KUKA Systems
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| Industry | Machine systems and plant engineering, automation technology |
| Founded | 1898 / 1996 / 2007 |
| Founder | Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich |
| Headquarters | Augsburg, Germany |
| Products | Plant engineering, special purpose machine manufacturing, automotive, automation technology, joining technology, engineering, photovoltaic industry, aviation parts, equipment manufacturing, press automation, forming technology, welding technology, control systems |
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| Parent | KUKA |
| Website | www.kuka-systems.com |
KUKA Systems (global)
KUKA Systems (worldwide):
KUKA Systems GmbH, a division of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, Augsburg, is an international supplier of engineering services and flexible automated manufacturing solutions with around 3,900 employees in twelve countries globally.
KUKA Systems’ plants/equipments are being used by various automotive manufacturers such as BMW, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Volvo, Volkswagen, Daimler AG as well as manufacturers from other industrial sectors such as Airbus, Astrium, Siemens, BSH (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH) and many more. The range includes products and services for virtually all tasks in the industrial processing of metallic and non-metallic materials for various industries (i.e., automotive, energy, aerospace, rail vehicles, agricultural machinery…).
In 1898, the acetylene factory, Augsburg was founded by Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich for the production of low-cost domestic and municipal lighting, household appliances and automobile headlights. In 1905, the production was extended to the innovative autogenous welding equipments. After the First World War, Keller and Knappich resumed production of safety-, manual- and power-winches and began the manufacturing of large vessels. As a result, the Bayerische Kesselwagen GmbH was formed in 1922. The Bayerische Kesselwagen GmbH was responsible for the development and production of superstructures for municipal vehicles (street cleaning machines, sewage trucks, garbage trucks). In 1927, this business division presented the first large garbage truck. The name KUKA came into being in the same year through the company’s name at that time “Keller und Knappich Augsburg”.
The development and manufacture of spot welding equipments began in 1936. Three years later, KUKA already had more than 1,000 employees. After the major destruction of the company during the Second World War in 1945, KUKA started manufacturing welding machines and other small appliances again. With new products such as the double-cylinder circular knitting machine and the portable typewriter "Princess", KUKA introduced new industrial fields and gained independence from the supply sector. In 1956, KUKA manufactured the first automatic welding system for refrigerators & washing machines and supplied the first multi-spot welding line to Volkswagen AG. Ten years later, the first friction welding machine went into production. In 1967, the arc welding method was applied for the first time at KUKA. In 1971, the delivery of the first robotic welding system for the S-Class took place. A year later, the magnetic arc-welding machine came to the market.
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