KUKA
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automation |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Headquarters | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |
Key people | Peter Mohnen (CEO and chairman) |
| Products | Industrial robots, automated production lines |
| Revenue | €4.4 billion(2022) |
| €118.4 million(2022) | |
| €-42.6 million(2022) | |
| Total assets | €2.58 billion(2022) |
| Total equity | €3.9 billion(2022) |
| Owner | Midea Group |
Number of employees | 15,000(2024) |
| Divisions | |
| Website | www |
| Company type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Machine systems and plant engineering, automation technology |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Johann Josef Keller and Jakob Knappich |
| Headquarters | Augsburg, Germany |
| Products | Plant engineering, special purpose machine manufacturing, automotive, automation technology, joining technology, engineering, photovoltaic industry, equipment manufacturing, press automation, forming technology, welding technology, control systems |
| Revenue | €4.4 billion(2022) |
Number of employees | 15,000(2024) |
| Parent | KUKA |
| Website | www |
KUKA is a German manufacturer of industrial robots and factory automation systems. In 2016, the company was acquired by the Chinese appliance manufacturer Midea Group.
It has 25 subsidiaries in countries including the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, and Russia. KUKA is an acronym for Keller und Knappich Augsburg.
KUKA Systems GmbH, a division of KUKA, is a supplier of engineering services and automated manufacturing systems with around 3,900 employees in twelve countries globally. KUKA Systems’ plants and equipment are used by automotive manufacturers such as BMW, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Volvo, Volkswagen, Daimler AG and Valmet Automotive, as well as by manufacturers from other industrial sectors such as Airbus, Astrium and Siemens. The range includes products and services for task automation in the industrial processing of metallic and non-metallic materials for various industries, including automotive, energy, aerospace, rail vehicles, and agricultural machinery.