New Trend Takes Hold in Robotic Welding

Hollow shaft robots rapidly on the advance. The torch hosepack is integrated right inside the process arm of the robot. Obstacle contours are eliminated, weld accessibility is enhanced and 100% offline simulation of the welding process becomes possible.

Hollow shaft robots are a new generation of robots developed specifically for arc welding applications. The entire hosepack is integrated in the process arm and the torch is located directly in the 6th axis. This makes robot welding more flexible overall and completely plannable. Weld accessibility is enhanced to a very maximum. And as far as the hosepack; this lasts up to two times longer than on conventional robots used for comparable applications. Fronius offers high-grade systems with specific component packages for many different robot manufacturers.