IPWL Ltd

General information

The firefly is commonly referred to as a welding bug or weld head. It is a semi-automatic welding machine designed and manufactured in the UK by IPWL.

Firefly is a tool to be used by welders. It is not a robot! We believe welding is a skilled trade, so you need to be a welder to use Firefly effectively.

Firefly is primarily intended as an orbital welding system to be used for pipeline welding applications in the oil, gas and water industries. Firefly has also been successfully used in other industries such as wind jacket manufacture. Firefly can be used where there is a high level of weld repeatabilty - linear and orbital and in all gravity positions.

The purpose of the firefly system is to improve the productivity of the welder by continually producing a consistent weld result.

We believe this gives our customers a competitive edge in today’s ever demanding economic climate.

We hope you enjoy our Facebook page. We have tried to keep our content 'real', showing Firefly being used by welders in a variety of real life situations and in real time without fancy video editing techniques.