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Automatic Girth Welder (AGW)

 

Save time and reduce inconsistencies when welding cylindrical structures like storage tanks.

Automate your tank storage fabrication and pipeline welding process with an Automatic Girth Welder (AGW) from Red-D-Arc

Transform your process for producing high-quality, high-volume circumferential welds. Primarily designed for field applications, Red-D-Arc automatic girth welding systems automate the welding process, leading to significant improvements in productivity, weld quality and safety.

Increase Efficiency

  • Decrease welding time compared to manual methods
  • Minimize stops and starts with continuous operation—40-50% increase in welding productivity
  • Reduce labor costs

Improve Weld Quality

  • Eliminate human error with an automated process
  • Produce consistent, high-integrity welds with fewer defects and less rework

Enhance Safety

  • Reduce the need for operators to work in hazardous environments
  • Improve overall site safety

Contact a Weld Automation Expert

Find out about flexible rental, lease and purchase options, and get support from a welding automation expert, or give us a call at 1-866-733-3272

Enhance Productivity Across Industries

From energy infrastructure to shipbuilding and industrial fabrication, AGWs deliver reliable performance in demanding environments.

Oil & Gas

  • Produces quality welds on pipelines, pressure vessels, tanks, and process equipment—meeting strict safety and code requirements for both upstream and downstream operations

Petrochemical

  • Supports safe, code-compliant construction of tanks, reactors, and process vessels in chemical production facilities

Energy & Clean Technology

  • Delivers precise, code-compliant welds for pressure vessels, storage tanks, and renewable infrastructure like wind towers and bioenergy systems

Construction & Steel Erection

  • Automates vertical and circumferential welds on large structural builds, reducing manual labor and improving site safety.

Fabrication & Manufacturing

  • Speeds up production of large cylindrical components with consistent, repeatable weld quality in shop and field environments

Shipbuilding

  • Welds marine structures such as LNG and ballast tanks with the durability required for harsh environments
Automatic girth welder in warehouse