With the accelerated transformation of the pipe industry towards multiple varieties, small batches, and customization, the pain points of traditional specialized machining lines, such as large land occupation, long changeover cycles, and low debugging efficiency, are becoming increasingly prominent. Intelligent and flexible upgrading has become the core proposition for the high-quality development of the industry.
At the upcoming China International Pipe and Tube Exhibition, Shanghai Fanuc will showcase an integrated processing solution covering the entire process of pipe fitting loading, bending, laser cutting, and unloading. It combines core advantages such as compact layout, intelligent programming, and high flexibility production switching, and can achieve mixed production of multiple types of pipe fittings, helping pipe fitting manufacturing enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency, and quickly respond to market demand.
Robot intelligent flexible pipe processing

Solution for Robot Efficient and High Flexibility Pipe Fitting Processing System
Using R-2000iC/125L robot pipe bending machine to achieve full process automation of medium-sized pipe fittings loading, bending, and unloading
Using M-20iB/25 robot handheld laser cutting head to replace 3D five axis machine tool for intelligent laser cutting of pipe fittings
Compact layout: Compared to traditional pipe processing lines, the footprint is reduced by more than 30%
Intelligent, user-friendly, and digitized: System configuration dedicated offline programming software reduces debugging time for new products by over 60%; Configurable digital twin system and information system
High flexibility: It can achieve mixed production of multiple types of pipe fittings, and the switching of pipe fittings is convenient and efficient
Fully automated full stack process equipment with high degree of system integration: pipe fittings
Feeding MachineRobot pipe bending machine and robot laser cutting head are fully autonomous, with a high degree of system standardization and integration