# FANUC M-20iD at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants: deployment

Canonical ID: `51c1ca7a-88d6-416a-bcb9-7adee57be51b`

[FANUC M-20iD](/models/fanuc-m-20id.md) robots deployed across automotive manufacturing plants globally for material handling, welding, and assembly tasks. High-volume Tier-1 suppliers running 24/7/365 operations.

## Key facts

- **Application:** Material handling, welding, assembly
- **Sector:** Automotive manufacturing

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** fanuc-m-20id-automotive-plants-global
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [FANUC M-20iD](/models/fanuc-m-20id.md) (id: `cc72fc6e-88f2-4865-9713-6d46c7c55895`)
- **Category:** [Industrial Robots](/industrial-robots)
- **Company:** [FANUC Corporation](/companies/fanuc.md) (id: `d9d1cd59-84ec-436d-965a-d4953a7a6b45`)
- **Location:** [Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants](/locations/automotive-plants-global.md) (id: `b80b43e2-082e-4389-9b76-996397ed958c`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **China Robot Manufacturer vs ABB, FANUC & KUKA** · https://www.szghtech.com/robot-blog-china-robot-vs-abb-fanuc-kuka-2026-comparison · 2025-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the FANUC M-20iD deployment at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants?

FANUC M-20iD, built by FANUC Corporation, is recorded as a deployment at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants on the DEPLOY registry. FANUC Corporation operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates FANUC M-20iD at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants?

FANUC Corporation, the manufacturer of FANUC M-20iD, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the FANUC M-20iD deployment at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the FANUC M-20iD deployment at Global Automotive Manufacturing Plants?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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