Augsburg, 11 November 2015 - In the third quarter of 2015, the Robotics division of KUKA AG received a further major order from the BMW Group. The premium car manufacturer awarded a contract for the supply of about 1,000 industrial robots of the KR QUANTEC generation, including the KR C4 controller, and additional robots from the new KR FORTEC heavy-duty series. The robots will be used primarily for joining and handling applications in body-in-white production in the North American market.

'We are very pleased to have won this contract from our long-standing customer. This is a testament to the outstanding partnership between both companies and is confirmation that we are leading suppliers in the areas of robotics and automation,' states Dr. Till Reuter, CEO of KUKA AG.

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