Industrial Robot Spec · Buyer’s Toolkit
The Welding Cobot Buyer’s Toolkit
Spec, price and source a welding cobot cell like an integrator — payload/reach picker, landed-cost calculator and an RFQ checklist, before you sign anything.
A welding cobot cell runs into the tens of thousands. This is free, and it stops the expensive specifying and sourcing mistakes.
What’s inside
Payload & reach spec picker
Enter your largest part weight, joint length and station layout, and get the payload, reach and repeatability band to ask for — so you don’t over- or under-spec the arm.
Landed-cost calculator
Go from FOB arm price to true landed cost: deposit terms, freight, duty, integration and commissioning, for a bare arm versus a fully deployed cell — so no line item surprises you later.
RFQ checklist
Exactly what to put in your request for quote — payload, reach, weld process, duty cycle, safety standard, fixturing scope — so every integrator quotes the same scope and you can compare like for like.
Integrator-vetting questions
The questions to ask before you pay a deposit, and the red flags that mean walk away: ISO 10218 / ISO/TS 15066 competence, references, support and spares. Most overpaying comes from not knowing what to ask.
Import vs integrator decision guide
A clear flow for when importing an arm and integrating locally genuinely pays, and when a turnkey integrator is the safer call. Saves the wrong call in both directions.
Who it’s for
You’re evaluating your first welding cobot cell — a five-figure capital decision — you’ve had one or two integrator quotes, and you can’t tell whether the spec or the price is right. The toolkit gives you the same numbers and checklist an integrator would use, so you negotiate from facts instead of hope.