WALLDORF and AUGSBURG and HANNOVER,
Germany, April 25, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and KUKA AG today announced
they will work together around Industrial 4.0 and Industrial
Internet of Things (IIoT) to promote the flexibility and automation
of production processes. Both companies want to collaborate,
particularly in the areas of manufacturing, mechanical engineering
and the automotive sector. The announcement was made at Hannover
Messe, which takes place from April 24 to
28 in Hanover, Germany.
The integration of KUKA robots into SAP's digital manufacturing
showcase at Hannover Messe is driven by comprehensive standard
protocols, such as OPC Unified Architecture. In addition, KUKA and
SAP plan to provide KUKA robot applications based on the
SAP® Leonardo IoT platform. KUKA robots will be
integrated into SAP Cloud Platform, helping companies evaluate
predictive maintenance scenarios and monitor factory floors. KUKA
also plans to use selected SAP technology components as part of its
own connyun IoT platform.
Through the SAP Leonardo portfolio, SAP has introduced a variety
of solutions to support Industry 4.0 and IIoT. KUKA's expertise in
intelligent automation solutions complements these solutions. In
addition, selected SAP technology and business components will
enhance KUKA's start-up platform connyun, with a focus on midsize
machine construction.
"By seamlessly integrating automation solutions from KUKA and
selected solutions from our SAP Leonardo IoT platform and SAP
Connected Manufacturing software, we can make a significant
contribution to driving closer the integration of top floor and
shop floor in manufacturing," said Dr. Tanja Rueckert, executive vice president, IoT
and Digital Supply Chain business unit, SAP. "This enables
customers to build a high level of customer satisfaction and
support them on their way to digital transformation."
"KUKA makes its machines and systems more intelligent and
supplements them with innovative software solutions," said Dr.
Christian Schloegel, chief digital
officer, KUKA. "We are committed to a twofold strategy: we are
tying the KUKA robots on SAP Cloud Platform and the SAP Leonardo
IoT platform. At the same time, the connyun Industry 4.0 platform
of our start-up company of the same name will be supplemented with
SAP technology components and SAP business applications. In this
way, we can optimally adjust all customer requirements and support
our customers in their digital transformation."
The combination of expertise in machines, connectivity and
production processes, together with expertise from SAP around Big
Data analytics, business applications and the operation of large
global infrastructures, creates an ideal landscape for this
partnership.
The collaboration between KUKA and SAP brings added value to the
customer, especially for midsize machine builders.
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About KUKA
KUKA AG is an internationally active
company with sales of around €3 billion. Every day, roughly 12,300
KUKA employees at KUKA headquarters in Augsburg and around the
world work to ensure that KUKA remains one of the world's leading
suppliers of intelligent automation solutions. Its international
customers come from, among other sectors, the automotive industry
and general industry. KUKA offers you everything from a single
source: from the individual components to fully automated
systems.
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