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Vol.14
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REFERENCE TO SERIES TOPIC
Although the book „Robotics in Dental Production: A Methodology for the Design and Simulation of Work Environments“ focuses on the dental industry, it is fully aligned with the aims and methodological framework of the series Monitoring and Analysis of Manufacturing Processes in Automotive Production.
The core objective of the series — the monitoring, evaluation and optimization of production processes, machines, and measuring systems, as well as the application of digital and robotic solutions in industrial environments — is directly reflected in this monograph. The book extends these principles beyond the automotive context and demonstrates their transferability to high-precision, small-scale manufacturing, such as dental implant production.
Through its systematic methodology for designing and simulating robotic workplaces, the publication illustrates how techniques originally developed for automotive mass production — including process monitoring, digital twin simulation, and quality evaluation — can be effectively adapted for customized and precision-oriented manufacturing sectors.
Including this title in the series thus emphasizes the universality of modern industrial engineering approaches and broadens the application scope of the series towards cross-sectoral innovation in intelligent production systems. It highlights how methodologies validated in the automotive industry can inspire advancements in other technologically demanding fields.
ABSTRACT
As the demand for precision, speed, and reliability in dental implant manu-facturing continues to rise, industrial robotics is becoming an essential part of modern dental production. Advanced automation and digital technologies are opening new frontiers in manufacturing; while also calling for well-defined methodologies tailored to the unique requirements of the dental industry. Robotics in Dental Production: A Methodology for the Design and Simula-tion of Work Environments offers a comprehensive guide to the design, mod-elling, and implementation of robotic workstations for dental manufacturing. The book begins by introducing the fundamentals of industrial robotics, in-cluding robot architectures, end-effectors, and sensory systems. It then ex-plores the landscape of contemporary dental production, from material inno-vations to advanced manufacturing technologies, before focusing on simula-tion approaches and their practical applications. The methodological section presents a systematic framework for designing robotic work environments and incorporates procedures for off-line programming. The book concludes with a detailed case study demonstrating the complete application of the pro-posed methodology to a robotic workstation for dental implant production. Intended for professionals, researchers, and engineers, this monograph bridg-es the fields of robotics, simulation, and dental manufacturing. It emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature and broad applicability of robotic design princi-ples — not only within dental production but across any manufacturing do-main aligned with the vision of Industry 4.0.
KEYWORDS
Robotics, industry, dental implant, simulation, production process
PREFACE
The development of industrial robotics has fundamentally changed modern manufacturing processes and brought new levels of precision, efficiency, and flexibility. In recent years, automation processes and modern digital technol-ogies have also been increasingly applied in the dental industry, where they contribute to improving the quality, repeatability, and reliability of the pro-duction of dental implants and prosthetic components. However, the specifics of dental production — such as the need for microscopic precision, strict hy-giene requirements, and a high degree of product customization — require special methodological approaches to the design and simulation of robotic work environments.The main objective of this monograph, entitled Robotics in Dental Production: A Methodology for the Design and Simulation of Work Environments, is to provide a theoretical and methodological basis for the analysis, design, and implementation of robotic workstations in dental production, with a particular focus on the manufacturing process of dental implants. The book combines theoretical and practical knowledge, highlight-ing the nature and importance of interdisciplinarity in scientific fields — es-pecifically industrial robotics and dental production. The theoretical part of the monograph introduces the fundamentals of industrial robotics, describes the main aspects of modern dental manufacturing, and characterizes the crea-tion and use of simulation models and analyses, emphasizing their importance for optimizing manufacturing processes. These theoretical foundations are followed by the practical part, which presents the methodology for designing robotic workplaces,
including the design framework and off-line programming procedures. This methodological approach is verified in practice in the final part of the mono-graph through the creation of a robotic workplace for the production of den-tal
implants. This scientific monograph is intended for researchers, engineers, and professionals from academia and industry who are involved in the integration of robotics and digital simulation into manufacturing processes, with a specif-ic focus on dental production.