KR 1000 TITAN ASSEMBLES CYLINDER BLOCKS AT THE FAW GROUP

Use of KUKA robots sets benchmark in manufacture of heavy-duty diesel engines in China.

Largely unknown in Europe, the FAW Group is one of the largest automotive manufacturers in China. In February 2012, FAW Jiefang Automotive Co., Ltd. Wuxi Diesel Engine Works, a full subsidiary of the FAW Group Corporation, began operating a production plant for the manufacture of heavy-duty diesel engines with a yearly capacity of 125,000 units in Huishan.

Robots from Augsburg are being applied to a wide range of tasks in this plant. The highlight here: KUKA KR 1000 titan's handling of 700 kg cylinder blocks.