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KUKA Robotics Open House
- 05/14/08
June 5, 2008 Clinton Township, MI
KUKA Robotics will showcase more than 15 operating robotic demonstration cells for a variety of applications. |
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KUKA Robotics introduces Palletizing Solution
- 10/03/07
The robotic system combines a robot, a set of conveyors, end of arm tooling, pallet stand and PalletTech software. |
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KUKA donates robots to Detroit Science Center
- 08/13/07
Two KUKA 6-axis robots have been donated to the United States Steel Fun Factory exhibit located at the Detroit Science Center. |
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KUKA robots dispense glazing for polycarbonate windows
- 07/16/07
EXATEC of Wixom, MI, is using KUKA robots to integrate newly developed defroster technology with their automotive glazing systems. |
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Robotics Technology Center to conduct robot research for pork industry
- 07/10/07
KUKA robots will be used by Ohio Northern University's Robotics Technology Center to develop new algorithms to improve packaging and distribution of pork products. |
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KUKA Robotics sponsors RoboCup 2007 Atlanta
- 06/29/07
KUKA Robotics Corporation, announced that it is sponsoring RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world’s most renowned research competition among custom-built robots and their designers to be held at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, Georgia from July 3-8, 2007. |
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KUKA introduces KR 1000, world’s strongest robot
- 06/13/07
The 6-axis robot has a payload capacity of 1000 kg and a reach of 3200 mm for extremely heavy applications. Guinness says it's the world's strongest robot. |
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KUKA to supply robotics to Negri Bossi
- 06/04/07
KUKA will supply floor and shelf mounted robots for Negri Bossi's injection molding systems. |
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KUKA introduces KR5 Sixx CR 6-axis tabletop robot
- 05/07/07
The Sixx CR satisfies the numerous requirements of cleanroom applications. |
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KUKA provides robots to Lawrence Technological Univ
- 04/16/07
KUKA will provide robots for the master of science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering (MSMSE) degree program at Lawrence Technological University of Southfield, Michigan, the first program of its kind in the United States. |
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KUKA to supply robots for injection molding systems
- 04/11/07
Mack Molding will use KUKA shelf-mount robots to handle machine tending requirements on injection molding machines ranging in size from 500 to 3350 tons. Mack Molding is a custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services. |
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KUKA upgrades PalletTech software V 3.5
- 04/04/07
Enhancements include more capabilities for complicated robotic palletizing applications, including augmented gripper support and multiple orientation pick up. |
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Ohio Northern Univ team wins National Robotics Challenge
- 03/26/07
An injection molding cell using a KUKA KR3 robot won the Gold award in its division and was named the “2007 Robot of the Year” at the National Robotics Challenge held March 9-10, 2007. The cell was designed, built, programmed and entered into the competition by the robotics team at Ohio Northern University.
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KUKA Robotics appoints Stuart Shepherd President
- 03/04/07
Shepherd's responsibilities will include the company's operations including engineering, sales, marketing, and customer service for the United States of America. Prior to joining KUKA Robotics, Mr. Shepherd was founder and president of Shepherd Solutions, a business development and management consulting firm. |
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KUKA supplies robotics for AGV applications
- 02/28/07
Kuka Robotics has been selected by Transbotics Corporation to provide robotics to work with a new line of Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV). The robots and AGVs streamline material handling processes for manufacturers by offering a complete solution for material handling from receiving to production to shipping. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide robotics to Ohio Northern University
- 02/12/07
The center to be named the “ONU Robotics Technology Center of Excellence, powered by KUKA Robotics Corporation” will provide students with hands on design and programming experience using KUKA robots, controllers and software. The university opened the center located in Taft Memorial Hall on South Union Street in Ada, Ohio, on January 26th, 2007. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide robots for new plastic part trimming cell
- 02/05/07
Rimrock Corporation, New Berlin, WI, will use the KUKA KR 60 robot in its RoboRouter 200 automated routing, cutting, and trimming system. It uses the KUKA robot inverted and mounted to a Güdel TrackMotion system providing a reliable and cost effective alternative to manual or CNC router operations. |
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KUKA Robotics announces wireless robot control
- 01/29/07
At ATX West Expo in Anaheim, CA, February 13-15, 2007, Kuka will show an application using a KR16 robot and KRC 2 Controller being controlled by a Wii controller & Bluetooth technology. This concept cell was designed to show the next step in the trickle down of robotic technology to consumers from the industrial robot market. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide stainless steel robot for food application
- 01/11/07
Zepnick, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has incorporated the KUKA KR 15 SL stainless steel robot into its food handling and packaging system. The use of stainless steel on all the robot's surfaces, together with the high IP rating, makes the KUKA KR 15 SL robot suitable for all fields of application with stringent requirements as to hygiene, sterility and absence of particles. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide robotics for palletizing and order picking
- 01/04/07
Nercon Engineering and Manufacturing,Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will use the KUKA KR 180 PA palletizing robot in its new system to load and unload mixed product from a tri-level accumulating conveyor system. The KUKA KR 40 robot will be used in the company's new order picking cell. |
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KUKA to provide robotics for new grinding cell
- 11/15/06
SHL Automation will use the KUKA KR 16 robot in its Automated Grinding system. The new system is designed to grind, scotch and measure door handles, and allow manufacturers to improve worker safety and product quality. The new system will be demonstrated at SHL’s open house scheduled to take place at SHL’s headquarters on December 5-7 from 10am to 1pm. |
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KUKA Robotics and Primal Rides sign partner agreement for new fully interactive amusement ride
- 11/10/06
The KUKA KR 500 robot will be used as the building block of Primal Rides’ new robotic gaming ride. The interactive ride can be designed to match customer’s requirements in theme, intensity and realism. Additionally, the ride offers the option to cost effectively change themes to adjust to rider appeal. Primal Rides will be showing a scaled down concept version of the ride on their booth (#4004) at the IAAPA Expo in Atlanta, Georgia November 15-18, 2006. |
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KUKA Robotics announces system partner awards
- 10/23/06
KUKA Robotics awarded its top system partner awards to AMEC, Forte Automation Systems and AMF Automation Technologies. AMEC received the Innovation Award 2006, Forte Automation Systems received the System Partner of the Year 2006 award; and AMF Automation Technologies received the New Partner of the Year 2006 award.
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KUKA Robotics selected by Dyco Inc. to provide robots for robotic bulk palletizing cell
- 10/17/06
KUKA has been selected by Dyco Inc. as its robotics supplier for its new robotic bulk palletizer system. Dyco will use the KUKA KR 180 PA palletizing robot fitted with head tooling in its robotic bulk palletizing system which will give manufacturers the flexibility to palletize multiple empty plastic bottles and bottle configurations with minimal downtime between change over. |
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KUKA Robotics to demonstrate mixed product picking at PackExpo 2006
- 10/06/06
KUKA will demonstrate its new intelligent mixed product picking concept at its booth (#S-830) at PackExpo 2006, October 29-November 2nd in Chicago, Illinois. The interactive demonstration will allow attendees to create a pallet consisting of mixed products on the show floor by selecting items using an easy-to-use control panel. |
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KUKA Robotics provides robots for meat stacking and de-stacking
- 10/03/06
AMF (Richmond, Virginia) will use the KUKA KR 180 PA palletizing robot in its meat stacking and de-stacking system. The system will be demonstrated at AMF's booth (#S-2234) at PackExpo 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, starting October 29th. |
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KUKA Robotics to demonstrate mixed layer order picking at PackExpo 2006
- 09/26/06
The company is using a KUKA KR 500 robot, fitted with a specialized end of arm order-picking/depalletizing head and mixed pallet building software, to demonstrate its new order picking by layer concept atits booth (#S-830) at PackExpo 2006 October 29- November 2nd in Chicago, Illinois. |
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KUKA Robotics announces robots for welding and measuring
- 09/05/06
KR 100 robots are designed for tasks requiring high speed accuracy including welding, cutting and measuring applications. The robots' speed and accuracy will allow manufacturers to increases cost-effectiveness of a welding cell by reducing scrap in applications such as laser cutting. The robots have a payload capacity of up to 100 kg and reaches up to 3000 mm and, despite their size and reach, are extremely accurate a path repeatability of approximately 0.1 mm.
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KUKA Robotics introduces new family of high speed robots
- 08/21/06
The new high speed SCARA robot family is designed for customers needing highly reliable an precise automation solutions of long reach tasks. The new 4-axis robots, when combined with KUKA Robotics’ user friendly PC-based control platform, gives customers an extremely easy to learn and use pick and place automation solution. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide robots for large format machining cell
- 08/15/06
KUKA Robotics has been selected by Robotic CNC Solutions of New Berlin, WI, to provide robots for its new large format machining cell. The cell utilizes a KUKA robot combined with a linear floor slide to give machinists an expanded working area and travel capability. |
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KUKA Robotics to provide 6 axis pc based robot for plastics routering cell
- 07/31/06
KUKA Robotics has been selected by Encobotics, Inc. of Derby, Kansas to provide 6 axis robots for a new plastics routering cell. |
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KUKA Robotics introduces family of six-axis robots
- 07/24/06
The KR5 Sixx robot family is designed for customers with applications requiring 6-axis functionality for long reach tasks. The new robots, when combined with KUKA Robotics’ user friendly PC-based control platform, gives customers an extremely easy to use and easy to learn pick and place automation solution. |
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KUKA Robotics introduces new family of high speed robots
- 07/12/06
The KR5 SCARA robot family is designed for customers with high speed applications that entail long reach tasks. The new 4 axis robots, when combined with KUKA Robotics’ user friendly PC-based control platform, gives customers an extremely easy to learn and use pick and place automation solution. |
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KUKA Robotics helps students build choppers
- 06/27/06
Robotics Corporation is sponsoring the Mini-Chopper Build project, modeled after the popular TV show “American Chopper” for high school students in the Wisconsin area. The program is part of an annual event put on by Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI. It is designed to expose students to high tech manufacturing techniques. |
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GUI for robot applications in plastics industry
- 06/07/06
The easy to use window based GUI will be used to program and control 6 axis robots in plastics and injection molding applications including demolding and deburring. The new KUKA GUI named KUKA Smart GUI Plastics Software Package is the only available interface that provides the same simplified programming capability currently used in traditional linear robotic applications. |
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Kuka Robotics Provides Robots to Mecano Industrie for Flexible Bottle Depalletizer
- 06/01/06
The system will use the KUKA KR 180 PA 4-axis robot and a proprietary end-of-arm tool designed by Mecano that utilizes KUKA servo motors to depalletize layers of bottles reducing customer costs, increasing cycle times and improving overall quality. |
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KUKA Robotics Signs Les Machineries AutomaTech as System Partner in Canada
- 05/30/06
Les Machineries AutomaTech plans on using KUKA Robots in wood product manufacturing application cells designed to increase small and medium sized manufacturers' efficiency. Les Machineries AutomaTech Inc. is a leading engineering consulting firm specializing in industrial automation. |
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Kuka Linear 6-axis Robot Has Long Reach
- 05/25/06
KUKA Jet robot, a 6 axis robot mounted on a linear unit, is designed for customers with applications that entail long reach tasks. The 6 axis robot is mounted either upside down or sideways on the linear rail depending on the application need and is available in four configurations with different reaches and working ranges. |
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KUKA Robotics Selected by C.M.H. Manufacturing to Provide Robots for Casting Total Work Cell
- 05/08/06
The permanent mold casting cells will utilize a KUKA robot and are designed to complete multiple casting tasks such as furnace and casting tending, sawing, sanding, milling/drilling, inspection and machining. |
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KUKA Robotics Signs Zepnick Solutions as New Systems Partner
- 04/24/06
The addition of KUKA Robotics’ newest partner continues the company’s expansion in Wisconsin and in the food and beverage packaging industry. Zepnick Solutions, Inc. is a leading engineering consulting firm specializing in industrial automation. |
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Kuka Robotics Commits to New Technical Facility at Scott Technology Transfer & Incubator Center
- 04/24/06
The facility will serve as a new showroom testing and validation center for robotic concepts. Scheduled for a fall opening, the new center further demonstrates KUKA Robotics’ commitment to develop new robotic technologies in the United States. |
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KUKA Robotics Donates $1.5 Million to College of Computing at Georgia Tech
- 04/05/06
The gift endows the KUKA Chair of Robotics to be held by international robotics expert Dr. Henrik Christensen. Also donated is a KUKA KR 15SL stainless steel robot to be used to develop automation solutions for various industries including the poultry and fruit industries. |
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Kuka Robotics Selected by C.M.H. Manufacturing to Provide 7 Axis Robot for Alluminum Ladling Application
- 03/22/06
The 6-axis KUKA robot is fitted with an end of arm tool to create a 7 axis ladling robot to be used for pouring molten metal. The robot’s 7th axis gives it an additional 360 degrees of rotation allowing it to pour the molten metal consistently and then clean the ladle of leftover oxide waste by inverting the ladle to remove the waste. |
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Kuka Robotics Announces Injection Molding Function Package
- 03/13/06
The new package will allow customers to integrate robots into any Injection molding machine (IMM) from 100 to 6000 tons with less installation and engineering time. The standardized package is designed for any KUKA robot being used for part removal. The package includes an SPI interface between the IMM and the robot, a Festo DeviceNet Valve stack with vacuum generators, energy supply and pneumatic tubing from the base of the robot to the 6th axis faceplate. |
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KUKA Robotics Signs Automation Engineering as System Partner
- 02/23/06
AEC, a supplier of automated machinery and control systems, will integrate KUKA industrial robots into their new family of foundry automation cells. These customized cells are designed for casting, grinding, polishing, and material handling applications in the foundry industry. |
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KUKA Robotics Signs Transbotics Corporation as System Partner
- 02/13/06
Transbotics, an integrated solutions provider specializing in automated guided vehicles (AVGs) and automation technology, will integrate KUKA Robotics’ industrial robots into its automatic material handling systems. |
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KUKA Robotics Signs C.M.H. Manufacturing and Waltonen Engineering as System Partners
- 02/06/06
C.M.H. Manufacturing is a manufacturer of foundry equipment providing a full line of casting equipment to its die casting customers. Waltonen Engineering is a service, integration, design and resource provider to its customers that include major automotive manufacturers, tier one automotive suppliers, defense contract suppliers, appliance manufacturers and product manufacturers.
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KUKA Installs First Stainless Steel Robot in North America
- 01/24/06
The KUKA KR 15 SL robot is a six-axis articulated robot is made of stainless steel. The use of stainless steel and the robot’s high IP rating makes it suitable for all applications with stringent requirements for hygiene, sterility and absence of particles such as required in the food and beverage or medical industries. |
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KUKA Robotics Selected by Seis Group to Provide Robots and Software for Robotic Palletizing Cell
- 01/11/06
KUKA Robotics recently partnered with SEIS to expand its robotic integration services across the western United States and will be debuting the new palletizing cell and robotics capabilities at the upcoming ATX West Show in Anaheim, California January 31-February 2. |
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KUKA Partners with SEIS to Continue Expansion in US Western Regions
- 12/14/05
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KUKA Robotics Selected by AIDCO International to Provide Robots for Palletizing Logistics System
- 11/28/05
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KUKA Robotics Partners with Primal Rides
- 11/17/05
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KUKA Launches Free Automated Packaging Equipment Resource Center
- 11/11/05
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KUKA Robotics Receives $2.8 Million Purchase Order
- 11/01/05
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KUKA System Partners Receive Awards at KUKA System Partner Conference
- 10/25/05
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KUKA Robotics Selected by Bowers Equipment for Robotics Pipe Cutting Platform
- 10/19/05
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KUKA Robotics Selected By Programing Plus to Provide Robots for First Robotic Machining Cell
- 09/09/05
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KUKA Robotics Selected by Encobotics to Provide Robots for Standard Welding Cells
- 09/01/05
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KUKA Robotics Announces New Consortium for Flexible Manufacturing
- 08/24/05
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KUKA Robotics Introduces Family of Clean Room Robots for Semiconductor Manufacturing
- 08/24/05
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KUKA Robotics Signs NERCON Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. as New System Partner
- 08/24/05
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KUKA Robotics Introduces Self-Contained Linear Slide for 7th or 8th Axis of Motion
- 08/23/05
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