About

About BeamMaster

BeamMaster is AGT Robotics’ modular robotic welding system for structural-steel fabrication. Cortex generates weld programs from 3D models, while optical joint finding adjusts the robot path to the real assembly. Light, Plus and Twin configurations provide single- or dual-zone operation with one or two robots and optional beam rotators.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

Operating environments: McCombs Steel structural-steel fabrication shop
Control modes: Autonomous
Robotic welding
Production use - 2021-03-30 - Automatically weld structural-steel beams using Cortex-generated robot programs. - environment: McCombs Steel structural-steel fabrication shop
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Supply

Supply / Components

BeamMaster
Ethercat Io Bus Couplers And Twinsafe - Compute & Control - Beckhoff Automation - AGT Robotics uses Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O, bus couplers and TwinSAFE terminals in BeamMaster - source: blog.beckhoffus.com
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BeamMaster
Cx5130 Cp2918 And Twincat - Compute & Control - Beckhoff Automation - Beckhoff CX5130 controls, CP2918 panels and TwinCAT run AGT Robotics’ BeamMaster welding system - source: blog.beckhoffus.com
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BeamMaster
Ax5000 Drives And Am8000 Motors - actuation_motion - Beckhoff Automation - Beckhoff AX5000 drives and AM8000 motors position beams in AGT Robotics’ BeamMaster - source: blog.beckhoffus.com
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Resources

Media library

BeamMaster welding system
image · AGT Robotics
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Curated durable documents and official technical references.

BeamMaster welding automation
PDF · BeamMaster structural-steel system · AGT Robotics
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Timeline

AGT Robotics and Ocean Machinery mark 25 Ocean Challenger sales
2025-07-14 - Production Milestone - Ocean Machinery serves as exclusive distributor of Ocean Challenger. The system uses Cortex auto-programming software to weld varied structural-steel assemblies without manual robot programming. The partners marked the milestone at AGT’s Trois-Rivières headquarters.
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AGT Robotics details BeamMaster deployment at McCombs Steel
2021-03-30 - Deployment - The first system entered service in September 2019; a second was commissioned in spring 2020. Cortex imports Tekla beam models and generates robot movements and weld schedules. Beckhoff controls, EtherCAT, TwinSAFE, servo drives and motors coordinate the cell and beam positioning.
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