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News Release from: KUKA Automation + Robotics
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2005
KUKA wins ove £5million UK business
KUKA Automation + Robotics - supplier of automated production systems - is celebrating a bumper order book after securing over £5 million worth of new business.
KUKA Automation + Robotics, the award-winning robot manufacturer and supplier of automated production systems, is celebrating a bumper order book after securing over £5 million worth of new business The impressive contracts include a £2 million order to supply a flexible robotic automation system to a company involved in the construction materials industry in Australia
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Amongst the other substantial orders for the Halesowen-based company are contracts from a Tier One automotive components manufacturer in North America, a Scandinavian manufacturer of drilling equipment and a major UK utility company; emphasising the strength of KUKA's combined market offer.
The new business wins underline an impressive period of growth for KUKA, which has been established in the UK for over 30 years and employs around 80 staff at its Hereward Rise headquarters.
"I'm delighted with the amount of new business generated since the start of this year and firmly believe that KUKA has begun to reap the rewards of an ambitious diversification programme," commented managing director Alan Shilton.
"While the automotive market is still an important sector for the business, it is no longer an exclusive activity as it was a decade ago".
"Thanks to the efforts of everyone who works for KUKA in the UK, the company has been able to diversify seamlessly into a wide range of industries, providing robots and integrated automation systems for almost any application," he added.
KUKA will shortly launch a series of new models including a high-speed palletising robot capable of handling payloads up to 40kg and a KR16 range of robots including variants specially designed to work in challenging environments. Request free introductory details about products from KUKA Automation + Robotics ...
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