
For loads from 480 to 800 kg
The robots in Kuka's KR Fortec ultra family are designed for the heavy payload range from 480 to 800 kg.
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The robots in Kuka's KR Fortec ultra family are designed for the heavy payload range from 480 to 800 kg.

Kuka can look back on the first six months of 2022 with satisfaction: At a good 2.5 billion euros, incoming orders are 34.8% above the previous year's figure. Sales revenue also increased by 13.5% to around 1.7 billion euros.

The robotics industry meets at Automatica in Munich and showcases the latest trends and topics relating to the mechanical helpers. Included: megatrends such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, sustainable production and man and machine.

Kuka has completely redesigned the KR Quantec PA, which is now being launched in its second generation with optimized weight and centre of gravity as well as improved drive technology.

After strong growth in 2021, Kuka plans to invest 800 million euros in research and development by 2025. The new iiQKA robot operating system is already being used by the first companies.

Five years after the takeover of the Augsburg-based robot manufacturer Kuka, the Chinese investor Midea wants to delist the German company from the stock exchange. A so-called squeeze-out process has been initiated, Kuka announced on Tuesday.

The market for industrial robots tended to stagnate in 2020. Professional service robotics, on the other hand, achieved global sales growth of 12% in 2020. The market amounted to a total of 6.7 billion US dollars.
Connecting a production cell to the cloud during ongoing production and providing it with all the features of a smart factory: Kuka has now realized this goal with partners from the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance.
The Managing Director of Hahn Automation, Frank Konrad, is the new Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. He succeeds Wilfried Eberhardt from Kuka.
Kuka reports the second-highest order intake in the company's history for the first half of 2021. Robotics sales in particular are impressive.