SCHUNK’s award-winning FTS sensor measures forces and torques in all six degrees of freedom, enabling precise process monitoring in robot-assisted applications. It detects even the smallest deviations in the process, supporting demanding tasks such as battery cell assembly, the precise placement of components on printed circuit boards, or patient assistance via therapy robots. Its high rigidity makes the robust base body durable and ensures high measurement accuracy even in dynamic applications.

The FTS is part of SCHUNK’s new Robot PLUS portfolio. With its end-of-arm components such as tool changers, compensation units, and force-torque sensors, it creates versatile design options for flexible robotic automation. In this way, SCHUNK helps companies implement automated processes with greater precision and productivity. Especially against the backdrop of rising demands for efficiency, quality, and flexibility, robotics is considered a key technology for high-performance production that conserves resources and specifically reduces the workload on employees.

The “INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year” competition is announced annually by the trade publication of the same name. Readers from the industrial and manufacturing sectors vote for the most compelling innovations in six different categories. The award highlights which technologies and concepts are currently shaping industrial production—from manufacturing and machine and mold construction to peripherals and recycling. The award-winning solutions exemplify innovative strength and high practical relevance, providing important impetus for more efficient, sustainable, and future-proof production processes.

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