Previously, BMW had all of the main seat components for its cars sewn manually. For the new 7 Series, however, the company planned to carry out a conversion. Higher quality and greater output were required. Only a six-axis jointed-arm robot could come into consideration. Alternative automatic processes were ruled...
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For car seat heaters, technical perfection is not enough; they must also always satisfy customer requirements, no matter which type of seat the heater is installed in. Therefore the basic materials and system components used for the seat heaters must be tested continuously and optimized in accordance with the test...
At its Stade, Germany plant, Airbus Deutschland GmbH manufactures selected aircraft components, including rudders, using carbon fiber composites (CRP). Each individual component receives its shape from the mold in which it is sewed and filled with resin. When the aircraft components are sewed, the needle has to...
Flying with more payload, and no more fuel than necessary: To achieve this goal, the airfoils of the aircraft in question have to be optimized. For this reason, during the concept phase for its future A400M transport aircraft Airbus was looking for an efficient solution to measure flow conditions on the wings of a...
The Weilbach, Germany plant belonging to Linde Material Handling uses the sand casting process to manufacture 51 so-called structural counterweights for forklift trucks. This is done by pouring molten iron into a molding box made of quartz sand, which is mixed with resin and hardener to achieve the necessary...
The thermal spraying process provides protection against oxidation without subjecting the base material to any structural changes. Material in the form of powder or wire is fed into a plasma or fuel gas flame which serves as the energy source. In order to prevent oxidation of coatings, the material is sprayed on in...
Among other products, the Pappenheim, Germany plant of Dynamit Nobel Kunststoff GmbH manufactures the front end for the Ford Focus, a structural component designed systematically for the use of hybrid technology. Hybrid designs, because they combine cost-effective deep drawing with injection molding, make it...
Before installing the two production lines which are used today to manufacture bumpers for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and the Audi A4 convertible, the automotive supplier Decoma looked for a more flexible handling solution. Previously, for production of other bumpers, Decoma still used linear units. A change from rigid...
Development work and series start-up for castings tie up machine capacity which would otherwise be available for actual production. Diecasting Technologies Center (DTC), located in Dohna near Dresden, was founded to provide a way around this problem. The company takes on outsourced tasks, doing everything necessary...
At its Autenried II plant near Günzburg, Germany, CREATON was looking to modernize the production line for its MAGNUM series of mega-sized tiles. This line can produce up to 60 tonnes of clay roof tiles per minute, and is used to manufacture pantiles and fitting elements. Previously this area involved manual...
Hermle C30U machining center is loaded by a KUKA KR 210 with machine parts mounted on pallets. Integration is done by HLS (Hermle-Leibinger-Systemtechnik). Source: Hermle AG
Die Siemens-Division Drive Technologies und die KUKA Roboter GmbH haben auf der EMO in Hannover eine umfassende Kooperation angekündigt. Im Mittelpunkt der Zusammenarbeit steht die Integration von KUKA Robotern und Siemens-Lösungen zur Steuerung von Werkzeugmaschinen (CNC). „Mit dieser gemeinsamen Herangehensweise...
Hot and rough conditions in a melt shop require appropriate tools. KUKA robots offer the ideal solutions in those situations. - - - - Hitze und harte Bedingungen in einem Stahlwerk machen die Verwendung der richtigen Geräte erforderlich. KUKA Roboter bieten die idealen Lösungen für solche Situationen.
Simply more productive - how KUKA robots optimize machine tools - - - - Einfach produktiver - wie KUKA Roboter Werkzeugmaschinen optimieren
Rethink efficiency - KUKA robots for the plastics industry - - - - Effizienz neu denken - KUKA Roboter für die Kunststoffindustrie