type limited liability company industry robotic systems integration founded 1944 1 2 headquarters fort collins colorado products industrial automation number of employees 130 3 website www.wolfrobotics.com wolf robotics is a company operating in automation technology utilizing industrial robots and computer numerical control systems . based in fort collins colorado it also has employees in mexico and brazil . 4 by 2014 it had installed over 8 400 robotic systems for mining construction agriculture and other industries . 5 6 3 2 7 these typically incorporate abb or fanuc robots with wolf s own robotic positioners . 3 contents 1 history 2 accomplishments 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit founded in 1944 the company operated under the name heath engineering manufacturing farm implement equipment using shape cutting products . 4 8 in 1976 esab purchased heath engineering making it their robotic welding division . abb bought esab in 1993 designating it their welding systems division . in 2003 the rimrock corporation bought the division and renamed it wolf robotics . 9 10 1 accomplishments edit its robotic grade welding positioners have a load capacity of up to 100 000 kg 220 462 lbs which are among the strongest in the industry . 3 citation needed it introduced robotics to the process of submerged arc welding . 11 as one of the first four companies to be certified by the robotic industries association as a robotic integrator it is also one of six organizations recognized by the american welding society as an approved testing center for the certified robotic arc welding craw program . 12 13 see also edit robotics mig welding tig welding spot welding computer aided design cad computer aided manufacturing cam servomechanism gantry robot laser cladding laser cutting oxy fuel welding and cutting plasma cutting grinding abrasive cutting references edit a b merrill cari august 13 2008 . company conveys how robots are effective . the coloradoan p. a. 9 a b lynn steve april 2012 . wolf robotics forecasts 20 percent revenue growth . northern colorado business report 823 a b c d shannon brad september 2013 . wolf robotics builds welding systems brings jobs home to the u.s. . innovationews . a b peterson eric march 2014 . wolf robotics . companyweek . cook dan february 15 2013 . retooling for profit in the world robotic welding boulder county business report wright nick april 2013 . get into the mix . ffjournal 46 48 anandan tanya september 2013 . robots and laser welding the perfect fit . robotics online . johnson g & frisby t 1968 . patent no . us d210245 s. welding journal editors february 2004 . wolf robotics purchases abb s welding systems division . welding journal pg 12 . foundry management & technology 2007 . anniversary highlights rimrock s progress achievements . cullison andrew ; campbell kristin ; johnsen mary ruth 2008 . a recap of the 2007 aws expo . welding journal february 2008 42 . robotic industries association contributor may 14 2012 . ria announces first certified robot integrators . robotics online . retrieved april 2 2014 . mangold vern august 2011 . certification program emphasizes safe use of robots . welding journal p. 55 59 . external links edit www.wolfrobotics.com www.rimrockcorp.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wolf robotics & oldid 716461458 categories companies based in coloradocompanies based in fort collins coloradorobotics companiesindustrial roboticshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from april 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 april 2016 at 22 16 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view