The industrial robot manufacturer Fanuc has signed a framework agreement to supply 3,500 robots for new BMW production lines and plants in Germany and around the world; the first robots were installed at the end of 2019.
Fanuc, which has a UK subsidiary in Coventry (
www.fanuc.eu/uk/en), said that winning this project is an important milestone as a strategic partner of the BMW Group.
Various Fanuc robot models will be used by the BMW Group in the future, including newly developed ones tailored to its individual requirements.
The robots will mainly be used in body shop construction and for the production of doors and bonnets. With over 110 robot models in its range, Fanuc is said to offer the world’s widest range of robots for industrial applications.
These include powerful types such as the M-2000, which can safely manipulate loads up to 2.3 tonnes via its six axes.
The company has installed more than 600,000 robots world-wide, in various industries.