Ford honors KUKA Automatisering + Robots N.V. at 20th Annual World Excellence Awards

KUKA Automatisering + Robots N.V. in Belgium was honored by Ford Motor Company with an World Excellence Award in the category “Aligned Business Framework”
Ford’s World Excellence Awards recognize companies that exceed expectations to achieve the highest levels of excellence in quality, delivery, value and innovation.
Suppliers like KUKA are key to Ford’s success as it works to become the world’s most trusted mobility company.

KUKA was recognized as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Company at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Only 88 companies were selected as finalists from thousands of Ford suppliers globally.

KUKA was presented with an Aligned Business Framework Award by Ford Motor Company’s Joe Hinrichs, executive vice president and president, global operations, and Hau Thai-Tang, executive vice president, product development and purchasing.

“We are very proud of being selected as one the top-performing global suppliers for Ford Motor Company with our Automatic Fog Lamp Aiming system for the new Ford Focus consisting of collaborative robots working without a safety fence in cooperation with human workers,” said Dr. Luc Vastmans, CEO of KUKA in Belgium who integrated the collaborative robots in the complete Head and Foglamp setting system.

“Our World Excellence awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Ford Motor Company’s top-performing suppliers around the world,” said ThaiTang. “Suppliers like KUKA are key to Ford’s continued success as we work towards our goal of becoming world’s most trusted mobility company.”

Honorees were recognized for achieving the highest levels of global excellence in a variety of categories, including:

Primary Brand Pillars – quality, green, safe and smart
Aligned Business Framework principles focused on quality, delivery, value and innovation
Lincoln Luxury
Supplier Diversity Development

Ford honors KUKA Automatisering + Robots N.V. at 20th Annual World Excellence Awards

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