Industrial 6-axis
HG-R12-14
A 12 kg, 1,400 mm mid-size arm for arc welding and small-part handling
- Payload
- 12kg
- 26 lb
- Reach
- 1,400mm
- 55.1 in
- Repeatability
- ±0.02mm
Problem → solution → result
The problem, and the fix.
Problem
Seat frames have many short welds. The plant mixed manual welding with an aging robot cell, and bead width varied by welder and by shift.
With volume rising for a new vehicle program, they had to cut the cycle time without making the line any longer.
Solution
We set two cells side by side, each with a rotary fixture table and two HG-R12-14 robots. While the two robots split the welds on the inner side, an operator loads the next frame on the outer side.
Touch sensing finds each seam to absorb part variation, and every cell has a torch cleaner and fume extraction. A light curtain guards the loading side.
Result
The cells went into production 6 days after installation. Cycle time fell 19%, output per shift rose 23%, and with consistent bead width, rework dropped too.