Investigation on the International State of the Art of Micro Production Technology

The study "microPRO" dealing with the international state of the art of micro production technology was conducted by the above named institutes. The objective of this study was to determine the worldwide state-of-the-art technology and research in micro production technology by means of scientific investigations and technical discussions with the technology leaders and, based on this, to identify the required research and development as well as the future potentials of these technologies in view of the market-overlapping economic utilization of miniaturized products [1].