October 23, 2025. Automation for modern house construction: KUKA and KLEUSBERG, a leading specialist for modular construction and mobile room systems, have announced their cooperation. The aim of the collaboration is to modernize production at the KLEUS-BERG plant near Halle an der Saale and automate it with KUKA robots.
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From 2027, floor and ceiling frames for modular house construction will be manufactured in production on a highly flexible, robot-based welding system. The turnkey system supplied by KUKA uses state-of-the-art automation technology and enables almost fully automated production.
The heart of the system are five robots that are programmed independently of the product, enabling the frames to be manufactured individually. The production area of more than one thousand square meters allows for efficient production. More than two thousand meters of 2D frames are to be welded together each week. “In addition to increasing efficiency, improving working conditions also played a key role in the decision to automate in order to reduce the risk to employees’ health from physically strenuous postures. It also creates new technical areas of responsibility,” says Oliver Hartmann, Managing Director Modular Construction at KLEUSBERG.
Thanks to the automatic collision check before the start of production and barrier-free data handling with other factory systems, a smooth process is ensured. “Maximum precision is always the focus of robot-based automation. The system is able to position the components precisely and visually inspect the weld seams for quality,” says Andre Zander, Key Account Manager at KUKA Systems Assembly & Test.
Modular construction is a modern construction method with industrially prefabricated room modules based on the modular principle. Modular construction, also known as system construction or serial construction, is carried out with steel frame constructions, but can also be realized with wooden modules. Serial and industrial prefabrication in the factory, combined with digital processes, not only offers cost and planning security, but also enables a building project to be completed much faster than conventional construction methods.
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