�About 阀阀 A tradition at 阀阀: Innovation for more value creation. Today, 阀阀 is an internationally active automation group with sales of around 3.3 billion euros. The company is headquar- tered in Augsburg, Germany. As one of the world’s leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions, 阀阀 o昀昀ers customers everything they need from a single source: from robots and cells to fully automated systems and their net- working in markets such as automotive, electronics, metal & plastic, consumer goods, e-commerce/retail and healthcare. Hand in hand with 阀阀 types its way into new product areas. Famulus, the robotics pioneer. the robotic colleague. Measuring just 64 millimeters in height 阀阀 wrote history as a robotics The LBR iiwa is the world’s first and weighing five kilograms: the compact pioneer with the world’s first series-produced sensitive robot “Princess” portable typewriter – a marvel industrial robot with six electric approved for direct human- of precision mechanics – is born. Innovative welding technologies. motor-driven axes. 阀阀 as complete solution. robot collaboration (HRC). How it all started. 阀阀 establishes a new welding On behalf of the Chrysler Johann Josef Keller and Jakob technology: friction welding. Group, 阀阀 establishes 阀阀 Knappich founded an acetylene Numerous other innovations Toledo Production Operations gas plant in Augsburg. follow in the ensuing years, such in North America for the inte- as short-cycle welding and de- grated production of the body fined-angle friction welding. of the Jeep Wrangler. 1898 1920 1949 1956 1966 1971 1973 2001 2006 2007 2013 2023 Taking a strong line with 阀阀 robots. Europe’s first robot- operated welding Today. transfer line is built 125 years for Daimler-Benz. of 阀阀 Portfolio and market expansion. Success through automation. Robots in medicine. World record holder with six axes. 阀阀 has established itself as The first automatic welding system 阀阀 robots are used in the world’s Payload capacity exceeds the the market leader in the field for refrigerators and washing first robot-controlled radiation magic mark of 1,000 kilograms. of municipal vehicles in Europe. machines is market-launched surgery system – the “Cyberknife”. The 阀阀 KR titan receives an by 阀阀. 阀阀 also delivers The system enables the treatment of entry in the Guinness Book of the first multi-spot welding inoperable, surgically complex tumors. Records as the world’s strongest transfer line to Volkswagen AG. six-axis industrial robot. 004_005