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REVENUE: US $ 342.4BN EMPLOYEES: 670,000 CEO: OLIVER BLUME FOUNDED: 1937
Volkswagen is another key automotive manufacturer that has influenced the sector with its adoption of automation – within and outside its vehicles.
The company continues to expand its use of industrial robots, placing orders for hundreds with KUKA and thousands with FANUC for specific European plants.
In these plants, autonomous mobile robots play a vital role in transporting components and materials, while advanced AI boosts predictive maintenance and digital twins help simulate and optimise factory processes.
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