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KUKA is working with research partners to further develop the technology: 

In order to monitor the quality of the weld seams during the process and thus reduce the time and costs of the subsequent inspection, 

KUKA is working with partners in the AI production network of the University of Augsburg on an AI-based process monitoring system.

KUKA at the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart

Modern technologies and processes such as friction stir welding are playing an increasingly important role in the complex production of electric vehicles and their batteries. 

KUKA has been supporting customers here for decades with comprehensive industry and technology expertise. 

At the Battery Show Europe in Stuttgart, the largest event for battery and electric vehicle technology in Europe,

industry experts and leading manufacturers will be talking about the latest developments.

KUKA will also be there from June 18 - 20. 2024 in hall 9. booth D20.

State-of-the-art KUKA welding technologies for e-mobility:

Major order in the double-digit million range

Augsburg, June 13. 2024 - KUKA is supporting its customers in the transition to more sustainable mobility with state-of-the-art technology:

KUKA is supplying 23 friction stir welding cells with integrated robots for the production of electric vehicles for an automotive customer. 

It is the largest single order in this area to date.

The FSW cells (FSW stands for Friction Stir Welding) with various technologies and KUKA KR FORTEC robots are integrated into production lines for electric vehicles, 

where they are used in several production steps: 

the robots in the cells weld battery trays together and join cooling plates to the battery trays in a second production step. 

Die Windowsoberfläche führt den Anwender

durch alle Arbeitsschritte und ermöglicht eine

schnelle und effiziente Programmierung:

– Inbetriebnahme der Robotersteuerung

– Programmerstellung

– Programmtest und –korrektur

– Programmsteuerung (Start, Stop)

– Beobachten und Diagnose bei laufender Produktion.

Das Display ermöglicht folgende Anzeigen:

– Anwenderprogramme, Programmstatus

– Unterbrechung, Override

– Programmbild, Bewegungsbild

– Istwertanzeige, Schleppfehleranzeige

– Online–Korrektur, Justagebild

– Roboterstellung, Verfahrart

– Schnittstellensignale, Meldungen

– Buchführung

– Help–Anzeige