The automotive industry is currently undergoing enormous upheavals. It can be assumed that this change will continue for a long time and will bring many challenges as well as opportunities. The change not only affects the products of the vehicle industry, but also to a large extent their manufacture. Aspects such as Industry 4.0, digitalization, automation and networking, as well as new drive technologies, will have a far-reaching impact on how vehicles and vehicle components are manufactured in the future. The resulting challenges affect all companies in the vehicle industry that produce – from large vehicle manufacturers to SMEs that operate as suppliers.
The web seminar “Innovative Production Systems for the Vehicle Industry” on November 10, 2021, focused on production technologies. Three experts from the vehicle industry presented their innovative approaches to this topic.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Vette-Steinkamp from the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld illustrated in his presentation what needs to be taken into account in innovation processes for the design of novel production systems. Using various practical examples of the introduction of robotics in production, he explained where human-robot cooperation makes sense, what can cause such projects to fail, and what technical and personnel measures can ensure success. He made it clear that the motivation for human-robot cooperation lies in the efficient combination of both elements.
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