AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS
KION uses the CLOOS welding system concept at several locations worldwide .
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION
The fixtures for holding the components automatically adjust to the different sizes .
As a global specialist in material handling and supply chain solutions , the KION Group relies on CLOOS automation solutions for welding industrial trucks .
“ KION and CLOOS have further expanded their global cooperation with an intelligent system concept for the automated welding of masts for industrial trucks .”
The KION Group is one of the world ’ s leading providers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions . Its portfolio encompasses industrial trucks , such as forklift trucks and warehouse equipment , as well as integrated automation technology and software solutions for the optimisation of supply chains , including all related services .
With more than 40,000 employees in over 100 countries , KION ’ s solutions improve the flow of materials and information in production plants , warehouses and distribution centres . More than 1.6 million of its forklift trucks and warehouse trucks and around 8,000 installed systems are in use worldwide at customers of various sizes in numerous industries on six continents .
In total , the group uses more than 70 CLOOS robot systems at eight manufacturing sites worldwide .
“ In the years of collaboration with CLOOS , we were able to jointly develop new technology standards that have created added value for both sides ,” explained Jürgen Grünewald , Senior Project Manager Welding & Automation Production Technologies , KION Group . For example , CLOOS and KION have developed a chained robot system for the automated welding of masts for its Stříbro site in the Czech Republic . This system concept has been transferred to several of its sites around the world .
Automation in focus
The complex robot system for welding lifting masts .
In 2016 , KION opened a new site in Stříbro in the Czech Republic to produce reach trucks and pallet stackers . Since then , the world ’ s
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