The more human the robots are, the harder it gets, it has been said for a long time. In the meantime, the photo should have changed a bit. “People are mainly concerned with playful robots,” says Kari Schmachtl, head of the family business with the same name. The solutions for automation and energy technology of the Linz are very popular.
“We make automation possible and accessible to everyone,” says Kari Schmachtl. With Stefan Schafferhofer, the 34-year-old has been running the SCHMUMTL GMBH since April, who has made a name for himself as a service provider for robotics and energy technology solutions and is also in question when the construction cabinets of the construction.
With a good example, you are progressing in these areas, it already uses cleaning robots, builds on transport systems without a driver in the warehouse and tinkering with the installation of a production line equipped with industrial robots for the construction of control cabinets.
250 employees work in the family business, which has broken up structures in recent years by saying goodbye to classical hierarchies. “This attracts employees who appreciate independent work,” says Schafferhofer, who speaks of a “great cultural change”.
The shortage of employees in combination with cost pressure and the struggle for competitiveness is to feed the demand for automation solutions.
The prejudices against robots are becoming more and more in the background. SCHMachtl stated in particular in particular: “Substillation such as the transport robot, which meows, if you scratch it behind the ear, is well received.”
Source: Krone
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