FANUC ARC Mate 100iD

The FANUC ARC Mate 100iD is a six-axis arc welding arm that carries a 12 kg payload out to a 1,441 mm reach. FANUC introduced it in 2016 as a purpose-built arm for MIG and TIG welding cells. Repeatability sits at 0.02 mm.

Its hollow wrist keeps the torch cable protected inside the arm, and a slim forearm reaches into tight weld joints. That slim build helps the tool get into cramped fixtures, then make fast point-to-point moves to the next tack. Between welds it can also take on light material handling.

The arm mounts on the floor, overhead from the ceiling, or at an angle, so integrators can tuck it around fixtures and positioners. It runs on FANUC's R-30iB Plus controller and weighs 145 kg. Its protection is rated IP67 wrist & J3 arm / IP54 body.

Commissioning runs through FANUC's welding software package for seam tracking and weave patterns. Teams set weld schedules with guides such as arc welding parameter setup and dial in tracking through seam tracking configuration. On a welding arm the cable dress pack stays a routine wear item, and servo alarms such as SRVO-062 show up on the pendant.

Weld quality rides on mastering data staying valid, so crews lean on guides like verifying robot mastering and mastering after battery loss. A current full image backup keeps a cell recoverable if a controller ever needs restoring.

For cells running torch-weight tooling, the 12 kg payload and 0.02 mm repeatability land right where a welder needs them, and the 1,441 mm reach covers tall or wide fixtures. Pick it for arc welding work that wants floor, ceiling, or angle mounting around fixtures and positioners. Look elsewhere if the job calls for heavy tooling, since this payload is tuned for torches.