New orders
Kuka helps with the conversion of assembly lines
Converting existing assembly lines is time-critical. Kuka is supporting automotive manufacturers in the efficient conversion of systems as part of two new orders. The company also wins an order to implement a new fuselage engine assembly line.
Kuka Systems is converting an assembly line for the integration of a new product family of differential gears for a European vehicle manufacturer. In addition, a new line for fuselage engine assembly is being implemented, including system interlinking using a transport system with driven workpiece carriers.
Kuka won the two orders in the single-digit million euro range in the fourth quarter of 2019, followed in the first quarter of 2020 by another order from a European automotive group in the single-digit million euro range for the integration of a new motor variant into an existing assembly line.
Conversion in the shortest possible time
Cycle time is the measure of all things in industrial production, especially in the automotive industry, where individual assembly steps are measured in seconds. At the same time, consumer requirements are increasing: new vehicle variants and models are always in demand. This requires modern assembly lines and the conversion of existing lines in a short space of time.
"Here at the Kuka site in Bremen, we have been developing assembly systems for over 35 years and, since 2007, testing and inspection systems for all aspects of the powertrain for the automotive industry. We are familiar with the technologies required for automated assembly tasks and have extensive process knowledge," says Timo Heil, Vice President of Kuka Systems Assembly & Test. "With this know-how, we help our customers to modernize their assembly lines in the shortest possible time and thus make them more flexible." as
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