KUKA AG, industrial robots, controllers and software, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

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KUKA robot handles and measures concrete railway sleepers

Published on Jan 20, 2015

A KUKA case study at Maba Track Solutions GmbH in close cooperation with KehraTec Automation

+ Provision of the railway sleeper by chain transfer
+ Pick-up of the components weighing 320 kg
+ The KR 500-2 repositions sleepers up to 2.60 meters long
+ 100 percent measurement of the railway sleeper in various positions
+ Up to seven different types of sleepers can be measured

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KUKA Robots weld agricultural machinery

Published on Jan 27, 2015

Arc welding of agricultural machinery components at Horsch Maschinen GmbH, Schwandorf with KR 30 L16-2 and partner SMT Systemtechnik GmbH, Syke
+ During the machining process, workpieces can be positioned flexibly by means of external axes
+ Weave seam to compensate for workpiece tolerances
+ Correction options during welding using KUKA.ArcSense
+ Cycle time reduction during both welding and handling

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Used Kuka Robot KR210

Published on Nov 7, 2013

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Erhardt + Abt automates handling of car rear axles with KUKA KR 16

Published on Mar 3, 2015

KUKA's KR 16 in use for the automotive and automotive supplier industry. An application in cooperation with Erhardt + Abt.

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KUKA Australia AUSPACK 2015 Review

Published on Apr 2, 2015

Have a look around the 2015 edition of AUSPACK with KUKA and a good number of system partners exhibiting.

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Universal light measurement with KUKA robots

Published on Apr 6, 2015

+ Opsira's robogonio combines a goniophotometer with industrial robotics.
+ The KUKA robot enables measurements in both the near and far fields.
+ Measurement with extremely high angle repeatability and measurement velocity.
+ Variable use of KUKA robots of all payload clases for a wide variety of light sources

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Hello Industrie 4.0

Published on Apr 12, 2015

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KUKA and Microsoft collaborate to create the next generation of robotics

Published on Apr 14, 2015

KUKA Robotics a leading manufacturer of industrial robots and solutions for factory automation, has created a self-standing robot that puts various parts together on the assembly line offering a wide range using the Microsoft IoT platform and Windows platform. With Windows Tablets, KUKA staff has anywhere access to monitor the robot’s productivity and proactively respond to robot’s issues or malfunctions.

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Inauguration KUKA Application Centre

Published on Mar 19, 2015

KUKA Roboter Italy SpA opened its brand new Application Centre on February 26th 2015.

The KUKA Application Centre is an area with different robotic cells, set for training, practical presentation and to study technology innovation.

The KUKA Application Centre also has a large space dedicated to conferences and seminars, which will be organized throughout the year.

We thank our partners, who have participated in the creation of the Application Centre: Gudel, Siemens, Schunk, Sick and Egicon.

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KUKA robots helping Widmer Brothers Brewing automate their packaging line

Published on May 8, 2015

At Widmer Brothers Brewing, Midwest Engineered Systems used a KUKA KR QUANTEC robot to increase the packaging line's speed, reduce safety issues for the personnel and allowed for all pallets loads to be delivered for depalletizing at full height.