Custom automation solutions, robot systems, special-purpose machinery and strip lines for industrial manufacturing.
Kilum Automation & Service GmbH
Steinkirchring 43, 78056 Villingen-Schwenningen · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Kilum Automation & Service
Kilum Automation & Service GmbH, based in Villingen-Schwenningen, specializes in tailored automation solutions for industrial manufacturing. The company develops and manufactures robot automation systems based on KUKA robots (payloads from 3 kg to 1000 kg), transfer, linking and unloading robots, as well as FAST Pickers with up to 200 picks per minute. The portfolio also includes special-purpose machinery, spot welding cells for automotive parts, production lines and strip lines such as gripper feeds, coil turners, roll feeds, straightening machines, scrap shears and recoilers. The offering is complemented by industrial IT, machine data acquisition, image processing, maintenance, conversion and retrofit as well as MES support. Founded in 1995, the company serves industries such as automotive suppliers, medical technology, the furniture and fittings industry, aerospace and electrical engineering, and accompanies projects from consulting and planning through to commissioning.
- Site
- Villingen-Schwenningen
- Processes
- Automation (robot and plant automation), Industrial IT / Industry 4.0 solutions, Service concept (maintenance, servicing, conversion & retrofit, MES support), Consulting / engineering services, Spot welding (spot welding cells for automotive parts), Special-purpose machinery construction (special machinery, production lines, automatic setting, Strip welding (mobile strip welding machine 50–1000mm, strip thickness 0.5–5mm), Test benches for electric motors (development)
- Materials
- Steel / steel strip, KUKA robot automation, FAST Picker, Strip lines, Machine data acquisition
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1995
- Industries
- Automotive suppliers, Press manufacturers, Fastening technology, Furniture industry, Fittings manufacturing, Plastics industry
- 01
Consulting and requirements analysis
- 02
Engineering and planning
- 03
Manufacturing and assembly of the systems
- 04
Commissioning
- 05
Maintenance, servicing and retrofit
- 06
Machine data acquisition and MES support
Products & Technologies
Steel / steel strip
Used in spot welding cells and strip lines, including strip welding with strip thicknesses of 0.5 – 5 mm.
KUKA robot automation
Robots with payloads from 3 kg to 1000 kg for transfer, linking and unloading tasks.
FAST Picker
Handling robots for parts up to 1 kg at up to 200 picks per minute.
Strip lines
Gripper feeds (up to 600 strokes/min), roll feeds and straightening machines for strip widths 120 – 1800 mm.
Machine data acquisition
In-house hardware and software for acquiring machine data for Industry 4.0 applications.
Location
Villingen-Schwenningen
DEHeadquarters, engineering and manufacturing
- Materials
- Steel, steel strip
- KUKA industrial robots (3–1000 kg)
- FAST Picker
- Spot welding cell
- Coil turning device (3/6/25 t)
- Roll feed (120–1800 mm)
- Strip welding machine (50–1000 mm)
- Strip straightening machine (200–1800 mm)
- Scrap shear (250–1250 mm)
- Double turn-over recoiler (2x200 kg – 2x10 t)
- Single recoiler (200 kg – 25 t)
Automation Solutions
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation (robot and plant automation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial IT / Industry 4.0 solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service concept (maintenance, servicing, conversion & retrofit, MES support)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting / engineering servicesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spot welding (spot welding cells for automotive parts)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Special-purpose machinery construction (special machinery, production lines, automatic settingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Forming | – | – | – | – | Strip material/steel |
| Strip welding (mobile strip welding machine 50–1000mm, strip thickness 0.5–5mm)Joining | – | 1000 mm | – | – | Steel strip |
| Test benches for electric motors (development)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Machine data acquisition (hardware and software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Image processingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial robot (robot automation) | KUKA | – | Payload 3kg to 1000kg | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| FAST Picker (handling robot) | – | – | 1kg, up to 200 picks/min | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Spot welding cell | – | – | – | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Special-purpose machine / automatic setting gauge | – | – | – | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Production line (deep-drawn films, carrier clips) | – | – | – | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Electronic gripper feed | – | – | up to 600 strokes/min at VL=5mm | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Coil turning device / coil turner | – | – | 3t, 6t (90° tilting function), 25t (turning and rotating function) | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Roll feed | – | – | Strip widths 120mm – 1800mm | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Strip welding machine (mobile and relocatable) | – | – | 50mm – 1000mm, strip thickness 0.5 – 5mm | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Strip straightening machine / feed straightener | – | – | Strip widths 200mm – 1800mm | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Scrap shear | – | – | 250mm to 1250mm | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Double turn-over recoiler | – | – | Load capacity 2x200kg – 2x10t | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Single recoiler | – | – | Load capacity 200kg – 25t | – | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Test bench for electric motors | – | – | – | 2004 | Villingen-Schwenningen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Kilum relies on experienced experts from engineering, software development and technology as well as on thorough analysis, planning and commissioning of every project. Quality and reliability are ensured through tailored solutions and continuous project support.
| Evidence | Villingen-Schwenningen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1995
Founded as Rudolf Nock Ingenieurbüro in Villingen-Schwenningen
- 2004
Development of test benches for electric motors
- 2010
Entry into robotics
- 2013
Entry into image processing
- 2019
Renamed Kilum Automation & Service GmbH
- 2020
Expansion of services to include maintenance of machines and systems
- 2021
Development of hardware and software for machine data acquisition