Interreg tour at ZeMA
Posted onOn 26th August 2020, ZeMA welcomed a group of thirty visitors as part of an Interreg tour to present its two current Interreg projects COTEMACO and Robotix Academy. Read More
On 26th August 2020, ZeMA welcomed a group of thirty visitors as part of an Interreg tour to present its two current Interreg projects COTEMACO and Robotix Academy. Read More
Food Processing SME Mariën Bakkerij Producten N.V. and manufacturer of innovative health, sport and fitness products Aminolabs, are well on their way to cobot adoption, having made it through the COTEMACO SME Support programme. The SME support programme guides manufacturing SMEs through the process of adopting collaborative robotic and shop floor digitalisation technologies, from the exploration of technological opportunities to the detailed definition of a business plan. Read More
It is anything but easy for SMEs to invest in digital innovation, while it is crucial for their future. Flanders Make research center helps them to make the transition to Industry 4.0, including through various European projects, like COTEMACO. Read More
Andrea Paoli, Head of Food Manufacturing, Robotics and Automation at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, University of Lincoln, explores how a systematic use of automation and robotic systems could facilitate a major advancement in food manufacturing efficiency during times of unsustainable economic pressures. Read More
6 questions to Dr. Matthias Hoffmann and Dr. Oliver Mueller from BEST, the Advice Centre for socially acceptable Technology-Designing in Saarbrücken, Germany and partner in the Interreg North-West Europe COTEMACO (Increased NWE COmpetitiveness Through Efficient MAn & Machine COllaboration) project. Read More
Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans attended ZeMA's 11th Assembly Conference “Assembly Technology and Assembly Organisation” on the 8th and 9th of May. He was introduced to COTEMACO and other Interreg projects by partner ZeMA. Read More
Do you belong to an SME in the automotive or food industry and would like to see what COTEMACO has in store? Then sign up to one of ZeMA’s three upcoming workshops. Read More
On April 26, the Saarland United Services Union ver.di visited ZeMA. The participants of the academy's advanced training module were able to inform themselves about the latest Industry 4.0 technologies and human-robot collaboration. The visitors also had the opportunity to see the latest application examples of Cotemaco and Robotix-Academy during a hands-on demonstration. Read More
On Tuesday April 16, Corina Cretu, the EU commissioner for Regional Policy, visited COTEMACO partner ZeMA. Anke Rehlinger, the Minister for Economic Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Saarland invited Corina along to discuss the current ERDF funding period and the priorities and funding opportunities of the forthcoming ERDF programme. Read More
The COTEMACO kick-off meeting for the robotics industry, held at HighTechNL last week, attracted a great deal of interest. The challenges, market size and often harsh working conditions in the food processing industry offer great potential for technology providers of flexible automation and robotics. However, it is not a market that can be accessed without the necessary prior knowledge, according to the presentations of WUR and Food Tech Brainport. Read More