Siemens Processor Helps KUKA Boost Robot Productivity

摘要

KUKA Flexible Production Systems is a leading producer of production systems for car bodies and chassis. When KUKA decided to become a Tier I supplier of automobile bodies to Chrysler, they needed to use their extensive knowledge of body shops and find a partner willing to work with them to change the landscape of the North American -market.rnKUKA was faced with designing a body shop utilizing DBOOM (Design, Build, Own, Operate, and Maintain) philosophy with no restrictions on the equipment used. The company formed a partnership with Siemens that utilized field proven revolutionary technology realizing substantial cost savings, while significantly improving system safety, manufacturing flexibility and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR). This is all happening at the KUKA Toledo Productions Operation LLC (KTPO) assembly plant, which produces the Body-In-White on the Chrysler Jeep JK vehicles, currently the Wrangler Model.