Arc Welding Robots & Cobots
FANUC arc welding robots offer accuracy and repeatability for all arc welding applications.
Arc Welding Robot Systems
The FANUC ARC Mate robot series allows users to maximize productivity, optimize quality, minimize manufacturing costs, and improve the safety of your workplace. Plus, with a lack of skilled welders available in the industry, now is the perfect time to automate your arc welding processes.
Our well-known ARC Mate Series of industrial arc welding robots includes welding robots that range from 7 kg - 25 kg in payload, and 911 mm - 3123 mm in reach. They are suitable for a wide range of industrial arc welding applications such as MIG and TIG welding or plasma and laser cutting. Different models are available to meet a variety of demands, and all come with a variety of tools to increase their versatility and help make your arc welding processes safer and more efficient.
FANUC robots can effortlessly integrate with almost all weld packages, allowing quick torch, wire feeder and dress pack installations as well as an easy-to-use welding power source interface thanks to in-built libraries. Users can simply select and weld.
Selecting the Proper FANUC Arc Welding Cobot or Robot Model for Your Operation
With the largest range of robot models and an easy-to-use programming interface, FANUC's arc welding robots paired with our knowledge and expertise gives manufacturers of all sizes the ability to automate even the most difficult welding projects. We have an arc welding robot and cobot for every level of operation, whether you are new to automation or an advanced user.
FANUC Arc Welding Cobots or Robots for Your Operations Starting with Automation
Even for those who have never used a robot, FANUC’s advanced welding collaborative robot technology is easy to use and fast to deploy. Generally speaking, FANUC Collaborative Arc welding robots are an ideal solution for manufacturing operations that have low volume, high mix production. Plus, FANUC has the largest network of Authorized System Integration partners to help manufacturers automate arc welding processes, increasing their productivity and profitability while helping to solve the skilled welder labor challenges.
FANUC Arc Welding Robots for Intermediate Automation Users
Shops that have some experience using automation to advance their welding operations, but maybe aren’t fully automated yet, need arc welding robots that are reliable and accurate to get the job done. FANUC has a wide variety of industrial arc welding robots to help these shops stay competitive in today’s fast-paced economy without having to add already hard-to-find skilled welders. Plus, many of our ASI partners have pre-engineered systems that make deploying arc welding robotic automation fast and easy.
FANUC Arc Welding Robots for Advanced or High-Volume Operations
FANUC has the highest payload and longest reach arc welding robots, popular with some of the largest manufacturers in the world. If you are looking for the most advanced arc welding robots, consider the selection below.
Benefits of FANUC ARC Welding Robots
Seamless Integration of Auxiliary Motors and Positioners
Integrating additional FANUC motors creates an automated arc welding system with more capability while maintaining easy setup and programming. Welding positioners can be programmed to move independently or coordinated with the robot motion to optimize welding speed and quality.
Capable of MIG, TIG, Plasma and Laser Welding
Select the weld process that fits your application with the confidence that the ARC Mate robot can handle MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), Plasma (PAW) or Laser welding. FANUC works with you to create low-spatter welding solutions to give a clean finish on your parts.
Longest Reach in Its Class
The M-710iC/12L is the longest reach hollow arm robot available on the market. This reach makes it possible to weld very large parts and eliminates the need for a rail axis in arc welding applications.
Slim and Strong
FANUC’s arc welding robots have slim wrists well suited for arc welding processes involving hard-to-access spaces. Used extensively in TIER 1 manufacturing for car axle, bracket, seat and exhaust welding, as well as to produce goods such as beams and cranes and base business goods such as tanks, tubes and pipes, etc., FANUC robots also offer both the strength and reliability to handle all arc welding applications, including submerged arc welding, tandem torches and multiple welding processes on the same robot. Additional payload capability allows other peripheral equipment, such as sensors or grippers, for material handling tasks.
Hollow Wrist Advantage
Hollow wrist design routes the welding torch through the robot arm to reduce wear and tear on the expensive welding cables. The through-arm design also protects the cabling and allows offline programming without having to simulate cable placement. Robots combine excellent freedom of movement with extremely high repeatability and offer slim wrists and arms not only capable of accessing narrow spaces, but also strong enough to carry heavy torches and welding utilities.
Arc Welding Robots for Additive
FANUC’s arc welding robot family supports applications like additive manufacturing. All of the arc welding robots in our ARC Mate Series are up to the task of enabling our customers to add flexibility and efficiency to their additive manufacturing processes. Easy offline program generation, along with the ability to easily import 3rd party paths, enables customers to quickly take solid models from the digital world and make them come to life.
Benefits of FANUC ARC Welding Robots
Seamless Integration of Auxiliary Motors and Positioners
Integrating additional FANUC motors creates an automated arc welding system with more capability while maintaining easy setup and programming. Welding positioners can be programmed to move independently or coordinated with the robot motion to optimize welding speed and quality.
Capable of MIG, TIG, Plasma and Laser Welding
Select the weld process that fits your application with the confidence that the ARC Mate robot can handle MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), Plasma (PAW) or Laser welding. FANUC works with you to create low-spatter welding solutions to give a clean finish on your parts.
Longest Reach in Its Class
The M-710iC/12L is the longest reach hollow arm robot available on the market. This reach makes it possible to weld very large parts and eliminates the need for a rail axis in arc welding applications.
Slim and Strong
FANUC arc welding robots have slim wrists for tight spaces, are widely used in manufacturing, support advanced welding methods, and can handle additional tools like sensors or grippers.
Hollow Wrist Advantage
The hollow wrist design routes the torch through the arm, reducing cable wear and protecting wiring while enabling easier offline programming. These robots offer high flexibility, repeatability, and slim yet strong arms capable of reaching tight spaces and carrying heavy welding tools.
Arc Welding Robots for Additive
FANUC ARC Mate robots support additive manufacturing, offering flexible, efficient processes with easy offline programming and simple import of third‑party paths to turn digital models into real parts.
Arc Welding Case Studies
Case Study
Steelway Boosts Beam Welding Productivity with New Robotic Integration
To overcome skilled welder shortages, Steelway Building Systems adopted robotic beam welding — boosting throughput, redeploying labor, and positioning the operation for scalable growth.
Case Study
Radiator Maker Modernizes Operations to Meet Rising Demand
Trantech partnered with WeldBot to replace outdated brazing with FANUC ARC Mate robotics, raising throughput 30%, cutting rework up to 80%, and modernizing radiator manufacturing operations.
Case Study
FANUC-Controlled Friction Stir Welding Machine Helps Advance US Manufacturing
Partnering with Quickmill, CTC built a FANUC‑driven friction stir welding machine that welds large, thick steel plates in one pass while adjusting in real time and capturing key data.
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