Robotic Welding to the Rescue

摘要

Quality Industries combats a Nashville-area welding shortage with automation to tackle high- and low-volume work. Variety is the spice of life, they say. For manufacturers, variety, be it in product mix, markets served or processes employed, can be the ticket to avoiding volatile economic ups and downs while adding flexibility to take on all types of work. Near Nashville, TN, Quality Industries is all about variety. Founded in 1972, the family-owned company has grown to be one of the largest and most diverse independent metalforming and fabricating manufacturers in the United States. With the addition this fall of a 60,000-sq.-ft. facility in Denton, TX, Quality Industries and its 500-plus employees will use more than 330,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to serve industries including heavy transportation, alternative energy, electrical enclosures, and towing and recovery equipment.