Welding perfection – the right welding cell for you

As one of the most com­mon auto­mat­ed appli­ca­tion today, robot­ic weld­ing is con­stant­ly in demand. In the last 20 years, com­pa­nies like Robots​.com have begun to inte­grate weld­ing appli­ca­tions, as well as mate­r­i­al han­dling and mate­r­i­al removal appli­ca­tions, for cus­tomers. A robot­ic inte­gra­tor takes robots from oth­er com­pa­nies like Fanuc, Motoman, ABB, Uni­ver­sal Robots, and KUKA and cus­tomizes them specif­i­cal­ly for customers.

Cus­tomers wish­ing to cus­tomize their weld­ing cell are in for a real treat when work­ing with a com­pa­ny like Robots​.com. We have an entire cat­a­log of robot­ic weld­ing robots, as well as sev­er­al posi­tion­ers, safe­ty pack­ages and oth­er fea­tures available.

When a man­u­fac­tur­er comes to Robots​.com for a robot­ic weld cell, they have to decide on what kind of robot they want, what kind of posi­tion­er they want and what kind of safe­ty pack­age they are look­ing for.

There are a pletho­ra of robot­ic arms that can be inte­grat­ed into a cus­tomized weld­ing cell. Cus­tomers can use any­thing from the Fanuc ARC Mate 100iC to the Motoman MA1400 to the KUKA KR 6 Arc. These robots have dif­fer­ent pay­load capac­i­ties and have the abil­i­ty to per­form sev­er­al dif­fer­ent weld­ing appli­ca­tions, depend­ing on the weld­ing pack­age and program.

With posi­tion­ers, it all depends on the manufacturer’s appli­ca­tion and the size of the parts. While small­er pieces might be suit­ed for sta­tion­ary or a 180-degree turntable, larg­er parts need some­thing like a fer­ris wheel posi­tion­er that allows for simul­ta­ne­ous weld­ing by mul­ti­ple robots.

When choos­ing safe­ty pack­ages, man­u­fac­tur­ers need to con­sid­er what humans will be inter­act­ing with the weld­ing cell. They can choose to install inter­lock­ing doors to com­plete­ly close off the cell dur­ing oper­a­tion, or safe­ty light cur­tains and pres­sure mats that use move­ment and weight to momen­tar­i­ly delay an appli­ca­tion if some­thing gets into the work zone dur­ing operation.

With all these options, it is easy to get over­whelmed. Nev­er fear! The team at Robots​.com will help you sort out all the options until you have the per­fect weld­ing cell for your facil­i­ty. For more infor­ma­tion on automa­tion with Robots​.com, con­tact us today online or at 877−762−6881.