FANUC Robots Arc Weld A Large Compactor Drum Using Coordinated Welding

Coordinated arc welding: http://robot.fanucamerica.com/Product... FANUC America provides the most comprehensive line of industrial robots in the industry, allowing manufacturers the unique advantage of utilizing FANUC robots from all application areas to form automated solutions that help increase quality and productivity. This video demonstrates the possibilities of utilizing FANUC robots for ARC welding. The large robot seen on the left is FANUC’s new M-900iB/360 robot – A 360 kg payload robot with a 2.65-meter reach that offers faster speeds, higher load capacity, and enhanced arm rigidity compared to the previous model. This heavy-duty payload robot is lifting and rotating a large compactor drum. The new FANUC M-900iB/360 also features a more compact and lighter mechanical unit, and can be used to lift aerospace and powertrain components, engines, truck and bus frames, castings, molded parts, glass and building materials. The FANUC M-900iB/360 presents the compactor drum to three FANUC ARC Mate 100iC robots that are equipped with FANUC iRVision to locate the parts for welding. All four robots work in coordinated motion: The ARC Mate 100iC robots simulate welding, while the M-900iB/360 manipulates the part to maintain an optimum weld position. FANUC ARC Mate 100iC robots are innovative in that they have internal routing of their dress package. This allows the dress package to follow the motion range of the robot, and simplifies programming while eliminating concerns of bending, snagging or breaking cables. FANUC’s ARC Mate series of robots is the highest performance arc welding series in its class. Once the weld simulation is complete, each ARC Mate 100iC robot performs iRVision TorchMate weld tip inspection. Meanwhile, the new M-900iB/360 displays its reach and strength. To learn more about FANUC’s full range of solutions for automation including robotic arc welding, please visit http://www.fanucamerica.com.