GKN Driveline Case video

GKN Driveline Japan Ltd is one of UK-based GKN Automotive’s companies, a global company that develops and manufactures powertrain and driveline solutions for automobiles. The company’s technology is installed in approximately 50% of all automobiles in the world. GKN Driveline Japan was facing a chronic labor shortage issue and considered automation using robots. In addition to maintaining a stable supply of high-quality products, there were concerns about the difficulty of automating the experience and sense of the operators as well as the safety issue with the traditional machineries. UR cobots solved these challenges, assembling gears and handling quality inspection.