More than 40,000 high-performance, networkable KUKA robots are currently in use around the world. Every year, more than 6,000 employees from KUKA's customer base undergo training at the KUKA College in Augsburg where they learn how to operate and maintain modern industrial robots.
The KIM (KUKA Information Management) project focuses on the creation, management and publication of standard documentation, data sheets, specifications, product catalogs, training materials, tutorials and operating manuals. The intention is to come up with an "integrated documentation concept" based on a high-performance, XML-based editorial system. The system should make it possible to generate user- and task-oriented documentation for specific orders in both paper and electronic form. KUKA opted for the Noxum Publishing Studio.
The objectives of the project
- To introduce a media-neutral, XML and database-supported editorial and publication system as part of a software development and integration project.
- To rationalize the way in which product documentation is produced and revised and to put in place an organized system for storing and structuring this documentation.
- To optimize the quality of the product information as regards its consistency, completeness and relevance.
- To create and store the documents in a structured manner on the basis of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XML standard, with a view to ensuring the reusability of data and the very highest level of media neutrality.
- The documents structured on the basis of XML should also provide content for other company applications.
"Our decision to produce publications with XML and SVG was the right one. It has allowed us to put in place an efficient process for technical documentation."
Christian Jarc, information center team leader, KUKA Roboter GmbH