Manufacturer of industrial robots and automation solutions for automotive, electronics, semiconductor and other industries
Kawasaki Robotics GmbH
Neuss · Warrington · Elancourt · Dubai · WixomNew on Amplifa
About Kawasaki Robotics
Kawasaki Robotics is the Robot Division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and can look back on more than 50 years of experience in industrial robotics. In 1969, the first commercially produced industrial robot (Unimate) was manufactured in Japan; since then, the company has developed and produced a broad portfolio of industrial robots, from small high-speed arms to heavy-duty robots with payloads of up to 1,500 kg. Fields of application include welding (arc and spot welding, FSJ), handling, assembly, machine tending, palletizing, deburring, painting as well as cleanroom and wafer handling for semiconductor manufacturing. Kawasaki Robotics GmbH, headquartered in Neuss, is the regional headquarters for EMEA and serves Europe, the Middle East and Africa; further subsidiaries exist among others in the UK, France and North America. In addition to robots and systems, Kawasaki Robotics offers services such as maintenance, repair, retrofit, spare parts, training and predictive maintenance with the TREND Manager software.
- Site
- Neuss
- Processes
- Arc Welding, Spot Welding, FSJ (Friction Spot Joining), Assembly, Machine Tending, Material Handling, Material Removal (Grinding / Deburring), Painting
- Materials
- Sheet steel (automotive body), Lead (Molten Lead), Tin, Lead battery (Lead-Acid Battery), BX Welding Robot Series, Heavy-Duty Robot ZX300S, Dual-Arm SCARA Robot duAro / duAro 2, Cleanroom Robots NS/NX/NT Series
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1969
- Industries
- Automotive, Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Semiconductors, Life Sciences, Food Production, Mechanical Engineering & Metalworking
- 01
Development and Engineering
- 02
Robot Production (Akashi Plant)
- 03
Sales and System Integration
- 04
Commissioning and Training
- 05
Service, Maintenance and Refurbishment
Robots and Processes
BX Welding Robot Series
Spot welding robots with hollow-arm structure and repeatability of ±0.06 to ±0.08 mm for automotive body panels.
Heavy-Duty Robot ZX300S
6-axis robot with payloads of up to 300 kg and ±0.3 mm repeatability for machine tending and handling.
Dual-Arm SCARA Robot duAro / duAro 2
Collaborative dual-arm SCARA robot for assembly tasks alongside employees.
Cleanroom Robots NS/NX/NT Series
Horizontally articulated cleanroom robots for highly precise handling of silicon wafers in semiconductor manufacturing.
High-Speed Compact Robots RS007N/RS007L
Compact high-speed robots for pick-and-place and light handling tasks.
Palletizer CP110L
Palletizing robot for packaging and logistics applications, introduced in North America.
Friction Spot Joining (FSJ)
Joining process developed in 2004 for joining different metallic materials.
Painting Robots K-Serie
Painting robots suitable for use in explosion-hazard areas, taken over in 2000 from Kobe Steel's painting robot business.
Locations
Neuss
DEEMEA Headquarters (Kawasaki Robotics GmbH)
Warrington
GBUK Sales and Service Location (Kawasaki Robotics (UK) Ltd.)
Elancourt
FRKawasaki Robotics France
Dubai
AEMiddle East, North Africa (Kawasaki Heavy Industries Middle East FZE)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Metallic materials |
| Spot WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Sheet steel (body panels) |
| FSJ (Friction Spot Joining)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine TendingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Material HandlingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Material Removal (Grinding / Deburring)Machining | – | – | – | – | Castings, Forged parts |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| PalletizingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pick & PlaceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sealing / DispensingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Silicon Wafer HandlingTesting | – | – | – | – | Silicon wafers |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Axis Heavy-Duty Robot ZX300S | Kawasaki ZX300S | – | Payload up to 300 kg, repeatability ±0.3 mm | – | – |
| BX Welding Robot Series | Kawasaki BX series | – | Repeatability ±0.06 to ±0.08 mm, hollow-arm structure | – | – |
| Heavy-Duty Robot MG10HL | Kawasaki MG10HL | – | – | 2015 | – |
| Dual-Arm SCARA Robot duAro / duAro 2 | Kawasaki duAro, duAro 2 | – | – | – | – |
| High-Speed Compact Robots RS007N/RS007L | Kawasaki RS007N, RS007L | – | – | 2017 | – |
| Y-Series Pick Robot picKstar | Kawasaki Y-series picKstar | – | – | 2009 | – |
| Medical/Pharmaceutical Robots MC004N, MS005N | Kawasaki MC004N, MS005N | – | – | 2013 | – |
| Palletizer CP110L | Kawasaki CP110L | – | – | – | North America |
| Cleanroom Robots NS/NX/NT Series (horizontally articulated) | Kawasaki NS-, NX-, NT-series | – | – | – | – |
| Spot Welding Robots BX Series | Kawasaki BX-series | – | – | 2011 | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certifications
Kawasaki Robotics holds ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 certifications; the Akashi Plant received ISO 9001 as early as 1995 and ISO 14001 in 1998. Development, production and service follow a documented quality and environmental management system.
| Evidence | Neuss |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1878
Founding of Kawasaki Heavy Industries; product range from ships to aircraft and motorcycles through to industrial robot arms
- 1968
Licensing agreement with Unimation (USA)
- 1969
Start of commercial production of the first industrial robot in Japan (Unimate)
- 1981
Production of electric robots (P-series)
- 1983
Large general-purpose robot (E-series)
- 1986
End of the partnership with Unimation; own development and global expansion
- 1990
Founding of Kawasaki Robotics (USA), Inc. in Detroit
- 1995
Founding of Kawasaki Robotics GmbH in Neuss, Germany; Akashi Plant receives ISO 9001
- 1996
Founding of Kawasaki Robotics (UK), Ltd.
- 1998
Akashi Plant receives ISO 14001
- 1999
Founding of Kawasaki Machine Systems Korea, Ltd. in Incheon
- 2000
Acquisition of Kobe Steel's painting robot business
- 2004
Development and introduction of FSJ (Friction Spot Joining)
- 2006
Founding of Kawasaki Robotics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., China
- 2013
Founding of Medicaroid Corporation (medical robots)
- 2015
Dual-arm SCARA robot duAro
- 2017
High-speed robots RS007N/RS007L; Robot system Successor; debut of humanoid robot Kaleido
- 2018
50 years of robotics business; duAro 2
- 2019
Further development of Kaleido for practical applications