Borgward Group AG Concludes Strategic Partnership with Robot Specialist KUKA

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MUNICH and STUTTGART, Germany, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Borgward Group AG has formed a long-term strategic partnership with the

Augsburg-based company KUKA Roboter AG, the world's leading supplier of robotic

systems. "The cooperation with Industry 4.0 pioneer KUKA is another milestone

for Borgward in its endeavor to create a state-of-the-art production system,"

said Ulrich Walker, CEO of Borgward Group AG, at the signing of the memorandum

of understanding in Munich on Tuesday. "We are delighted to have found a

long-term partner for the implementation of concrete Industry 4.0 projects: the

Borgward Group," added Stefan Lampa, CEO of KUKA Roboter GmbH. Among other

things, the partnership covers the joint development of production lines, the

standardization of processes, and the development of versatile systems and

tools.

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    The cooperation with KUKA will enable Borgward to expand its global

production system and create an extremely flexible manufacturing process that

can quickly respond to changing market developments. Borgward Group AG has

already introduced its Borgward Sustainable Platform (BSP) at its first plant,

which is located near Beijing. This platform strategy enables the plant to

simultaneously produce a variety of models with different wheelbases and drive

technologies on a single assembly line. The platform will also be used in all

future Borgward plants.

    Further information

    BORGWARD Group AG

    Kriegsbergstrasse 11

    70174 Stuttgart, German

    Marco Dalan

    Head of Global Communications

    Telephone: +49-711-365-10-1041

    e-mail: marco.dalan@borgward.com  

    http://www.borgward.com  

SOURCE: BORGWARD Group AG