The complexities of the Fanuc M6iB

Like oth­er mate­r­i­al han­dling robots, while the move­ments of the Fanuc M6iB may seem very sim­ple, the inter­nal work­ings of the machine are actu­al­ly very com­plex. With­out the motors, the speed reduc­ers and the cables, this robot wouldn’t be pick­ing things up and putting them down day after day in man­u­fac­tur­ing plants across the country.

While many AC motors work sim­i­lar­ly, the ser­vo motors on the M‑6iB are fit­ted with an ampli­fi­er that not only allows the motor to send out sig­nals to the robot, but also allows it to retrieve feed­back from oth­er parts of the robot. The motors, part num­bers A06B-0223-B005, A06B-0223-B605, A06B-0202-B605, A06B-0202-B005, A06B-0115-B075#0008 and A06B-0114-B075#0008, are locat­ed on every axis on the M 6 iB.

The speed reduc­ers of the M6-iB from Fanuc, part num­bers A97L-0218 – 0288#33, A97L-0218 – 0289#153, A97L-0218 – 0295#161 and A97L-0218 – 0224, slow down the out­put from the robot’s motors, help­ing the entire sys­tem to run more fluidly.

So, what pow­ers the speed reduc­ers, the motors and every oth­er part of the M‑6 iB robot? The pow­er and pulse coder cables, of course! These cables, part num­bers A05B-1215-D005 and A660-4004-T116, con­trol all the pow­er and pro­gram­ming that goes to and from the Fanuc M‑6iB robot. With­out these cables, the robot would not be able to con­nect to the con­troller, and there­fore would not be able to learn its job, demon­strat­ing the immense impor­tance of these cables.

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