From June 17 to 20, 2025, the 28th Beijing-Essen Welding and Cutting Exhibition was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Panasonic showcased its "robots that understand welding better" theme, presenting a full-scenario intelligent welding solution along with three new products-the GP6, GL6, and BP5-making a strong debut. The daily visitor count reached a new high for the exhibition.
At the exhibition site, Panasonic set up three industry-specific zones: automotive, shipbuilding and pressure vessels, and hardware and two-wheeled vehicles. In the automotive sector, five robotic welding systems were showcased, covering core processes such as high-speed chassis welding and aluminum casting welding for battery boxes. In the shipbuilding zone, an AGV mobile welding system was introduced, featuring a dual-wire overhead welding process that achieves over 100% efficiency improvement compared to traditional single-wire technology. The hardware and two-wheeler zone presented intelligent production line solutions tailored for electric vehicle frame welding techniques.
The newly launched GP6 multi-functional welder supports aluminum MIG welding and long-distance wire feeding, and when paired with a robot, can achieve a fishscale pattern welding technique; The GL6 low-spatter welder focuses on carbon steel and stainless steel applications, offering high cost-effectiveness to reduce welding losses; The BP5 AC/DC TIG welder features a wide-frequency adjustment range of 30–400 Hz and 20 kHz DC pulse technology, suitable for precision welding applications in aerospace, nuclear power, and other industries. Additionally, the Panasonic Welding Technology Academy showcases its dual-certification training system on-site, producing 2,000 robot welding process engineers annually. Through digital interactive formats like virtual character explanations, it visually demonstrates the integration of AI and welding technology across five dimensions, including trajectory planning and process generation.
"We have always driven industrial upgrading through technological innovation," said a representative from Panasonic's Welding Process Division. "In the future, we will continue to enhance the intelligent welding ecosystem to provide core support for the intelligent transformation of manufacturing."