Manufacturer of mechanized welding positioning and automation equipment, including positioners, turning rolls, manipulators, seamers, grippers, turntables, and controllers, founded in 1946 and based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Welding positioners in fixed-base, adjustable-base, and cantilevered configurations, capacities 350 lb to 60,000 lb, table sizes 8 in to 96 in square, tilt range 0-90 deg to 0-135 deg.
Constant-centerline turning rolls in Piper, Tanker, Missouri Mule, and Low Profile series, capacities 1,500 lb to over 900,000 lb, with solid-state variable-speed controls and dynamic braking.
Welding manipulators with 300 lb to 2,200 lb capacity and boom stroke from 48 in to 16 ft, featuring rack-and-pinion boom drive and 360-degree rotation.
Quickset cam-operated welding grippers clamping cylindrical workpieces; nine models (J-15 through E), capacities 250 lb to 30,000 lb, clamping range 1 in to 84 in diameter.
Longitudinal seamers for single-pass, full-penetration welds on cylinders and flat sheet; external models weld 24-192 in lengths, internal models 120-240 in, material 0.020-3/8 in thick.
Low-profile welding turntables rotating heavy steel plate tables, standard models MT-60 through MT-1200 with capacities 6,000 lb to 120,000 lb and table diameters 36 in to 72 in.
PLC-based EZ Link and Touch & Weld controllers coordinating welding and motion functions for longitudinal and circumferential welding, with 5.7 in VGA touchscreen interface.