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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…). 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= KUKA Systems delivers to new Volkswagen plant )〕 == History == 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. With the production of the robot “Famulus” in 1973, KUKA succeeded in entering the robot production. In 1978, beginning with the IR 601/60, robot production went into mass-production. In 1981, KUKA’s main activities were grouped into three independent companies: the ''KUKA Schweissanlagen und Roboter GmbH'', the ''KUKA Umwelttechnik GmbH'' and the ''KUKA Wehrtechnik GmbH'', which was re-sold to ''Rheinmetall'' in 1999. Towards the end of 1982, the ''LSW Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Bremen'' became a subsidiary of KUKA. In 1993, the first laser-roof-seam welding systems were manufactured. These welding systems were then further expanded to adhesive bonding and sealing technologies in the following year. Around the same time, KUKA took over the tools & equipment manufacturers, ''Schwarzenberg GmbH'', and expanded its business to China and the USA in the following years. In 1996, ''KUKA Schweissanlagen GmbH'' became an independent company and two years later, the market leader among European welding equipment manufacturers. The supply of the first pressing tools for automobile side-walls made of high-strength steel began in 2002. The company launched the KUKA RoboScan with remote laser welding head in 2003. Since 2006, ''KUKA Systems'' is operating its own bodyshell factory in Toledo, America and produces the bodywork for the Jeep Wrangler by Chrysler. In the course of internationalization and expansion of business units and technologies such as reshaping, tooling, bonding, sealing, etc., ''KUKA Schweissanlagen GmbH'' became ''KUKA Systems GmbH'' in 2007. In 2010, KUKA presented a newly developed standardized cell concept for welding solutions, KUKA flexibleCUBE. In the automation sector, KUKA Systems offers standard and customized solutions for industrial production automation; joining technologies and component handling are amongst their activity. The technologies are tested and the production processes are fully optimized prior to the development. In addition, KUKA Systems offers engineering and individual counseling, so that customized/special production solutions can be planned and optimized in co-operation with the customer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KUKA Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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