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For SMEs & medium-sized companies: Affordable automation and robotics solutions from Ulm to combat a shortage of skilled workers and cost pressure


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Published on: June 10, 2024 / update from: June 15, 2024 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

Skilled labor shortage? Cost pressure? Digitalization? Automation through robotics offers the solution

Skilled labor shortage? Cost pressure? Digitalization? Automation through robotics offers the solution – Image: Xpert.Digital

🔧 Use automation potential: Clever robotics solutions from Ulm for SMEs

🤖✨ Many small and medium-sized companies still rely on manual workflows for various work steps. However, intuitive and affordable robotics now also enable significant automation potential in these areas and open up new opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce costs. A revolutionary robotics solution platform from Ulm offers the optimal basis for this.

1. 🗂️ Planning

The foundation of every successful robotics application is careful planning. This is where the planning tool comes into play, a digital planner for robotics applications. With this tool, companies can visualize and simulate their ideas in 3D and evaluate the economic viability of their concepts. The digital planning tool supports users from the first draft through to the detailed development and planning of their robotics solution. Thanks to prefabricated patterns, individual applications can be created quickly and efficiently without extensive prior knowledge being required.

2. 🛠️ Put it together

After planning, the next step follows: putting together the required components. A specialized sourcing portal helps find the right components for each specific application. With just a few clicks, companies receive tailor-made offers without having to fight their way through the often confusing robotics and automation technology market. This not only saves time, but also significantly reduces the complexity of the procurement process.

3. 🚀 Start and get started

The next milestone is the actual commissioning of the robotics application. This is where the Builder comes into play, a universal and cross-manufacturer tool that enables the application to be set up and put into operation. The heart of the builder is a low-code development environment that is easy to use even for users without specific specialist knowledge. This eliminates the need for classic programming and makes commissioning robots as intuitive and easy as creating presentations in PowerPoint.

🧰 Areas of application

The applications for modern robotics are diverse and range from machine feeding to material handling and material handling to palletizing and dispensing. Other important areas of application include material removal, assembly, transport with mobile robots and quality inspection. These wide range of possible uses illustrate the enormous potential that robotics can develop in various sectors.

🏭 Industries

Robots make a crucial difference in various industries. In industrial manufacturing, the automotive industry and the supply industry, they enable precise and efficient production processes. They have also become indispensable in contract manufacturing, metal and plastics processing and electronics manufacturing. The semiconductor industry and photovoltaics in particular are increasingly relying on robotics to optimize production processes and ensure quality. In medical technology and pharmaceutical production, robots ensure sterile and precise work, while in the packaging industry and aerospace technology they take on highly complex and specialized tasks. Companies in the areas of biotech, robotics and logistics also benefit significantly from the diverse application possibilities of robotics.

🏗️💵📚 Opportunities and challenges

The introduction of robotics undoubtedly brings many benefits. In addition to the obvious increase in productivity, companies can also reduce costs by making workflows more efficient and reducing reliance on manual labor. At the same time, robots offer the opportunity to carry out work steps under extreme conditions that could be dangerous or harmful to people.

But despite all the potential, there are also challenges to overcome. Integrating robotics into existing systems requires a certain initial investment and adaptation of work processes. In addition, employees must be trained accordingly in order to be able to use the new technologies. This can be a hurdle, especially for small and medium-sized companies. However, the intuitive and user-friendly design of modern robotics platforms offers a significant advantage here, as they make it much easier to get started with robotics.

💡 Continuous development

The continuous development of robotics and automation technologies promises an exciting future. The trend is towards ever more intelligent and autonomous systems, which are further improved through artificial intelligence and machine learning. These systems are able to learn from their experiences and continuously optimize themselves, resulting in even more efficient and precise workflows.

In addition, collaboration between people and robots (so-called cobots) opens up new possibilities. Cobots are designed to work alongside human colleagues and support them in their tasks rather than replacing them. This collaboration can lead to significant increases in efficiency and productivity while improving employee safety and well-being.

🌐 Automation through robotics

Automation through robotics represents a promising solution for many companies to successfully meet the challenges of a shortage of skilled workers, cost pressure and digitalization. With the right planning, targeted selection of components and user-friendly commissioning, companies can use the full potential of robotics and sustainably increase their competitiveness. The diverse areas of application and the wide range of industries in which robotics can be used impressively show that this technology is not just a passing trend, but has a permanent place in the future of industrial production, medical technology, logistics and many other areas . Companies that invest in this technology early on and train their employees accordingly will benefit from the benefits of automation in the long term.

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🔄🛠️ Cobots (collaborative robots) 🤖 and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)

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Flexibility in intralogistics is significantly increased through the use of modular conveyor systems, collaborative robots (cobots) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). These technologies transform traditional warehouse and production environments and help companies make their processes more efficient and economical.

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🤖✨ Intuitive robotics: Harmonious interaction between humans and machines

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🤖✨ Intuitive robotics refers to technologies and control systems that aim to make the interaction between humans and robots as simple and natural as possible. The goal is for people to be able to operate and interact with robots without requiring extensive technical training or specialized knowledge. Here are some core concepts and technologies often associated with intuitive robotics:

🗣️ Natural User Interfaces (NUI)

These include interfaces that interact with the user in a natural way, for example through speech, gestures or touch. One example is voice control systems that allow the user to give commands to a robot, similar to a conversation with a human.

🧠 Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning

By using AI, robots can better understand their environment and respond to changes. They can learn from experiences and continually improve their performance, making it easier to interact with them.

📸 Visual recognition and sensors

Advanced cameras and sensors allow robots to monitor and respond to their surroundings in real time. This can help navigate complex environments and make collaborating with people safer and more effective.

🖐️ Haptic feedback

This technology allows users to receive tactile feedback from robots, similar to touching a physical object. This can be particularly useful in areas such as teleoperation or remote control of robotic arms.

🖥️ User-friendly programming environments

To lower the hurdle for programming and configuring robots, there are graphical programming interfaces or no-code/low-code platforms that enable non-technical people to program and customize robots.

🤝 Collaborative robots (cobots)

These robots are specifically designed to work safely and harmoniously with people. They are usually more compact, easier to use and have extensive security features.

Intuitive robotics aims to make robotics accessible to a wider range of users and use them in a variety of applications, from industrial automation to personal service robots.

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🎯🏭 Definition and distinction between 'SMEs' and 'SMEs' in Germany

🌟 The terms “SME” (small and medium-sized enterprises) and “Mittelstand” are often used interchangeably, but there are some differences in their meaning and usage, especially in Germany.

✨ SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises)

SME is a formal classification that is often based on quantitative criteria such as number of employees, sales and total assets. The exact definition may vary depending on the country and context.

In the EU, SMEs are typically defined as follows:

Small businesses

Up to 50 employees and either an annual turnover or an annual balance sheet total of up to 10 million euros.

Medium-sized companies

Up to 250 employees and either an annual turnover of up to 50 million euros or an annual balance sheet total of up to 43 million euros.

🌍 Middle class

The term “middle class” is more of a socioeconomic concept and less strictly defined.

Traditionally, medium-sized companies include family-run companies that often have strong local or regional roots, regardless of their size in the traditional sense.

Medium-sized companies are often associated with certain qualitative characteristics, such as a long-term orientation, a high level of personal responsibility on the part of the owners and a strong connection to employees and location.

🔧🤝 SMEs and medium-sized businesses

While SME is based on formal, quantitative criteria, the term medium-sized business tends to be a broader, more qualitative description of the corporate world. A company can therefore be an SME without necessarily being a typical medium-sized company, and vice versa.

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