Discussion round on robotics with Dresden trainees

Ten prospective technicians from the Berufliches Schulzentrum für Elektrotechnik Dresden (Dresden Vocational School Centre for Electrical Engineering) recently experienced a special kind of lesson with us. In the midst of the running production and surrounded by various test systems under construction, they learned from our expert, a former student of the vocational school, how robotics is used in test systems at Topas. He was happy to answer questions about the construction of test benches with and without robotics, the integration of an articulated robot as well as about job vacancies at Topas. There was particularly intense discussion about how the robotic arm can precisely circumnavigate the filter. This is described in several different coordinate systems, and programming with over 4000 lines is nothing unusual in this context. In the future, other filter shapes as well as sizes will become relevant - and new programming and future skilled workers will be needed for this. Artificial intelligence in the filter industry enables fast cycle times, the relief of employees, faultless scanning, and the avoidance of hazards. It is no longer the future and is in the focus of engineers at Topas, too. The future technicians and their teacher are firmly convinced of this after 90 exciting minutes.