Benefits Of Six-Axis Robots

The six-axis robot arm is the most com­mon­ly inte­grat­ed indus­tri­al robot on the mar­ket today.

Indus­tri­al appli­ca­tions present such a wide range of needs with an even wider range of solu­tions. Indus­tri­al robot man­u­fac­tur­ers have designed and devel­oped a vari­ety of indus­tri­al robot arms to auto­mate man­u­fac­tur­ing applications. 

One robot axis is equiv­a­lent to one degree of free­dom. Each axis, or degree of free­dom, is respon­si­ble for mov­ing the entire robot arm to the pro­grammed point. Six axes allow a robot arm to move in the x, y, and z planes, as well as posi­tion itself using roll, pitch, and yaw movements.

Axes as a Differentiator

One major dif­fer­en­tia­tor in the indus­tri­al robot world is num­ber of axes. Some appli­ca­tions, such as pal­letiz­ing, often require a robot arm with few­er axes, such as the Fanuc M‑410 arm.

In oth­er indus­tri­al appli­ca­tions, such as assem­bly, it might be advan­ta­geous to use an indus­tri­al robot with up to 15 axes, such as the Motoman SDA20D robot.

For many indus­tri­al tasks, how­ev­er, the stan­dard six-axis robot arm pro­vides opti­mal strength, flex­i­bil­i­ty, and reach to com­plete the desired task. Click here to see what each axis does.

The Flex­i­ble Six-Axis Robot Arm

Most indus­tri­al robot arms that are seen in today’s man­u­fac­tur­ing envi­ron­ments are com­posed of six-axes. Robot tech­nol­o­gy is con­stant­ly improv­ing for six axis robots. Improved wrist action and flex­i­bil­i­ty, robot soft­ware and pro­gram­ming capa­bil­i­ties, and mul­ti­ple mount­ing options are just some of the ben­e­fits six axis robots have to offer.

There is also a large range of robot sizes, pay­loads, and speeds to choose from. Six axis robots are also becom­ing eas­i­er to main­tain, repair or replace. 

The four most pop­u­lar indus­tri­al robot man­u­fac­tur­ers are Fanuc, Motoman, KUKA and ABB. They have designed and devel­oped six-axis indus­tri­al robot arms both large and small to han­dle indus­tri­al applications. 

There are mul­ti­ple clean room and food grade options, as well as, oth­er extreme work envi­ron­ment robots to pre­vent work­er injury or haz­ard pay. 

Let Us Help

We have over 35 years of expe­ri­ence help­ing indi­vid­u­als and com­pa­nies chose and inte­grate robot­ic sys­tems. Our knowl­edge can help lead you to the right robot for your spe­cif­ic application. 

We also have both new and recon­di­tioned six axis robots avail­able. Offer­ing more bud­get flex­i­bil­i­ty to those who need it. Con­tact us today by fill­ing out this form, or call us at 877−762−6881.