Interim report on the first half-year 2019
KUKA stabilizes results - positive effects due to action plan
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Sales revenues
Efficiency program
EBIT margin
KUKA iimotion_days at headquarters in Augsburg
KUKA Group
KUKA Group posted
The difficult economic environment at present has led customers to hold back on placing orders. For this reason, there was a decline in
The
At ?23.7 million,r-year quarter was positively influenced by the sale of shareholdings in companies.
?The efficiency measures introduced at the beginning of the year are having a positive effect on KUKA?s development,? stated Peter Mohnen, CEO of KUKA AG. ?It thus proved possible to further improve the Group results in the second quarter.? In the first half-year, KUKA kicked off new products such as delta and SCARA robots for the Asian market, set the course for a stronger focus on R&D and implemented a customer-oriented organizational structure.
Beyond that, the new generation of the successful KR QUANTEC robot series was launched on the market. KUKA also hosted the iimotion_days on July 10 and 11. Around 400 customers and partners attended the customer event at the headquarters in Augsburg. Presentations, themed tours and a marketplace focused on technologies and innovations relating to automation, robotics and IIoT, along with demonstrations of automation at KUKA itself and Industrie 4.0 solutions for optimizing in-house production.
Systems
The Systemsn the second quarter of 2018 to ?238.9 million in the second quarter of 2019, a gain of 16.5%. They were positively impacted by the slight increase in business volume and the ramp-up of production at KUKA Toledo Production Operations (KTPO). Manufacturing operations resumed there in April 2019 following conversion of the production facility.
The value ofronment intensified the pressure on margins.
Robotics
In the second quarter of 2019, the Robotics segment generatedvement of the result was achieved in comparison with the first quarter of 2019 (Q1/19: 5.3%).
Orders received in the first half-year 2019mpanies.
Logistics Automation
Logistics Automation posted a strong rise inus rose to 1.8% in Q2/19 after 1.2% in Q2/18.
On a cumulative basis, the Logistics Automation business segment reported
Healthcare
At ?55.9 million,&D and in sales. Healthcare aims to address a broader customer base with a larger, enhanced product portfolio and is currently investing in future growth. KUKA anticipates an improvement in the second half-year and positive EBIT for the full year 2019.
In the&D and sales.
China
In the second quarter of 2019, the China segment posted
Altogether,
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