Photos : @ Verzinkerei _ Sulz
Automation in medium-sized companies :
Galvanizing plant in Germany invests in welding cell and takes stock
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medium-sized galvanizing plant in the Black For-est , southern Germany , has invested in automation . It is relying on a compact KUKA welding cell to bring production back to Germany and generate and serve new customer orders . This saves thousands of transport kilometers in the production process and prevents the shortage of skilled workers .
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It is unusual for a galvanizing plant to weld steel parts . The core competence of galvanizing plants lies in hot-dip or centrifugal galvanizing to protect steel parts from corrosion . Verzinkerei Sulz , based in Sulz am Neckar in the Black Forest , employs 65 people and now also has a compact welding cell from KUKA in op-eration . The KUKA KR CYBERTECH nano robot integrated in it precisely joins an octagonal prism to a compact plate of steel with the aid of the welding device . After just 90 seconds ,