Automotive multinational Volkswagen Group has placed an order with FANUC for 1,300 robots.
Throughout 2022 and 2023, FANUC will reportedly supply four VW plants across Europe with a variety of robotic solutions to support production of both Audi and VW models.
Most of the bots will be deployed at Volkswagen’s manufacturing facility in Bratislava, Slovakia.
“We are delighted that we can now extend our longstanding and trusted cooperation with Volkswagen to the Bratislava plant,” said Ralf Winkelmann, managing director of FANUC Deutschland GmbH.
As well as the Bratislava facility, the central VW plant in Wolfsburg will receive a portion of the 1,300 robots. FANUC robots will reportedly be key in the manufacture of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.3, which is set to be ready in 2023.
New FANUC robots will also be installed at Audi’s battery assembly plant in Ingolstadt and an Audi plant in Györ, Hungary.
With a 40-year history of automating production lines, a product offering of more than 100 models and a monthly production capacity of approximately 10,000 robots, FANUC suggests it is ideally placed to supply major automotive projects in the face of the ongoing global supply chain crisis.
The company’s portfolio includes SCARA robots, in addition to a new model capable of handling loads of up to 1,000 kg, according to FANUC.
