On Friday, November 26, the 43rd German-French Business-Lunch took place in Saarbrücken from 12 to 14 o’clock. Due to the current tense Corona situation, the event had to be held at short notice as an online-only event. The invitation to the state capital was extended by the World Trade Center Metz-Saarbrücken, in partnership with the…
The funding program for interregional cooperation “Interreg” with the two funding areas “Interreg B North-West Europe” and “Interreg A Greater Region” starts, even if with some delay, in the new funding period 2021-2027. In addition, the University of the Saarland (UdS) informed on Wednesday, 24.11.2021 in a 2-hour online seminar. Representatives of the respective contact…
As a cross-sectional technology, photonics already enables numerous high-tech applications. In order for companies to continue to be successful in the global market in times of great change and challenge, trends must be recognized, possible risks and opportunities evaluated, and the right strategic decisions made for a successful course in the future. Optence e.V., the…
On 18 November, the second annual evaluation meeting Robotix-Academy project consortium took place. The meeting was organised by our project partner University of Liège, Belgium. For the first time, the meeting could again take place as an on-site event, although the pandemic situation is somewhat tense again towards the end of the year. The progress…
On November 18, a group of pupils from the Johannes Kepler Gymnasium in Lebach visited the ZeMA. About 20 pupils of the 12th class of the MINT section came to Saarbrücken accompanied by two high school teachers to participate in a practical workshop on the topic of industrial robotics and human-robot collaboration in the context…
On 15 November 2021, on behalf of the Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Transport (MWAEV) and the cooperation partners IHK Saarland and autoregion e. V., the event ” Traction Battery: From Manufacturing to Recycling” from the series “Car of the Future” took place. From 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., interested parties were…
On November 10, the scientific staff of ZeMA organized a KUKA workshop for the project partner Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (UCB) as part of the Robotix Academy. Seven scientific staff members as well as student assistants from the UCB came to Saarbrücken to familiarize themselves with the programming and commissioning of the KUKA lbr iiwa. The colleagues…
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,…
“Identifying and exploiting cost-saving potential!” The traditional conference “Production Integrated Environmental Protection (PIUS)” was held as a hybrid event this year, as the number of participants in the conference room of the communication building at the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (UCB), due to the ongoing Corona restrictions, is limited. The PIUS conference has been organized for…
New Mobility Day: What does the future hold for us? In cooperation with the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture and the Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Rhineland-Palatinate, representatives of the Rhineland-Palatinate automotive industry met to discuss the future of mobility. How must automotive manufacturers and their suppliers respond to…