# Hilectro Automation and KUKA sign strategic cooperation agreement

Ningbo Hilectro Automation Science and Technology Ltd. and KUKA Robotics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement on December 29, 2016, to collaborate on industrial robot automation in plastics, machining, and pressure casting industries.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2016-12-29
- Where: Ningbo, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: industrial robots, automation solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md) (partner)
- [Hilectro Automation](https://endata.com/companies/16559.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [automation.hilectro.com](https://automation.hilectro.com/en/2016/12/29/hilectro-automation-and-kuka-reached-the-strategic-cooperation-agreement/), 2016-12-29: "Hilectro Automation will cooperate with KUKA in the industries such as plastics, machining and pressure casting in future, further generalizing the automation application of industrial robots."

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