Microproduction Trends in Product Design - Effects on Production

The market for microsystems is characterized by a demand for customized products with an associated multitude of variants with low piece numbers. To reduce the high production costs arising from this, a kit system for micro-systems will be presented. In this way, cost advantages can also be achieved by miniaturizing conventional products. In order to successfully penetrate the market for microsystem technology, small and mid-sized companies need to be able to act flexibly. At the same time, the provision of suitable production systems is a pre-requisite for using microsystem technology on marketable products. To enable a flexible, automated industrial production, there is a need not only for extendable modular production systems which can be combined, but also for innovative manufacturing techniques. This article describes developments in the magazining, identification, handling, assembly and cleaning of microsystems