ZKW’s Black Box robot station has been awarded a Special Mention in the German Design Awards. The Black Box is a fully automated handling; inspection, and packaging system for optical parts; it’s used for simplified, automated headlamp lens processing and quality inspection, for example. The Black Box can simultaneously process and inspect different kinds of lenses without changeover downtime. it was developed together with two partners and helps to increase quality; efficiency; safety, and competitiveness.
The German Design Award is the premium prize of the German Design Council. Every year, submissions in product design, communication design and architecture are selected in the segments Excellent Product Design; Excellent Communications Design, and Excellent Architecture.
