Modernising production machines without horrendous costs?

Jena/Ilmenau, September 2025 – We are pleased to present a recent article from the Zeitschrift für wirtschaftliche Fabrikbetrieb (Volume 120, Issue 7-8)! In it, the Smart Robotics team at the @Technische Universität Ilmenau (with our active support 😉) investigated practical approaches for integrating collaborative robotics into existing production environments of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

We all know the challenge: new, automated machines are expensive. A clever and cost-effective alternative? Cobots! They modernise existing systems, increase performance and extend service life. Their simple programming and flexible application options are simply great – and they take up much less space than industrial robots! 👍

The technical article uses the modernisation of one of our faceting machines with a collaborative robotic system to show how repetitive tasks can be automated and efficiency and adaptability increased. The best thing about it: the human remains at the centre! While the cobot takes over the monotony, our employees concentrate on value-adding tasks such as quality inspection.
A great example of forward-looking production!

You can find the full article here: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/zwf-2025-1088/html
Interested in the possibilities of smart robotics? The team at @Technische Universität Ilmenau offers free support thanks to public funding! More info:https://zett-thueringen.de/smarte-robotik/

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