
Voith Robotics becomes system integrator of Universal Robots
Universal Robots and Voith Robotics have announced their strategic partnership. The Danish manufacturer's collaborative robots will now also be integrated into Voith Robotics solutions.
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Universal Robots and Voith Robotics have announced their strategic partnership. The Danish manufacturer's collaborative robots will now also be integrated into Voith Robotics solutions.

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.

International Federation of Robotics
The board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) elected Milton Guerry from Schunk USA as the new president. Klaus König from Kuka was elected as the new Vice President.
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.
Universal Robots is expanding its UR+ platform for certified partner products: Twenty software and hardware kits for the most popular cobot applications are now available on the platform.

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.

As a hybrid robot, the HRC-capable Motoman HC10 from Yaskawa can be used in collaborative operation as well as an industrial robot. The manufacturer has now extended the range of applications even further: the HC10DT IP67 is both dustproof and waterproof.

At a joint stand with Schöler Fördertechnik and Cleanfix, Kuka will be demonstrating the fully automated charging and filling of various vehicles with the carla connect charging assistant.

Fanuc supplies around 3,500 robots for new BMW production lines and plants worldwide, including newly developed models tailored to BMW's requirements.

Kuka is launching a new product series on the market. The KR Iontec follows on from the KR 60-3, is particularly flexible and is designed for use in classic and digital production environments.