Assembly & Test Group at KUKA Systems regrouped
In order to strengthen business operations at KUKA Systems, LSW Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Bremen, and B&K Corporation, Saginaw/USA will form the Assembly & Test Group at KUKA Systems
February 25, 2009
This move includes the merging of LSW Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Bremen, into KUKA Systems GmbH, Augsburg, retroactively to June 30, 2008.
At the same time, a new generation will take over the management of LSW. Company founder Erwin Loewenstein, Dipl.-Ing., and long-time managing director Norbert Gallowski will enter retirement at the end of February. Bernd Vohl, Dipl.-Ing., and Michael Braun, Dipl.-Betriebswirt (university of cooperative education) will take over the Assembly & Test Group at KUKA Systems GmbH in Bremen on March 1, 2009.About the Assembly & Test Group at KUKA Systems
The Assembly & Test Group is a business segment of KUKA Systems. It focuses on the planning, development and production of automated assembly systems and inspection and test equipment for drivetrain components in vehicles. The Assembly & Test Group employs around 450 people.
At the same time, a new generation will take over the management of LSW. Company founder Erwin Loewenstein, Dipl.-Ing., and long-time managing director Norbert Gallowski will enter retirement at the end of February. Bernd Vohl, Dipl.-Ing., and Michael Braun, Dipl.-Betriebswirt (university of cooperative education) will take over the Assembly & Test Group at KUKA Systems GmbH in Bremen on March 1, 2009.