By equipping its robots with a EUROMAP 12 function package, KUKA Roboter GmbH of Augsburg, Germany has demonstrated once again its expertise in the field of control technology. This function package enables KUKA robots to be quickly incorporated into the specific process sequence.
The user benefits because the interfaces no longer have to be adapted individually. Moreover, a separate control cabinet is no longer needed, significantly reducing cabling requirements.
EUROMAP, the European Committee of Machinery Manufacturers for the Plastics and Rubber Industries, has defined this interface as the means of communication between injection molding machines and handling systems. The creation of this standard ensures that handling devices can be exchanged without difficulty.
KUKA Roboter GmbH is an IWKA Group company and ranks among the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial robots. The company’s core competencies are the development, production and sale of industrial robots, controllers, software and linear units. In 2000, the company achieved total sales of DM 500 million, with an output of 6,500 robots.