Two New FANUC Welding Robots MIG Weld Axle Transmission Shafts - FANUC America

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With this live MIG welding robotic demonstration, FANUC America proudly introduces two new robots -- The new FANUC ARC Mate 0iB seen on the left and the new FANUC M-10iA/12 model to the right.

The demonstration starts with a robotic bin picking process - The FANUC M-10iA/12 robot locates a randomly placed gear in the first bin using FANUC's iRVision 3D Area Sensor. The robot picks a gear, then drops it onto an inspection surface where it uses iRVision to inspect the part for proper re-orientation. Once the robot has the re-gripped part, it transfers the part to the welding fixture. The M-10iA/12 robot repeats the same process for the shaft -- The robot locates, picks, re-grips and places the shaft into the welding fixture. All the while the ARC Mate 0iB on the left dry welds parts underneath the welding fixture to illustrate the robot's motion speed and dexterity. Both robots in this demonstration are working at all times.

Once both parts are in the fixture, the ARC Mate 0iB runs a dry weld of the parts while the M-10iA/12 robot holds the shaft in place in the gear. Once the dry weld is complete, the M-10iA/12 robot picks both parts and places them back into their bins and the cycle repeats. The weld demonstration is repeated; only this time we'll watch a live weld of the axle transmission shafts. This demonstration displays the best in class speed and high motion performance of the new ARC Mate 0iB along with the new M-10iA/12 robot's world-renowned reliability, all in one very low cost solution.

To learn more about FANUC America's full line of welding robots please visit our website at http://www.fanucamerica.com.