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THE SOLUTION

Harnessing IoT for Jeep thrills

KUKA connected the factory’s robots and thousands of other devices to back-end monitoring systems. With a streamlined management environment, the system is able to adapt quickly to changes in production requirements, and powerful new access to data allows KUKA to drive actionable insights into factory operations.

"We ship our customer a complete car body every 77 seconds," explained Jake Ladouceur, managing director, KUKA Systems Group Toledo facility. "We don’t have time to adjust source code, and we can’t introduce something that isn’t trusted and proven. Our intelligent system built with Microsoft technology enables us to react very quickly."

A centralized management system

KUKA’s system connects 259 assembly-line robots and thousands of other devices on the shop floor—things such as welders and sealers—to back-end monitoring systems. All the control tasks, including creating and running programs and diagnostic processes, can now be performed directly on the robots from the control panel’s Windows-based interface.

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Two factory workers building a car.
Two factory workers building a car.

The business impact

Challenge

KUKA, designer of the first industrial robot in 1973 and one of the world’s leading suppliers of robotics, sought to design an automated manufacturing process capable of producing eight different Jeep Wrangler bodies on the same production line without interrupting production flow.

Solution

KUKA has implemented a solution anchored by Windows and Microsoft SQL Server that connects 259 assembly-line robots with a controller, over 60,000 device points, line-of-business applications, and back-end systems to deliver continuous uptime and produce more than 830 bodies each day.

Benefits

  • Rapid adaptation supports multiple models and helps produce a car body every 77 seconds
  • Continuous uptime enables 24 hours of production per day for over eight years
  • Familiar interface improves efficiency and reduces training time

Improve operational performance

Microsoft Azure IoT services help manufacturing organizations drive growth through innovation and embrace customer centricity.

Microsoft’s Internet of Things blog

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