downstream industrial robots. This helps to keep production moving at a steady pace.
Having worked with the Cobot Welder for two years across these three facilities, Tate also has become one of the first operations to deploy Hirebotics' new Cobot Painter. This new solution uses the same platform, role-based access and operators with a new cobot also powered by the Beacon Pro platform.
See Hirebotics in Action at IMTS
Hirebotics will showcase its full cobot lineup, including the Cobot Welder, Cobot Painter and Cobot Cutter, at IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) September 14-19 in Chicago, Booth 236341 (Hall North Level 3). Attendees can see the Beacon Pro platform live and learn how manufacturers such as Tate are scaling automated welding, painting and cutting across multi-facility operations.
About Hirebotics
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Hirebotics designs and builds collaborative robot solutions for the metal fabrication industry. The company's Cobot Welder, Cobot Cutter and Cobot Painter, powered by its proprietary Beacon platform, enable welders and fabricators to automate with no programming required. Hirebotics is a Universal Robots OEM partner, a FANUC ASI and a multiple-time recipient of UR's Global OEM of the Year award. For more information, visit hirebotics.com.
— Originally published at roboticstomorrow.com
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