Robotic Arc Welding Machines

Equip­ment for auto­mat­ed arc weld­ing is designed dif­fer­ent­ly than man­u­al arc weld­ing equip­ment. These arc weld­ing machines must be engi­neered for more heavy-duty prod­uct manip­u­la­tion, high­er pro­duc­tion cycle rates, and be able to inter­face with the con­trol system. 

Using a robot­ic weld­ing sys­tem also increas­es pro­duc­tiv­i­ty with the abil­i­ty to use fix­tur­ing and posi­tion­ers to maneu­ver the part into posi­tion. They also allow a work­er to load and unload a part while the robots are weld­ing anoth­er part on the oppo­site side of the machine.

Some of the most pop­u­lar arc weld­ing robots avail­able at reduced prices:

Some of the most com­mon arc welders are made by Fanuc. Their ARC Mate Series robots are specif­i­cal­ly designed for weld­ing appli­ca­tions. Part­ner­ing with Lin­coln Elec­tric, Fanuc works to proves that advanced robot­ic tech­nol­o­gy for arc weld­ing process­es help bring man­u­fac­tur­ing costs down. 

The ARC Mate 100iC series pro­vides accu­rate and con­sis­tent path per­for­mance. The spe­cif­ic design pro­tects the weld torch cable from the wire feed­er to the torch goose neck, which reduces cable wear and wire feed­er issues. This series offers an extreme­ly large work enve­lope, ben­e­fi­cial for large parts or com­plex tool­ing. The ARC Mate 100iB has a 6kg pay­load and is com­pact, flex­i­ble, pre­cise, and has excel­lent speeds. It has a very nar­row wrist which allows it to eas­i­ly reach inside of parts and machines. This traits make it ver­sa­tile to be used with appli­ca­tions such as high speed weld­ing and cut­ting while also being able to prop­er­ly han­dle pick and place jobs. 

Motoman is anoth­er well-known arc weld­ing robot man­u­fac­tur­er. They have a patent­ed Mas­ter Arc series robots opti­mized for weld­ing appli­ca­tions. These robots have inte­grat­ed through-the-arm cabling which improves weld accu­ra­cy and torch access while reduc­ing down­time. Motoman also intro­duced the first 7‑axis arc weld­ing robot.

Their pop­u­lar VA1400 mod­el is flex­i­ble and can reduce floor space and achieve high­er robot den­si­ty for increased pro­duc­tion. Its unique elbow arm axis allows the robot to reach around tall parts or into parts. The MA1400 reduces weld­ing cycle time due to ser­vo motor con­trol tech­nol­o­gy and is ide­al­ly suit­ed for use in high-den­si­ty work­cells with mul­ti­ple robots work­ing togeth­er. Oth­er notable Motoman mod­els are the MA3100, the MH5LS, and the HP20D‑6.

ABB is one of the top sup­pli­ers for weld­ing robots in the world. They offer com­plete dress pack­ages for weld­ing, as well as inno­v­a­tive soft­ware. Because of their exten­sive line of prod­ucts, ABB is one of the only com­pa­nies that can pro­vide cus­tomers with a com­plete pack­age with­out hav­ing to go to anoth­er company.

The ABB IRB 1520ID is a high accu­ra­cy robot­ic arc welder that has an inte­grat­ed dress pack­age already installed. It is known for low­er­ing the main­te­nance costs by almost 50 per­cent, allow­ing it to pro­vide the low­est weld price in its class. ABB also offers sev­er­al oth­er arc weld­ing mod­els.

KUKA offers its own set of arc weld­ing robots, spe­cial­ly adapt­ed for arc weld­ing tasks and projects. With a wide range of pay­load capac­i­ty and a reach of up to 3.1 m, this series of robots can access hard-to-reach weld seams with weld­ing equip­ment. KUKA can pro­vide a robot for the fol­low­ing weld­ing appli­ca­tions: under­wa­ter arc weld­ing, plas­ma arc weld­ing, SRC weld­ing, MIG arc weld­ing, and TIG arc welding.

The KUKA KR 5 arc is the per­fect robot for stan­dard arc weld­ing tasks. The KR 5 – 2 arc HW and KR 16 arc HWare the spe­cial­ists for arc weld­ing due to the hol­low wrist and sev­er­al oth­er fea­tures. The KR 6 – 2 has a fist-shaped work enve­lope and is ide­al for space-sav­ing con­cepts. The KR 16 – 2 is ver­sa­tile and works well with most man­u­fac­tur­ing indus­tries. When the reach is cru­cial, the KR 16 L6‑2 KS is the ide­al robot for the job.

Robots​.com car­ries a large vari­ety of robot­ic arc weld­ing machines. If you aren’t sure where to start, con­tact us online and we can help direct you to find­ing the right robot for your needs. You can also call our experts at 877−762−6881. Each arc weld­ing robot­ic machine can be cus­tomized to your spe­cif­ic needs.