Automation Solutions for the Electronics and Semiconductor Industries
Automate material supply, machine loading and unloading, and in-plant logistics in your electronics and semiconductor manufacturing to ensure stable processes, reduced manual intervention, and complete process transparency
Electronics & Semiconductors
Manual material handling and inefficient processes
Especially in highly sensitive production environments with cleanroom requirements, complex material flows, and increasing quality standards, the efficiency of the „last mile“ is crucial to productivity and scalability.
While core processes are already largely automated, there is often room for efficiency gains in material supply, transportation, and handoffs between process steps. The use of autonomous robotic systems results in lower particle contamination in cleanroom environments.
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Fragmented material flows and manual processes
Material supply, transport, and handoff are often not yet fully automated—particularly between the warehouse, process stations, and the production line. This leads to delays, inefficient processes, and increased coordination efforts.
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Strict Requirements for Cleanrooms and Product Protection
Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing require strictly controlled environments. Robotics and automation must be low-particle, ESD-compliant, and precise in order to safely handle sensitive components such as wafers or microelectronics.
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Insufficient transparency and a lack of traceability
Gaps in traceability make quality control, process optimization, and compliance more difficult.
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Highly dynamic market conditions and short product life cycles
Electronics manufacturers must respond flexibly to new products, variants, and production volumes. Rigid logistics systems and automation that is difficult to integrate quickly reach their limits in this context.
Typical Applications
Virtual Engineering
Virtual Engineering enables the planning, simulation, and validation of automation solutions even before physical implementation. This makes it possible to optimize layouts, material flows, and robot scenarios, reduce risks, and significantly shorten commissioning times.
FOUP Handling
Mobile manipulators such as mobERT® handle the automated transport and precise transfer of FOUPs between storage systems, processing equipment, and transfer stations.
Material Handling
mobERTs automate the pickup, transport, and delivery of small load carriers (KLTs), trays, or magazines along the production line. This ensures a reliable, just-in-time material supply and reduces manual intervention as well as downtime risks.
Buffer Stock
Intelligent buffer warehouses like SmartShelf create flexible interim storage directly near the line to compensate for material fluctuations and supply peaks. They decouple material flow and production, thereby increasing the stability and utilization of the entire line.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Typical Smart Factory Products
for Electronics & Semiconductors
mobERT®
for autonomous material transport,
handling and machine tending
NEXTAGE
for precise, repetitive assembly and inspection tasks
SmartShelf
An easy introduction to the
Smart Factory
ERTmiral®
for efficient, centralized fleet and order management
Virtual Engineering
Simulate Your Future Smart Factory to Make Informed Decisions
Electronics & Semiconductors
Key Benefits
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Take the Pressure Off Skilled Workers
Repetitive transport tasks are handled by the system, allowing qualified staff to focus on tasks that add more value.
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Faster Time to Market
More efficient processes and fewer manual bottlenecks shorten design and production cycles.
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Can be easily integrated
Modular, validatable solutions integrate into existing laboratory and production infrastructure without the need for extensive modifications.
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For Laboratories and Cleanrooms
Mobile robots reduce human intervention in sensitive areas and minimize particle contamination in the cleanroom.
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Complete Traceability
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Validated 24/7 operation
Validatable automation enables continuous operation even in regulated environments.
