# Kuka receives order from Donghee for robotic welding systems

Kuka received an order in the single-digit million euro range from Korean automotive supplier Donghee Industrial for robot-based friction stir welding systems. The order was booked in Q2 2019 and will be used at Hyundai plants for production of battery carriers for electric vehicles.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-23
- Where: South Korea
- Value: $5.50M (5.00M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: robotic friction stir welding systems, battery carriers
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [KUKA](https://endata.com/companies/3695.md)
- [Donghee Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/41555.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/tag/systems/page/48/), 2019-08-23: "Donghee relies on robot-based friction stir welding from Kuka in the area of electric mobility."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2019/08/23/kuka-receives-large-order-from-donghee-for-robotic-welding-systems/25149/), 2019-08-23: "Donghee relies on robot-based friction stir welding from Kuka in the area of electric mobility."

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