We are pleased to announce that fpt robotics has been recognized by Interroll as an official "ROI Approved Partner"! This award is given to selected, long-standing Interroll customers who can demonstrate comprehensive expertise in key product technologies.

As a trained expert, we are now permitted to display the ROI quality seal. A strong symbol of trust, quality, and a successful partnership in the areas of material flow and process automation – we say: Thank you Interroll!

Save the date for AUTOMATICA 2025! The leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics welcomes visitors again from June 24-27, 2025, in Munich.

The trade fair team is looking forward to four fantastic days and exciting contacts.

Visit us at our booth 320 in Hall A4 and experience fpTechnologies on these inspiring topics:

You have it in your hands: the world's easiest robot programming, "fpt Robot Uni."

You can't get this in your box? But it's worth it: our modular intralogistics platform, "fpt Intralogistics Unit."

There's no getting around it: networked production, logistics, and IT, "fpt Production Unite."

KUTENO 2025 kicked off for the first time at the Bad Salzuflen exhibition center. Under our motto "Future-proof production," we presented innovative products and technologies on the path to tomorrow's plastics production.
At our booth, we were able to answer your questions about the automation of production processes and everything related to intelligent factory planning.
Many thanks to the organizers for the new location, your visit, and the many interesting discussions!

As a long-standing partner of ARBURG GmbH + Co KG, we were delighted to be on-site with our service team at the Technology Days 2025. Together with Arburg, we focus on innovative automation solutions and optimize the performance of the robots used on injection molding machines.

The first day of the event already demonstrated the great interest in our topics – exciting discussions and valuable insights confirmed the enormous importance of robotics and automation in plastics processing.

Our focus areas on site:
✅ Maintenance concepts – for maximum robot efficiency throughout their entire lifecycle
✅ Retrofit solutions – to update existing systems and optimize their performance

Many thanks to all participants for these exciting days and the great interest!
 

On November 26, we at fpt robotics had the honor of hosting the WÜRTH Expert Day. Representatives from eight Würth Group companies - including ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG, BB Stanz- und Umformtechnik GmbH, Dringenberg GmbH Betriebseinrichtungen, REISSER Schraubentechnik GmbH, SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH, Teudeloff GmbH & Co. KG, Werkzeugtechnik Niederstetten GmbH & Co. KG and Würth Elektronik Group - were our guests.

The day was characterized by intensive insights, exciting discussions and a shared view of the challenges and opportunities in production and logistics. We at fpt robotics were able to use the event to present our expertise and solutions to the participants.

 // Presentation of the “Robotics & Production” division: Complex system technology, modular and flexible

// Presentation of the “Robotics & Intralogistics” division: modular logistics systems, palletizing and depalletizing, piece picking and integration of driverless transport systems

// Standard robotics: technologies that combine flexibility and efficiency

// Digital painting & printing: surface finishing with free-form digital printing: decorating and painting complex geometries in series with a perfect fit

A big thank you to all participants for their great interest and the valuable discussions!
We look forward to tackling more exciting projects together and actively shaping the future of production and logistics.

The world's leading specialist event for industrial plastics processing once again offered a fantastic platform for over 1,600 exhibitors from October 15th to 19th, 2024. Trade visitors from all over the world found their way to the Friedrichshafen trade fair. We were also able to welcome numerous visitors to our trade fair stand in Hall A3. Together with us you will experience exciting innovations relating to the plastic production of the future!

Our highlights were:

One for all: Graphical robot programming for plug & play robots from a wide range of manufacturers
Configuring instead of programming: with our central communication platform for all relevant monitoring and control tasks of automation cells
In the flow: Tailored production logistics and AGV solutions for your networked factory

We would like to thank all guests for their visit and the inspiring exchange!
"Technik Dinner 2024"
Our now traditional technology dinner was all about “performance”. Together with two outstanding experts, we not only discussed the current challenges in the automation industry, but also took a look into other future worlds.

Many thanks to our guest speakers who enriched this evening with their know-how and to our guests for their participation.

Welcome to the team!
 
Today we welcome Hannes, Amélie, Valentin, Luca, Max, Constantin, Mathias and Oliver to the start of their apprenticeships at fpt robotics in 2024.
We wish you a pleasant and exciting start with lots of curiosity, enthusiasm and success!

Are you very interested in automation technology? Do you find the world of robotics exciting? We are already looking forward to receiving your application for 2025 at fpt.de/deinezukunft!

Two days of “KUTENO” are behind us and we are very happy to have been there. The B2B supplier trade fair for the plastics processing industry was once again a meeting point for many interested visitors. Thanks to the entire trade fair team for the smooth process!

As a partner of Heber Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG, we were at Logimat - the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management in Stuttgart. Thank you for your visit and your keen interest - we were able to have many interesting encounters and look forward to doing it again next year.

SAVE THE DATE! It's that time again, the world's leading specialist event for industrial plastics processing will open its doors at the Friedrichshafen Trade Fair from October 17th to 21st, 2023. Visit us at our trade fair stand 3216 in Hall A3 and experience exciting innovations related to the plastic production of the future!

These highlights await you:

• One for all: Graphical robot programming for plug & play robots from a wide range of manufacturers
• Configure instead of programming: with our central communication platform for all relevant monitoring and control tasks of automation cells
• In flow: Tailor-made production logistics and AGV solutions for your networked factory

We look forward meeting you, your challenges and the personal exchange!

In 2023, we may welcome six young people to start their training at fpt robotics.
Paulina (industrial clerk), Leon (IT specialist in the field of system integration), Alexander & Raphael (IT specialist in the field of application development), Antonio & Samuel (mechatronics technician) successfully started their apprenticeship on September 1.
We wish you a pleasant and exciting start with lots of curiosity, enthusiasm and success!

Are you very interested in automation technology? Do you find the world of robotics exciting?
We look forward to receiving your application for 2024 at https://www.fpt.de/en/company/education-studies.

It's that time again: The world's leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics opens its doors at the Munich trade fair center from June 27 to 30, 2023. Visit us at our booth 325 in hall A4 and experience together with us exciting innovations around the automation of production processes, intelligent factory planning and the easy operation and programming of automation systems.

These highlights await you:

Robotics & digitalization: one platform for the entire production process
Robotics & Production: Robotics construction kit using the example of high-speed single-item order picking
Robotics & intralogistics: Customized production logistics for the networked factory
With these focal points, we pave the way for future-proof production - agile, efficient & intelligent.

We look forward to meeting you, your challenges and a personal exchange!

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Last weekend, after a three-year break, the 40th Amtzell Pentecost tournament, the fpt robotics Cup, took place in beautiful weather. Eight teams with talented young footballers from all over the world demonstrated their footballing skills over two days of the tournament. 

The U17 junior tournament once again impressively managed to bring people from different countries and cultures together.

As an Amtzell company, it was important to us to support the community, club life and this year's fpt robotics Cup. We congratulate the Croatian winner NK Lokomotiva Zagreb on their tournament victory and thank the entire organizational team and all guests for this special event.

Three days of “KUTENO” are behind us and we are very happy to have been there. The B2B supplier trade fair for the plastics processing industry was once again a meeting point for many interested visitors. Thanks to the entire trade fair team for the smooth process!

On May 7th we were co-exhibitors at the trade show in Amtzell and were very happy about the great interest. From pony rides to Zumba to indoor cycling, there was a lot on offer for young and old this Sunday.
Many thanks for the good discussions, the organization and, last but not least, our team on site!

Last weekend, a good-humored group of fptlers spent a wonderful “day in the mountains” in the Nauders ski area in the most beautiful, dreamy weather. Everyone was well catered for in terms of sport and cuisine and the panorama really left nothing to be desired. Thank you for the great organization and implementation. 

8 exciting days are ahead of us on the World's No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber: the K 2022 in Düsseldorf. You will find us on our partner stands of Plasmatreat (Hall 11, Stand I65) and Momentive (Hall 6, Stand B15), where we present innovative solutions in the field of surface treatment and finishing using robotics. We're looking forward to your visit and inspiring conversations.

The first edition of the Industrial Print Integration (IPI) conference marks the long-awaited return of physical industry meetings. Organised by the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA), the event takes place on 18-19 May 2022 at Crowne Plaza Düsseldorf-Neuss. Representatives of all industry sectors are welcome to learn and discuss what printing technologies can mean for the production processes of today and tomorrow.

IPI 2022 features a total of 50 presentations during two days on parallel tracks. Each morning the conference opens with inspiring keynote speeches which show the potential of printing in modern market applications. Tim Spiering, head of Corporate strategy at fpt Robotik, and Andreas Braun, team leader in the area of R&D, will highlight the integration between robotics, printing and additive manufacturing.

• Which are the decisive factors for a successful integration?
• What needs to be considered when automating existing printing systems with the help of robotics?
• And what are the advantages in terms creating new markets and reducing process costs?

Answers to these and many other questions will be provided by us in our presentation on May 19 at 9 am. Programme and registration: ipi-conference.com

We are looking forward to your attendance and an inspiring dialogue!

Shortly before Christmas, the fpt end-of-year celebrations took place in bright sunshine at the outside area of our star canteen "Schattbuch" – of course in compliance with the current regulations. There was a lot to talk about. And to celebrate: Congratulations and many thanks to those colleagues who are celebrating an anniversary! When an employee gives his best for so many years, we are particularly proud. A company lives from enthusiastic people who contribute their part to our success with a lot of commitment – year after year. Many thanks to everyone who took part, for the successful get-together and the inspiring atmosphere!

The main objective of the TREND joint project is to develop a digital library (DTK) for production lines with intelligently controlled robotics and inkjet printing technology. The high optimization potential influences the entire manufacturing ecosystem from the manufacturer of individual electronic components (such as aircraft screens, OLEDs) to entire production lines of automobiles and space vehicles.

Dr. Tim Spiering, Head of Corporate Development at fpt Robotik, about the motivation and main goals: "TREND promotes the successful industrial production of tomorrow. Main goal: Highly flexible and highly efficient production technologies, principally thanks to the right software! With this combination, we at fpt Robotik want to make our customers more successful now and in the future. We are therefore delighted to be able to contribute to this joint project."

Partners at a glance:

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Fraunhofer ENAS)
• C-marx GmbH
• Trivitec GmbH
• fpt Robotik GmbH & Co. KG
• National Institute for Research and development in microelectronics - IMT Bucharest
• University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

Thanks for the support!

How is it possible to combine the production of hybrid components with up-and downstream process steps in one plant? What will robot programming of the future look like? And how can internal material flow processes be efficiently connected? The answers to these and many more question could be experienced at our booth at the 27. Fakuma in Friedrichshafen. The visitors got to know innovative solutions for all aspects of plastics production today and tomorrow.

This year's highlights at a glance:

• Standardisation: Modular system concepts for automated hybrid component production
• Programming: Universal robot programming using a graphics-based user interface
• Networking: Customised production logistics for a connected factory

We thank you for your interest and the inspiring dialogues!

Technology Dinner 2021
This year, also our exclusive evening event was highly effected by the "change". Together with two outstanding experts, we discussed current challenges in the automation industry and were dare to take a look at other industries and markets.

Click here for the offical recap video!

Many thanks to our guest speakers, who enriched this these evenings with their know-how and also to our guest for the participation!

In July the SmartFactoryOWL in Lemgo starts together with our partners Arburg and Kuka - a data driven injection moulding by artificial intelligence. Around the 2 Mio. Euro promoted BMWi AI-Reality Lab a cooperative of ten partners were built which develop a sustainable injection moulding of the future in the Smart Factory OWL in Lemgo.

And we as a automation specialist are part of it! "Only through an integral transformation of all production processes and specifications into the digital world, AI is able to unfold the full potential - and open up enterprises an added value. The AI Real Lab offers therefor the right platform. "Within our participation we'd like to support cross-company technology transfer", Hermann Müller, owner and general manager of fpt Robotik, confirms.

And which product goes into production? Reusable cups out of CO2-neutral plant-based material of the Cuna Products GmbH, a Start-up from Mettmann. Those cups are produced by bio-based plastics which going without oil and are reusable and recyclable. The particular: not only the applied material out of regrowing raw materials is sustainable for the production but also the specially organized recycling system of Cuna.

All the information about the actual production, the participants and the AI-Reality Lab you gonna find here: SmartFactoryOWL.

This was a very successful event! Yesterday morning the virtual "Bildungskompass" (comprises about 50 pupils) took place in the school complex of Amtzell. On this note a big compliment to our youngsters who got for the first time the chance to perform as stand personnel and share their experiences. Melanie Blas and Milena Kaiser responded questions regarding the commercial education and Alexander Zimmerer gave insights into the technical occupations requiring training. "That was much fun and also very instructive and exciting", they all together agreed.

What is TECHNE all about? What combines art, science and technology? This and more you gonna read in the first print-out of our very new company magazine. So, is there any day more suitable than the international day of creativity and innovation for the official release date?

Because with this magazine we'd like to unite perspectives, offer new point of views, share visions and at last but not least entertain. In this first print-out with a special attention to art and creativity.

Curious? Feel free to order your print-out free of charge and discover the world of TECHNE! Check us also on instagram.com/technemagazin.

Today we were glad to welcome our cooperation partner SSI Schäfer for a general exchange. The picture was created during the viewing of the clean room of our printing system.

From left to right: Peter Berlick (Global Head of Technology), Steffen Bersch (CEO), Tim Spiering (Head of Corporate Development at fpt Robotik), Harald Rackel (COO) und fpt Head of Sales Dieter Steinhauser.

Thank you very much for the inspiring exchange! We're looking forward to a furthermore successful cooperation based on a partnership.

Milena (industrial management assistent), Noah and Florian (IT specialists) plus Djamel, Maximilian and Alexander (mechatronics) will start their training in September. We look forward to further support for our team! Facing new challenges we talked to them about their goals and motives (answers in the picture gallery).

Good luck and an exciting time at fpt Robotik! Would you also like to apply to our company? Find out more about our education programm at www.fpt.de/yourfuture.

For the 10th anniversary of our Kuka system partnership, our managing directors Dieter Steinhauser (left) and Harald Gläss (2nd from right) set off to the trail "around Lake Constance" together with Bernd Besserer (KUKA Key Account Manager) and Michael Otto (CSO KUKA). Thank you for the beautiful picture. We still look forward to a successful and cooperative partnership with KUKA!