News Release

KUKA Robotics Launches Free Automated Packaging Equipment Resource Center

Clinton Township, MI - KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, announced it has created a unique and free web-based help and information center for manufacturers who are looking to make the transition from traditional mechanical or physical automated packaging and palletizing to a more flexible, lower-cost robotic approach to automated packaging equipment and automated packaging systems.

"Using robots on manufacturing assembly lines for hard goods such as automobiles gets all the press and television advertising coverage," said Joe Campbell, director of strategic development at KUKA Robotics. "Yet applying robotics to automated packaging and palletizing for everything from cereal boxes to consumer electronics is literally revolutionizing the cost structures and creating a strategic advantage for forward thinking manufacturers of high volume packaged goods."

The free KUKA Robotics information site offers case studies, references, links and downloads on a diverse array of automated packaging equipment and automated packaging solutions such as:

-- A Comprehensive Free Automated Packaging Equipment and Automated Packaging Systems information and design resource guide tool-kit.

-- Solution specific overviews, resources, case studies, and free information downloads.

-- Automated Case Packers

-- Automated Bag Palletizers

KUKA Robotics Corporation, with its parent company KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial robots, with an annual production volume approaching 10,000 units, and an installed base of over 60,000 units. The company's 5 and 6 axis robots range from 3kg to 500kg payloads, and 635mm to 3700mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries and in multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing.

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