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ABB Inc.
Robotics
ABB is the leading supplier of industrial robots, robot software, peripheral equipment, modular manufacturing cells and service for welding and metal fabrication applications.
ABB's new IRB 1600ID is the industry's leading robot designed specifically for arc welding. All dress pack cables and hoses are routed inside the upper arm, providing optimum protection for all media. The unique integrated dressing design extends the robot system's real working range, a crucial factor when welding on fixtures with a complex geometry. It also reduces the swing of the dress pack and improves its predictable motion, prolonging the lifetime of all cables and housings, reducing downtime and simplifying programming.
The IRB 1600ID is the strongest and quickest robot on the market.
ABB has also recently unveiled the new FlexArc® 2, a compact, high performance welding cell priced beginning under $50,000. It features a larger work envelope, easier part loading, longer reach and higher payload than competitive systems.
Also new is the IRB 52, a smaller platform robot designed specifically for painting and finishing smaller, simpler parts common to general industrial applications. The IRB 52 is half the weight of the next smallest ABB painting robot, but there is no sacrifice in functionality or performance.
Recent Content on The Fabricator for ABB Inc.
- From The Fabricator
ABB opens refitted U.S. robotics facility
- Mar 18, 2024
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB has opened its refitted U.S. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., with a 30% increase in space.
- From The Fabricator
Programming software simplifies robot application development
- Dec 6, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB Robotics has extended the scope of its free Wizard Easy Programming software to include its 6-axis industrial robots powered by an OmniCore controller in addition to its collaborative robots.
- From The Welder
Collaborative robotic welding systems gain traction on the job shop floor
- By Tim Paton
- Nov 13, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
In more ways than one, welding cobot systems have reached a point where they are more accessible to a larger number of fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
ABB’s GoFa cobots handle heavier payloads, offer longer reach
- Jul 13, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB has introduced the GoFa 10 and GoFa 12 collaborative robots.
- From The Fabricator
ABB expands large-robot family with four models, 22 variants
- Jul 5, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB Robotics has introduced four new models and 22 variants of large robots.
- From The Welder
User-friendly software lessens the learning curve for high-tech welding, cutting equipment
- By Rafael Guerrero
- Jun 8, 2023
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three equipment manufacturers share how user-friendly software and interfaces make new technology easier for fab shops to use, thus removing the barrier to entry for less tech-savvy fabricators and improving productivity.
- From The Fabricator
ABB launches robotics education package
- Jun 7, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB has launched a ready-to-use education package comprising a GoFa cobot and teaching materials to help educational establishments train young people in robotic automation.
- From The Fabricator
ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S.
- Mar 16, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB has begun construction on the expansion of its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich.
- From The Fabricator
ABB SWIFTI industrial cobot reaches top speed of 6.2 m/sec. safely
- Jan 4, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB has launched the SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot for handling loads up to 11 kg in applications from machine tending and palletizing to pick-and-place and screwdriving.
- From The Fabricator
ABB RobotStudio with cloud functionality enables real-time collaboration
- Dec 20, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
ABB has enhanced its RobotStudio robot programming and simulation software with cloud-enabled functionality.
- From The Fabricator
ABB’s GoFa cobot welding cell helps workers with repetitive, challenging tasks
- Dec 1, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
The GoFa collaborative robot welding cell from ABB is designed to work alongside humans to automate processes involving heavy loads and long reaches and help workers with repetitive, ergonomically challenging tasks.
- From The Fabricator
ABB invests in Scalable Robotics
- Oct 10, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB is entering into a strategic partnership with U.S.-based startup Scalable Robotics to enhance its portfolio of robotic welding systems.
- From The Fabricator
ABB rebrands autonomous mobile robot portfolio
- Sep 23, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB has launched its first line of rebranded autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) following its acquisition of mobile robot leader ASTI Mobile Robotics in 2021.
- From The Fabricator
ABB survey reveals re-industrialization at risk from global education gap in automation
- Sep 13, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
A global ABB survey has revealed a growing trend in U.S. and European businesses toward reshoring or nearshoring, and a significant education gap in the skills necessary for these strategies to succeed.
- From The Fabricator
ABB opens training campus for machine automation at B&R in Austria
- Jul 13, 2022
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
ABB has opened a new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of its B&R division in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation.
- Contact Information
ABB Inc.
1250 Brown Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Phone: 888-785-3904
Fax: 248-391-7390
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