Side by side

ABB GoFa CRB 15000-12/1.27 vs Techman TM12S

Two collaborative arms a buyer shopping for machine tending would honestly weigh against each other, with the manufacturer-published figures in one table and a plain reading of what the differences mean on a floor. We sell across brands, so we have no reason to tilt it.

	ABB GoFa CRB 15000-12/1.27	Techman TM12S
Class	Collaborative arm	Collaborative arm
Payload	12 kg (26 lb)	12 kg (26 lb)
Reach	1270 mm	1300 mm
Sold as collaborative	yes	yes
Applications listed	palletizing, machine tending, material movement	machine tending, packaging, pick and place, inspection
Specs checked	2026-08-22	2026-08-22

Every figure is a manufacturer-published claim, checked on the date shown against the maker's own material, and not one of them survives contact with your part, your rate and your floor without an applications review. Prices are deliberately absent: quotes are prepared by our team and confirmed with the manufacturer.

What the numbers mean on the floor

Payload is effectively a tie at 12 kg and 12 kg. The gripper and the part decide it, not the arm: rated payload is measured at the wrist with no tool on it.
Reach is close, 1270 mm against 1300 mm. Neither will rescue a layout that puts the pick and the place too far apart.
Both are sold as collaborative. That describes a feature set, not a safety verdict: the risk assessment on your part, your gripper and your speed is what decides whether anyone works beside it. Collaborative does not mean fenceless.
Both are listed for machine tending. The ABB GoFa CRB 15000-12/1.27 is also listed for palletizing, material movement. The Techman TM12S is also listed for packaging, pick and place, inspection.

What a spec sheet cannot tell you

The gripper, the fixture and the integrator decide more of the outcome than the arm. Cycle time on your part is a test, not a datasheet figure. Service footprint, spare parts and who answers the phone at 2 AM differ by brand and by state. And the price difference between two arms in the same class is usually smaller than the difference between two integrators' quotes for the same cell. A model number is not a specification, and the gripper is the project.

From our matrix

ABB GoFa CRB 15000-12/1.27. Highest GoFa payload but SHORTER reach than the GoFa 10. Flange reach 1380 mm; IP67.

Techman TM12S. Built-in vision is the Techman differentiator.

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