For more than 35 years, KUKA has been successfully integrating assembly and test systems for the automotive
industry on an international scale, optimizing production through efficient automation solutions.
Maximum variety and flexibility
The commissioned KUKA team of experts, based in Bremen, Germany, specializes in assembly and test systems
for powertrain assemblies for automobiles and trucks - such as engines, cylinder heads, axles,
transmissions, and steering systems. The KUKA team invested two years in the conception and design, leading
to the successful commissioning of the test system. "With this know-how, we help our customers to achieve
high volume and variant flexibility with low fixed system costs.", says Nils Priebe, Head of Sales & Project
Management Test Systems at KUKA Assembly & Test in Bremen. "The special feature of this station: the
possibility of converting it for future engine variants in ever shorter conversion periods.”
Test stand with turntables
The system includes a turntable concept consisting of two rotary indexers to ensure maximum variety. For
this purpose, a turntable was mounted on both the inlet and the outlet side of the engine with eight
different adaptation sides for sealing. This concept allows the testing of all three and four-cylinder
engine generations of the last few years and thus maximum flexibility.
View to the turntable
