The chair FAPS has received the grant of the patent "Softgripping-Anschlussvorrichtung für elektrische Leitungen" at the German Patent and Trademark Office. The core of the patent is a special gripping system for cables, which enables a fully automatic wiring process for electrical components in swi...

As part of the research project "Deep Learning based crimp force curve analysis for holistic, intelligent process monitoring" (DeepCrimpact) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, a crimping machine from Schäfer Werkzeug- und Sondermaschinenbau GmbH was successfully commiss...

Tobias Schrage strengthens the research sector automation technology at the chair FAPS as a guest scientist in cooperation with the Ingolstadt University of Technology since 01.10.2022. He completed the master's program in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Dortmund. In the sub...

On October 1, 2022, the BMBF-funded research project "ProKI-Nuremberg" starts, in which the FAPS, together with the Institute of Sociology (IFS), will establish a demonstration and transfer center for applying artificial intelligence (AI) in joining technology. The ProKI network serves companies, es...

From Sept. 28-30, 2022, the members of the Signal and Power Networking research area retreated to the Obere Firstalm at Spitzingsee to discuss the strategic direction of the research area and the lineup of its members. On the first day, the strengths and optimization potential of the team were compa...

Traceability systems are the key enablers to smart manufacturing, as they provide transparency and structured documentation along with a product’s value generation flow. Especially in the automotive industry, recall costs are growing exponentially with particularly high growth rates for electrified ...

ROBOTOP GmbH, an FAU/FAPS research spin-off and EXIST-funded start-up, was represented by Dr.-Ing. Eike Wolfram Schäffer and Nicolas Falbesaner as an exhibitor and showcase start-up at the Days of Digital Technologies of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) on 29-30.08.22 ...

Johanna Vogt joined the research area Home Automation as a research associate on 01.08.2022. Ms. Vogt completed the bachelor's degree program "Electrical Engineering and Electromobility" at the TH Ingolstadt and the master's degree program "Electronic and Mechatronic Systems" at the TH Nuremberg....

As an integral part of the strategic development of the chair, the strategy meetings of the research sectors Automation Technology (AT) and Engineering Systems (ES) took place again this year at the Jugendbildungshaus Am Knock in Teuschnitz (Upper Franconia). The workshops focused on the implemen...

The aim of the research project AutoTron funded by the BMBF and conducted together with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Center of the Technical University of Munich is to increase the efficiency and expand the range of applications of robot-assisted sample positioning in neutron diffraction. The robotic sy...