As a specialist in material handling and supply chain solutions, the Kion Group relies on Cloos automation solutions for welding industrial trucks. In total, the group uses more than 70 Cloos robot systems at eight manufacturing sites worldwide.

“In the years of collaboration with Cloos, we were able to develop new technology standards that have created added value for both sides,” explains Jürgen Grünewald, senior project manager – welding andautomation production technologies at the Kion Group.

For example, Cloos and Kion have developed a chained robot system for the automated welding of masts at the Stribro site.

With more than 40,000 employees in over 100 countries, Kion’s solutions improve the flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses and distribution centres. More than 1.6 million forklift trucks and warehouse trucks and around 8000 installed systems are in use worldwide – at customers of various sizes in numerous industries.

The Stribro site in the Czech Republic has grown very strongly since opening. Around 70 of the approximately 400 employees work in the welding area. Due to the general shortage of skilled workers and many industrial companies in the region, it is not easy to find qualified employees. Kion wants to counter this issue with a high level of automation. The company currently uses seven robot welding systems at Stribro, with another in the assembly process.

“We chose Cloos because the company is the best provider on the market when it comes to combining welding processes and robot systems,” Grünewald emphasises. “This is a big advantage for Kion because welding is a key manufacturing process for us.”
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