Automation is an interdisciplinary technology which has a significant impact on the industry in Germany. Especially in micro-production as a niche market, there are numerous applications that require highly automated production technologies. The biggest challenge is the control of size effects. Size effects occur in the production of micro components because the ratio of volume to surface forces shifts and adhesion appears. Furthermore, micro forming has batches with high volume, which require high flexible and ideally universal automated handling systems for efficient multi-stage manufacturing processes. This paper deals with the adhesion forces and their reduction by minimizing the contact surface. In addition, requirements and approaches to automated allocation of micro-components are discussed.
