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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.
read more...Kuka has received a major order from BMW: 5,000 of the manufacturer's robots will be used in production at international locations.
read more...With the new KR Iontec product series, robotics and automation specialist Kuka offers a flexible robot in the medium payload class.
read more...Robonet 4.0 research project: How can the potential of industrial robots also be used in the skilled trades? Robonet 4.0" provides the answers. The intuitively controllable robot unit, which is suitable for the skilled trades, was developed by the Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Lower Franconia and the Fraunhofer IGCV.
read more...Materials testing is becoming increasingly automated, as even the smallest disturbances change the measured values. Time-consuming or monotonous work is also increasingly being carried out by robots.
read more...Kuka has presented its business figures for 2019. The company is back on track, announced CEO Peter Mohnen. However, the company is facing completely new challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic.
read more...As CEO of drag&bot, Martin Naumann has a lot to say about current trends in robotics. His company - created as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart - offers a solution for the uncomplicated programming of robots and end-of-arm tools.
read more...Suitable gripping systems. Gripping, moving, depositing - all this is unthinkable in automated processes without the right gripper. Vacuum specialist Schmalz therefore develops flexible systems and supports users in the selection and configuration of components.
read more...Automated assembly production. In order to be able to manufacture more economically, SBS-Feintechnik brought the industrial robot Horst from the start-up Fruitcore into the company. Horst is used in assembly for the automotive sector, where it fits motors with a drive screw.
read more...In the fourth quarter of 2019, Kuka secured a major order for the planning and delivery of a fully automated battery pack line in the double-digit million euro range.
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