Productive Robotics
Industrial Welder EtherNet/IP Integration
End-to-enddeliverydriver to UI
Real-timeinput telemetryindustrial fieldbus
Zerodowntimeproduction refactor
Full industrial welder integration end-to-end.
The Problem
The OB7 collaborative robot needed to talk to industrial welding power sources over EtherNet/IP CIP. Binary I/O assemblies, strict timing, minimal error reporting on failure, and an operator-facing tablet UI on top of it all.
The Approach
Wrote a C++ EtherNet/IP driver mapped to the welder's CIP object model. Built a generic parameter read/write system and added advanced pulse welding support. Same engineer worked on the tablet UI on top.
The Outcome
Delivered end-to-end. Followed up with a refactor consolidating recipe translation and defining a library of YAML recipe files — zero downtime on production robots.
Packed binary protocols with strict timing constraints and minimal error reporting — these aren't REST APIs.
C++EtherNet/IPVue 3IndustrialWelding