Universal Robots partners with Phillips Machine Tools India to offer CNC machine tool automation solutions

By OEM Update Editorial July 8, 2020 3:03 pm IST

Universal Robots, partners with Phillips Machine Tools India to provide CNC machine tool automation solutions to Indian manufacturers to boost productivity and will bring the advantages of democratized and flexible automation to MSMEs, SMEs and OEMs as India rises up out of the pandemic.

Commenting on the occasion, Pradeep David, General Manager, South Asia, Universal Robots said, “Universal Robots India is pleased to partner with Phillips Machine Tools India, a Haas Factory Outlet, in bringing our solutions to the automated machine tending marketplace in India. With Phillips’ extensive installed base and service network pan India, Universal Robots and Phillips India will bring the benefits of democratized and flexible automation to MSMEs, SMEs and OEMs as India emerges from the pandemic with a leaner but more productive & efficient manufacturing sector.”

Universal Robots has already sold over 44,000 cobots across the globe, with more than 1,000 UR cobots for tending Haas CNC machines. Phillips Corporation has an installed base of more than 19,000 Haas CNC machines around the world. More than 60 different Haas models can be automated with Universal Robots’ cobot arms. This partnership between the world’s largest distributor of the leading CNC brand and the top collaborative robot brand offers a slew of advantage for India’s manufacturers, combining a Haas-UR solution offered with Phillips’ manufacturing expertise and application know-how to help businesses boost productivity and also prepare for the possibility of any future disruptions.

“With over 10,000 CNC machines and 10 technical centres spread across India we combine our machine tool expertise and automation experience to help our customers increase their machine productivity through simple, reliable automation, the Phillips way,” says Terrence Miranda, Managing Director, Phillips Machine Tools India.