Robotic welding with 3D vision 

Stop reprogramming weld paths and fixing missed seams.
Zivid’s 3D vision enables robots to detect, adapt, and weld accurately—even when parts aren’t perfectly positioned.

Automating the Toughest
Robotic Welding Challenges

RAMLAB MaxQ Cobot for automated welding, powered by a Zivid 3D camera

Robotic welding and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) often struggle in real production conditions. Small variations in part geometry or positioning can shift weld seams, while reflective metal surfaces make sensing unreliable. Heat, spatter, and contamination further reduce stability, leading to frequent reprogramming, inconsistent weld quality, and costly rework.

To achieve reliable automation, systems must adapt to real-world variation. A high-accuracy 3D vision camera enables precise measurement of each part and weld seam, allowing robots to adjust in real time and maintain consistent quality in harsh environments.

Consistent Weld Quality

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Avoid uneven welds, missed spots, and costly rework caused by inaccurate depth data and noisy point clouds.

Reliable Part Coverage

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Handle complex geometries, reflective surfaces, and limited camera visibility without sacrificing accuracy. 

Built for Harsh Environments

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Perform reliably in extreme heat, dirt, and weld splatter without frequent recalibration, minimizing downtime, maintenance needs. 

Achieve Process-Stable Robotic Welding
with Zivid 3D Sensing

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Point cloud examples of welding captured with Zivid 3D cameras. Click the image to explore in 3D.

Get flawless welds, every time

  • Capture complete, artifact-free point clouds with millimeter-level trueness and resolution

  • Resolve fine surface features, contours, and deviations critical for accurate weld paths

  • Enable consistent weld deposition across all parts

  • Eliminate errors caused by missing data, noise, or artifacts

A welding demo by RAMLAB and TechMan Robot, powered by a Zivid 3D camera.
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Handle complex parts with ease

  • Operate seamlessly in both robot-mounted and stationary configurations

  • Automate welding on large, intricate, or irregular workpieces

  • Maintain repeatable measurements from multiple viewpoints without extra setup

Weld confidently on reflective materials

  • Capture weld seams on shiny metals or newly deposited welds without errors

  • High Dynamic Range imaging ensures accurate data from both bright and dark areas in a single capture

  • Deliver reliable 2D and 3D data under challenging lighting conditions

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Reliable performance in harsh industrial environments

  • Keep your welding process running smoothly even in extreme heat, vibration, and spatter

  • Maintain precise weld quality without frequent recalibration or troubleshooting

  • Industrial-grade design for minimal downtime and reliable performance

Zivid cameras address and surpass what we were looking for in a high-quality 3D sensor. It was super simple to integrate, and it performs beautifully even in a really demanding situation such as arc welding.

Vincent Wegener, Co-Founder and Managing Director, RAMLAB

Meet our customer team for a technical demo & discussion

Why traditional approaches fail
in real production

Typical Limitations

 

❌ Weld placement fails on complex geometries and varied part sizes.

❌ Shiny or dark surfaces cause missing or distorted 3D data.

❌ Fixed cameras prevent capturing optimal angles for large or tricky parts.

❌ Replicating and tuning camera settings across robot cells is costly and time-consuming.

 

Zivid solutions

 

✅ Achieve precise, millimeter-level placement on any part geometry. Learn more →

✅ Capture reflective and low-visibility surfaces reliably, no data loss. Learn more →

✅ Flexible mounting lets you optimize viewing angles for every setup. Learn more →

✅ Enable fast, repeatable deployment of calibrated camera settings across multiple robot cells. Learn more → 

Welding automation
in the real world

RAMLAB | Automated welding and additive manufacturing system
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RAMLAB | Automated welding and additive manufacturing system

RAMLAB's MaxQ system revolutionizes welding and additive manufacturing with robot-mounted 3D vision. 
 
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Pickit | Car Body Sealing with Multi-Robot 3D Vision

Pickit's high-accuracy car body sealing solution leverages multi-robot 3D vision for efficient, reliable automotive production.
Graymatter Robotics | AI-powered robotic surface finishing
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Graymatter Robotics | AI-powered robotic surface finishing

GrayMatter integrated the Zivid camera into their AI-powered robotic cells, enabling precise, color-accurate 3D scanning for surface finishing applications.

Start automating welding
with Zivid 3D vision

Explore welding point clouds

Explore welding point clouds

Book a free demo
with us

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with us

Get pricing for
your application

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your application

Zivid’s 3D machine vision technology powers smarter factories and warehouse automation. Our market-leading 3D color cameras and software enable customers to increase efficiency and productivity across industrial applications such as robotic bin-picking, piece-picking, assembly, inspection, and depalletization.