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FANUC Robotics' DualARM System allows two robots and a positioner to be controlled in a single program with coordinated motion and arc start synchronization. This improve arc quality. It is easy to use because of the single point of control. The DualARM System tightly integrates two ARC Mate robots controlled through one CPU and teach pendant, which provides a common interface for the entire system. It has multi-group motion feature that allows multiple motion groups to operate simultaneously while running multiple tasks. Tightly-integrated, auxiliary axes allows both weld torches to be repositioned faster during part repositioning thus reduce cycle time. |
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KUKA Robot are used in the body shop of the Ford plant in Cologne-Niehl, Germany. With the installation of the robot technology, it ensures that the gap dimensions on the doors and trunk lid of the Fiesta model can be reduced to 3.5 mm. In addition to pneumatic spot weld guns, electric motor-driven servo guns are also guided by robots. Because the closing motions of the gun can be defined precisely, this result in a more gradual force build-up, longer electrode life, better workpiece detection, shorter cycle times and lower noise levels. |
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Motoman Welding Solutions | |||||||||
| ArcWorlds/FabWorlds: A fully integrated, pre-engineered robotic arc welding solution features a Motoman arc welding robot, robot controller and menu driven arc welding a24-Feb-2007rt positioner, operator station and safety environment. ArcWorlds can be configured with a second robot, a heavy-duty positioner or servo-controlled external axes for coordinated motion. |  |
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| Spot World: Two Motoman UP130 robots simultaneously spot weld on main and subassemblies located on a 180 degrees indexing positioner with multi-stage fixtures. Automatic fixtures that allow access for multiple vertical and horizontal spot welds. |  |
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When following through the history of welding, in year 1988, matrix of robots are employed in the automobile industry to perform resistance spot welding on car bodies. Following that, more and more arc welding robots are being installed both in large and small manufacturing plants. Since then, welding robots are used in two ways in manufacturing -- as elements in a production line and as stand-alone units (or Flexible Robotic Manufacturing System) for batch production. |
