KUKA Systems UK

KUKA Systems UK, part of KUKA Industries GmbH, is a renowned supplier of automated manufacturing and assembly solutions for the aerospace, automotive, metalworking and nuclear decommissioning sectors as well as general industry.Established in the UK for more than 40 years, KUKA designs and develops tailor made, complete systems, undertaking the engineering and project management stages all the way through to installation and commissioning.KUKA's automated solutions are highly flexible and capable of handling multi-products and product additions. They offer simple, fast changeover times to meet the demands of today's shopfloor which require small batch sizes, shorter product lifecycles and constant product upgrades.Thanks to an experienced team of project managers, mechanical designers, control and software engineers, fitters and electricians, KUKA has an enviable reputation for successfully delivering innovative, productivity-boosting schemes.KUKA Systems also produces the Thompson brand of friction welding machines which typically join components such as drill rods and pipes, hydraulic cylinders and truck axles.The company's Halesowen headquarters includes a sub-contract friction welding facility which comprises a wide range of rotary and linear machines with forge capacities from 2-150 tons.Used by many of the world’s leading OEMs, friction welding offers the best possible bond and is used extensively for joining similar and dissimilar metals for a huge variety of parts used in cars, trucks, aeroplanes and construction machines.Rotary and linear friction welding processes provide fast cycle times, total repeatability and traceability plus the added advantage of being able to achieve weldable combinations that offer significant material savings.