welding stands for tungsten inert gas welding and is a special form of arc welding and is one of the core activities of KUKA Systems. The company also provides apparatuses appliances for the construction of aircraft structural elements. Boeing, SpaceX, Bell and Airbus are among KUKA Systems' respective customers. Automotive The KUKA Systems portfolio includes the spectrum of production automation of joining and assembling of vehicle body structures: from low-scale automated production facilities to highly flexible manufacturing systems; from production of individual equipments or subassemblies to the assembly of complete body structures and mechanical parts. Equipments for assembling discs and mounting systems for vehicle bodies and chassis (so-called “marriage”) or component installation are also available. BMW, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Volvo,Hyundai, Volkswagen and Daimler AG are among the customers in this business sector. Production of rail vehicles Manufacturers of rail vehicles are also among the customers of KUKA Systems e.g., for the construction of locomotives, subway wagons or in setting up of innovative and highly automated production lines for freight wagons. Production of photovoltaic modules KUKA Systems offers solutions for every step of the photovoltaic module production – from brick-sawing to cell handling and cross-tie soldering to framing and packaging of modules. Welding technology – General KUKA Systems represents itself in various other industrial sectors as well. A few examples out of many are the production of baby strollers or the production of white goods for BSH (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH). Awards and certificates Certificates ISO 14001 ISO 9001 OHRIS – Occupational Safety Certificate VDA 6.4 ISO 3834 EN 9100 Application areas The industrial robots are used in many application areas, such as material handling, loading, and unloading of machines, palletising and depalletising, spot and arc welding. They are used in some large companies, predominantly in the automotive industry, but also in other industries such as the aerospace industry. Specific applications include: Transport industry: for the transport of heavy loads, where their load capacity and free positioning are used. Food and beverage industry: for tasks such as loading and unloading of packaging machines, cutting meat, stacking and palletising, and quality control. Construction industry: e.g., for ensuring an even flow of material. Glass industry: used, for instance in the thermal treatment of glass and quartz glass in laboratory glass production, bending and forming operations. Foundry and forging industry: the robots' heat and dirt resistance enable them to be used directly before,