Zimmer Systems Timeline

Events

• 2026-03-06 - Partnership - Zimmer tooling handles heavy Scania production loads - Zimmer developed custom heavy-duty end-of-arm tooling for the project. MRK-Systeme integrated the tooling on four robots serving Scania production. The system had handled more than 300,000 workpieces on a 210-second cycle. - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2026-02-13 - Partnership - NEURA Robotics and Zimmer Systems enter into strategic partnership - NEURA Robotics and Zimmer Systems announced a strategic partnership focused on flexible automation solutions for industrial use cases. The partnership starts with joint automation concepts and concrete applications, spanning components, end-of-arm tooling… - source: neura-robotics.com
• 2025-11-03 - Deployment - Zimmer Group components enable an automated solar fastener assembly system with robotic handling - Zimmer Group said its grippers and quick-change systems were used by TEAM Automation Berlin in a fully automated production system for solar-module fasteners. The company described robots using Zimmer grippers and vacuum tooling to handle, assemble, and… - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2025-07-14 - Product Launch - Zimmer Group launches a new standard gripper for automated laboratory handling - Zimmer Group introduced a new standard gripper positioned for laboratory automation workflows involving screwing sample tubes, barcode alignment, and vial labeling. The company highlighted the product as a combined gripping and process-handling component for… - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2025-02-19 - Partnership - Zimmer Group and VMECA announce an official partnership - Zimmer Group announced an official partnership with VMECA, a specialist in vacuum technology. The partnership extends Zimmer''s handling and end-of-arm tooling stack with complementary vacuum automation capabilities relevant to robotic gripping and… - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2023-08-01 - Deployment - Scholl Concepts marks six years with Zimmer needle gripper - The Zimmer ST gripper uses 20 needles to secure the handled material. Scholl Concepts installed the gripper in a production application. The company had operated the system for six years at the reported milestone. - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2023-05-19 - Deployment - KACO deploys Zimmer GEH6040IL grippers - GEH6040IL grippers automate handling in KACO’s wax-production line. The installed gripping system replaced a less efficient production approach. Zimmer reported that the application cut the relevant costs by about half. - source: zimmer-group.com
• 2019-08-14 - Partnership - Zimmer grippers operate in KUKA robot production - KUKA has used Zimmer gripping equipment in robot production since January 2015. The grippers automate component handling inside the production process. The 2019 milestone documented a multi-year operating installation. - source: zimmer-group.com