Welding Tables That Improve Accuracy and Reduce Rework – Case Study

Strengthen Production Welding Accuracy with Modular KO Welding Tables.

CUSTOMER:

Josh from Associated Welding & Profile Cutting Pty Ltd – Invermay, Tasmania, Australia

• A Tasmanian welding and fabrication company providing welding and profile cutting services for stainless steel, aluminium, general metals and specialist sheet metal work.  
• The business has been operating for over 28 years, building experience in commercial and industrial metal fabrication.  
• Services include stainless and aluminium fabrication, plasma profile cutting, roofing and maintenance work, and modifications for power boats and yachts, demonstrating versatility across sectors.  
• Associated Welding & Profile Cutting works with a broad range of customers including commercial fit-outs, structural and maintenance work, tradespeople and specialist metal projects across northern Tasmania.  

THE CHALLENGE:

In a production welding environment, accuracy and repeatability are critical. Associated Welding & Profile Cutting was experiencing limitations with their existing welding benches, which made it difficult to maintain consistent tolerances and reliable go/no-go checking.

This resulted in:

• Increased risk of parts falling out of tolerance
• Rework on welded components
• Slower production due to inefficient setups

Although other welding tables were already in use on the workshop floor, they were not delivering the accuracy required for repeatable production work.

THE SOLUTION:

After reviewing the workshop layout, materials, and production requirements, KO Welding Tables supplied a modular welding table and fixturing system designed for accuracy and repeatability.

Supplied equipment:

• 2 x K28 3.0 x 1.5 m modular welding tables in steel
• Diagonal top hole grid for flexible fixturing
• 1 x K28 Ultimate fixturing kit
• 2 x fixture trolleys for organised tooling access

This setup allowed for accurate fixturing, faster setups, and consistent part positioning across production jobs.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP:

The welding tables were:

• Unboxed and assembled
• Levelled and squared
• Integrated into the production workflow

Parts were being welded within approximately four hours of installation, with no significant downtime or disruption to ongoing work.

THE RESULT:

Following installation:

• Welding accuracy improved immediately
• Rework on production parts was reduced
• Workflow efficiency improved across repeat jobs

The tables are now a permanent part of the workshop floor, supporting day-to-day production welding and profile-cut component fabrication.

JOSH’S FEEDBACK:

“Accuracy is everything for us, especially when we’re doing production work.”

“Our old benches just couldn’t give us the precision or the go/no-go ability we needed, which created risk, rework and inefficiencies.”

“I’m not going to hide the fact that we have other welding tables in the workshop, but the value and quality of KO Welding Tables stand out.”

“The setup was seamless. We were making parts within about four hours, and the accuracy improvement was immediate.”

“We’ve already seen a reduction in reworks, which saves real money and keeps production moving.”

— Josh Woolcock

Associated Welding & Profile Cutting, Tasmania

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