Name: MBW
Brand: Midnight Industrial

The MBW smart welding station delivers full-scope intelligent welding for thick plate and structural profiles. Integrated in-house by Midnight Taiwan, it combines a robot arm, 3D vision and smart software for faster, more stable and easier welding.

Features

Fast to learn, easy even for beginners
Quick changeover for small-batch parts
Camera scanning builds a 3D model in real time
Industrial wireless handheld terminal
Built-in weld database auto-plans paths and avoids collisions
Fast calibration for consistent accuracy

Industries

Steel structures, construction, infrastructure
Shipbuilding, heavy machinery & special equipment
Energy pipelines, power grids, roads & bridges, rail transit

Robot arm

Robot model	MIDNIGHT-12R
Axes	6
Wrist payload	25 kg
Repeatability	±0.05 mm
Max weld width	1200 mm
Max weld length	12000 mm
Max weld height	700 mm
Arm weight (body)	175 kg
Arm reach	1850 mm
IP rating	IP67 (body) / IP54 (others)
Mounting	Ground rail
Operating temp.	0 ~ 45 ℃
Humidity	<80% (40℃, no condensation)

Welder (Panasonic YD-FT3 series)

Item	YD-350FT3	YD-500FT3
Control	Digital IGBT inverter	←
Input power	3-phase AC 380V 50/60Hz	←
Input capacity (kVA/kW)	13.6 / 12.6	23.5 / 22.1
Open-circuit voltage	DC 70 V	DC 70 V
Rated output current (MIG/MAG)	DC 350 A	DC 500 A
Rated output current (pulse)	DC 300 A	DC 400 A
Rated output voltage	31.5 V	39 V
Rated duty cycle	60%	100%
Output current range (MIG/MAG)	DC 40–350 A	DC 60–500 A
Output voltage range	16–31.5 V	17–39 V
Memory channels	80	80
Welding methods	CO2 / MAG / Pulse MAG / Stainless MIG / Pulse MIG / Stick	←
Wire diameter	0.8–1.2 mm	1.0–1.6 mm
Wire material	Carbon / flux-cored carbon / stainless / flux-cored stainless	←
IP rating	IP23S	IP23S
Cooling	Forced air	Forced air
Dimensions (L×W×H)	575×380×632 mm	575×380×632 mm
Weight	57 kg	61 kg

Station components

Console, machine bed, robot arm, welder
Line laser scanner, 3D vision, wire feeder

Cypweld software

Smart seam recognition & generation: auto-generate seams/paths from drawings or 3D scans, editable
3D modelling / digital twin: 1:1 station build, one-click seam extraction, auto path planning, collision check
Seam tracking: precise recognition, high noise immunity, real-time tracking
Smart connectivity: cloud link, live monitoring, multi-device login, office-to-factory wireless drawing transfer

Fast calibration

TCP calibration, hand-eye calibration
Automatic calibration station completes in just 8 minutes with consistent accuracy

Welder highlights (Panasonic 500FT3)

Soft-short (SSC) spatter control, ~15–20% less spatter in CO2 welding
Excellent stainless pulse welding, one-pulse-one-drop precision
Independent DC/pulse modes for initial & crater, freely combinable

Standard configuration

Item	Brand / Model
Machine bed	Midnight
Welding robot	Midnight (MIDNIGHT-12R)
Welder	Panasonic YD-500FT3
Servo motor	Customized
Line laser scanner	BOCHU BCW600P-E
3D vision	BOCHU
Welding software	Cypweld 2800
Linear guide	CSK / Airtac
Rack & pinion	KH
Industrial PC	Intel i7
Console	Midnight

Weldable parts (examples)

H-beams, box columns
Tower bases, transformer housings
Trailer chassis, ship cabin doors

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