COBOTS4YOU - Speaker

Meet the industry experts.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Carsten Busch

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Carsten BuschManager Robotics PM & Sales | DENSO Robotics Europe

  • Short biography

    After studying electrical engineering/automation technology, Carsten Busch began his professional career at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (FhG-IML) in Dortmund. This was followed by various positions, including project and sales engineer at RTR in Dortmund. From 1999 to 2016, Carsten Busch worked at ABB in various positions in sales and business development, including Global Industry Segment Manager and Business Development Manager for new markets and applications. From 2014 onwards, the focus of his work was on human-robot collaboration and the market launch of corresponding cobots. From July 2016 to March 2018, Carsten Busch was Managing Director of HAHN Robotics GmbH, a subsidiary of the HAHN Automation Group, in Reinheim and was responsible for the distribution of the Sawyer cobot from Rethink Robotics Inc. in DACH/CEE. In April 2019, Carsten Busch started working at DENSO Robotics Europe as Product Manager Cobots. Since the beginning of 2023, Carsten Busch has been Head of Sales and is responsible for sales and business development for the DENSO Robotics business in Europe.

Dipl.-Ing. Markus Deberle

Dipl.-Ing. Markus Deberle, Managing Director | Kroeplin GmbH

  • Short biography

    Markus Deberle has been Managing Director of Kroeplin GmbH, a manufacturer of linear measurement instruments, since 2011. Prior to that, he spent several years at various companies in management positions in sales, technical consulting, and product management. After studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Markus Deberle began his professional career as a development engineer at Schaeffler.

Christian Lorenscheit

Bosch Rexroth / responsible for sales for Kassow Robots DACH

  • Short biography

    Christian Lorenscheit is not only a cobot expert, but also a cobot enthusiast. As a trained industrial foreman for plastics and rubber, he knows the product environment from personal experience. He has held various positions in the cobot field for ten years, and since 2022, he has been with Kassow Robots in Copenhagen. For him, the ten KR 7-axis cobots are mobile movers and shakers in production. He inspires robotics experts to explore even smarter solutions and supports cobot beginners on their journey into robotics.

Whether you're a small or medium-sized company or a global player, flexibility is key when it comes to automation and is also a unique selling point of our cobots. We look forward to taking you on a journey through your production at COBOTS4YOU – and illustrating the various possibilities for mobile and flexible cobot deployment.

Armin Lausterer

Owner | Armin Lausterer Engineering Office for Process Optimization GmbH

  • Short biography

    As a safety engineer and certified expert for machine safety and occupational health and safety (DIN EN ISI/IEC 17024), I stand for tailor-made automation concepts and stable manufacturing processes. This has been my core focus for 30 years. After studying microsystems engineering, I spent more than 15 years managing highly complex production facilities with up to 800 employees at Siemens AG, Infineon, and Osram Opto Semiconductors. In 2011, I moved to a medium-sized automotive supplier of plastic parts with several locations worldwide as Head of Quality. Since 2013, I have been supporting medium-sized companies in the areas of automation and process optimization.

In the fight against the shortage of skilled workers, cobots will play a crucial role in the coming years, especially in smaller companies. We want to give visitors to COBOT4YOU 2024 a solid, practical insight into how medium-sized companies can best get started in this field.

Jens Müller

Management | Müller and Partner Experts

  • Short biography

  • Jens Müller, CMSE®, is the founder and managing director of Müller & Partner Sachverständige PartG and has over 25 years of practical experience in mechanical engineering and automation, with a focus on robotics. As a consultant, keynote speaker, and moderator, he is a recognized expert in robotics and safety. As the first point of contact, Jens Müller (M&P) supports companies in the compliant implementation of legal manufacturer requirements in the field of automation and robotics for new machines, conversions, and retrofits. He gained his practical experience through professional positions in mechanical and plant engineering, with system integrators, and with EoAT and robot manufacturers. His qualifications include:
  • ISO/IEC 17024 Certified Expert for Machinery Safety-CE as well as for Robot and Handling Systems
  • Certified Expert (BDSF eV) and Occupational Safety Specialist (BG ETEM)
  • VDI Course Director for the Certificate Course "VDI Electrical Design Engineer"
  • Member of international/national standards groups for robot safety With his comprehensive expertise and commitment to the highest safety standards as well as a well-founded industry network, Jens Müller, CMSE® is a valuable resource for companies that want to future-proof their automation and robotics solutions.

COBOT4YOU 2023 was already a huge success for exhibitors and organizers. That's why we'll be there again this year to shed more light on safety and CE for visitors. We're observing that more and more companies are looking to enter the robotics sector, rightly hoping for increased productivity and competitive advantages.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Kaupp, Head of the Center for Robotics (CERI) | Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)

  • Short biography

    Tobias Kaupp has been a research professor for robotics and digital production at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (TWHS) since November 2018. He heads the Center for Robotics (CERI) institute located at the THWS. Prof. Kaupp works closely with regional industry. His research focuses on safe human-robot collaboration for industrial assembly and manufacturing. He is generally interested in robotics applications for smart factories and skilled trades, such as mobile manipulators. In the area of teaching, Prof. Kaupp co-designed the B.Eng. program in robotics and established several teaching and research laboratories for this purpose. Before his appointment as professor, Dr. Kaupp worked for ten years as managing director of a mobile robotics company, which he founded in Australia in 2007 with two colleagues from the University of Sydney. He completed his doctorate at the same university in 2008, focusing on "Collaborative Human-Robot Interactions." Before that, he received a diploma (FH) in physical engineering (2001) and a Master of Science in Mechatronics (2003) from the Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences.

At our Robotics Center, we conduct applied research with cobots in close cooperation with regional companies. We are excited about the second edition of the COBOTS4YOU event, where the latest developments and applications with cobots, as well as future trends with "Colleague Robot," will be showcased.

Jürgen Ostermeier, General Manager | Elite Robots Deutschland GmbH

  • Short biography

    Jürgen Ostermeier has been working in the field of automation for approximately 12 years. During this time, he has gained extensive experience, primarily in the automotive industry, in the body shop and body shop, and has become familiar with many different production technologies. For two and a half years, Jürgen Ostermeier has been General Manager of Elite Robots Deutschland GmbH and is responsible for the European sales region.

Timo Schmidt

Timo Schmidt

LPL-Manager – Cobot Distribution & Ecosystem/ Manager Automotive Products | ABB AG

  • Short biography

    Timo Schmidt heads the Cobot Distribution & Ecosystem and Automotive Products product lines in ABB's Robotics division in Germany. He has more than 10 years of experience in automation and, as a project engineer, has focused on process development and validation, among other things. For him, ABB's YuMi®, GoFa™, and SWIFT™ cobot families offer sophisticated and easy-to-program cobot solutions that offer great potential for optimizing these processes in a wide variety of application scenarios.

They make robotics accessible to everyone, are flexible in use, and provide relief – these are just a few of the numerous advantages of cobots. Especially in combination with our programming and simulation software RobotStudio, the accessories from our ecosystem, and in the future with increased support for artificial intelligence, their range of applications will expand immensely. We are therefore all the more excited to once again showcase exciting cobot applications at Cobots4You and to engage with our guests!

Jürgen Stölzle

Jürgen Stölze, Director of Global Sales Robotics | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

  • Short biography

  • SCHAEFFLER
    2021-now
  • Director Global Sales and Sector Development Robotics
    2016-2021  
  • Director Business Field Hydraulic & Electric Drives, Region Europe
    2016
  • Director Global Application Engineering Industry
    2013-2015
  • Director Global Sector Mgmt. Motorcycle and Consumer Products
    2008-2013
  • Director Global Sector Mgmt. Motorcycle and Small Combustion Engines
    2008
  • Manager Application Engineering Consumer Products
    2004-2008
  • Specialist Application Engineering Precision Engineering and Medical Systems

    BAE Systems
    2004
  • Consultant, Master thesis

    VARTA
    2000-2003
  • Development and Project Engineer for Mobile Phone and Server Back-up Battery Systems
    1997-2000
  • Dual course of study, Bachelor student

    Education
    2003-2004
  • Master of Science - with distinction
    1997-2000
  • Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor Degree

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Bernd Meidel

freelance journalist, presenter and media consultant