Manufacturer: Yaskawa Motoman
Application: Welding coal wagon assemblies

Image credit: Yaskawa
Transwerk’s Wagon Build factory in Bloemfontein, South Africa produces over 500 wagon assemblies per year. The complete assembly from Motoman, including the gantry, two 6-axis robots, and welding systems, total 20 synchronized servo axes.
- 37 meters (121.4 feet) long
- The largest gantry robot in the Southern Hemisphere
Excited to know that such large robotic systems exist. Thanks for the introductory info. We need more info on such developments.