BROAD RANGE OF WELDING ROBOTS OFFERS CLASS-LEADING REACH AND LOAD CAPACITY

FANUC Robotics America, Inc. offers its ARC Mate iC series welding robots. Their ARC Mate 120iC and ARC Mate 120iC/10L are the latest in the popular ARC Mate series of robots featuring a compact design and class-leading reach and load capacity. The new robots combined with the ARC Mate100iC, offer customers the broadest family of welding robots available.

The ARC Mate 120iC robot offers a reach of 1811 mm and a 20 kg payload; the ARC Mate 120iC/10L has a 2009 mm reach and a 10 kg payload.

The new ARC Mate 120iC is the only welding robot with a 20 kg payload and has the largest hollow wrist, offering multiple functions and eliminating cable management issues. Handling and welding can be accomplished without tool changers, and all cables can be enclosed inside the arm, improving reliability and ease of access.

"Our family of ARC Mate robots offer customers class-leading operation efficiency, reach, speed, load capacity, and enhanced performance for welding parts of all shapes and sizes,? said Mike Sharpe, director of materials joining, FANUC Robotics.

Leveraging off the success of the ARC Mate 100iC series robots, the new ARC Mate 120iC integrates the wire feeder and welding torch cable with the same slim profile including the tightly integrated wire feeder (Lincoln AutoDrive 4R90) within the J3 arm.

The ARC Mate 100iC and ARC Mate120iC also support a wide range of intelligent functions such as:

? iRVision® (built-in) a ready-to-use robotic vision package.

? ROBOGUIDE-WeldPRO simulation package easily models the ARC Mate?s dress-out, and downloads programs to the robot, which run without touch-up.

? Vision Shift eliminates the usual touch-ups and verifications associated with off-line programming or fixture and tool changes.

? Collision Guard detects robot collisions with external objects, minimizing damage to the part, robot, and torch.

"ArcLink XT?, the industry?s first Ethernet-based welding network is another feature that provides a single point of control for both the robot and the welders. It is a flexible and powerful welding network that allows the R-30iA Controller to handle up to four welding power supplies (Lincoln i400),? said Sharpe.

ArcLink XT?, developed in partnership with Lincoln Electric, is the next generation in arc welding network communications offering improved performance over existing welding communication methods. The connection to the welder is over the standard R-30iA Ethernet connection.

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