Sept. 22, 2026, Burlington, Ont. — THG Automation has developed a cobot automated Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) twin-wire welding solution. THG is calling the system, built in collaboration with Fronius and Universal Robots, the first automated system of this kind in North America, installed at a customer facility in August. Targeted primarily for structural engineering and heavy industry fabrication, this system syncs two Fronius TPS/i power sources and wire feeding units to simultaneously feed a twin-drive CMT push-pull torch. The twin-wire cobot welder delivers deposition rates as high as 25kg/h. “We’re continually breaking barriers, showing what is possible with a cobot,” said THG Automation co-founder and chief executive officer Matt Hendey, in a media release. “With Fronius Twin Wire, customers can achieve submerged arc deposition rates with the ease of use of a cobot with the limitations of a sub arc.”