# ESAB and Yaskawa sign global cooperation agreement for robotic welding systems

ESAB Group Inc. and Yaskawa signed a global cooperation agreement on November 5, 2020, to jointly develop and market a line of pre-engineered robotic welding systems called XCellerator. The systems will be engineered and built by Yaskawa and marketed by ESAB.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-11-17
- Status: announced
- Products: pre-engineered robotic welding systems (XCellerator)
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Yaskawa](https://endata.com/companies/16432.md) (partner)
- [ESAB Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/18657.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ffjournal.net](https://www.ffjournal.net/industry-news/5-news/16275-esab-and-yaskawa-sign-agreement), 2020-11-17: "The ESAB Group Inc. and leading robot and robot system company YASKAWA have announced the Nov. 5 signing of a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop and market a line of pre-engineered robotic welding systems called XCellerator."

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