TORONTO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 4, 2009 — KUKA Robotics Canada, Ltd. booth # 3120 will display the KUKA solution for medium payload palletizing, the KR 40 PA. The KR 40 PA will be displayed in a demo cell designed and supplied by Mécano Industrie. The high speed carbon fiber arm design of the KR 40 PA makes it the ideal robot for the highly efficient, exceptionally small footprint of the 9x7 foot cell. Equipped with an 8 suction cup vacuum tool the KR 40 PA can pick two boxes in one cycle. The monoblock cell configuration shortens set-up time; in most cases under an hour, making the cell easily portable to different areas within the plant location. The KR 40 PA cell can be configured with different options such as; automation pallet dispensing, automatic slip-sheet dispensing, semi-automatic pallet dispensing, pallet out-feed conveyor, vision guidance, case packing and palletizing. For more information please contact KUKA Robotics Canada, Ltd. at 416-KUKA-123 or visit http://www.kuka.com/usa/en/.

About Mécano Industrie

Mécano Industrie has 28 years experience with clients of the Food and Beverage industry. Offering complete solutions in automation, robotics and equipment design; Mécano Industrie listens to clients helping them to achieve goals that are within budget.

About the KUKA Robot Group

KUKA Robotics Canada, Ltd., with its parent company KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg Germany (a group of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft), ranks among the world's leading supplier of industrial robots and material handling vehicles. Core competencies include the development, production, and sale of industrial robots, controllers, software, linear units, and omniMove™ omni-directional motion platforms. KUKA robots are utilized in a diverse range of industries including the appliance, automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, logistics, food, pharmaceutical, medical, foundry and plastics industries and in multiple applications including material handling, machine loading, assembly, packaging, palletizing, welding, bending, joining, and surface finishing. The company’s robots range from 5kg to 1300kg payloads, and 635mm to 3900mm reach, all controlled from a common PC based controller platform. The KUKA Robot Group employs about 2,200 people worldwide. Of these, 1,200 are employed in Germany, either at the KUKA Robot Group headquarters in Augsburg, or at various subsidiaries. In 2008, sales totaled 474 million euro. Twenty-six subsidiaries provide a presence in the major markets of Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information contact KUKA Robotics Canada, Ltd. at 416-KUKA-123 or visit their website at www.kukarobotics.com.

The KUKA logo is a registered trademark of KUKA Roboter GmbH. KUKA, KUKA KR 40 PA are trademarks of KUKA Roboter GmbH. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.

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