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    ],
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      "pick and place automation",
      "machine tending",
      "material handling",
      "packaging automation"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "Automotive / mobility",
      "Mechanical and plant engineering",
      "Consumer goods",
      "Logistics",
      "Life science / pharmaceutical",
      "Electronics"
    ]
  },
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      },
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      },
      {
        "id": "iso_45001",
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      },
      {
        "id": "iso_50001",
        "status": "self_declared"
      }
    ]
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      "country": "DE"
    },
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    "name": "Zimmer Group",
    "domain": "zimmer-group.com",
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    ],
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    },
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  },
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          "material handling"
        ],
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          "Packaging",
          "Food processing",
          "Medical devices"
        ]
      },
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Handling Technology",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Pneumatic, pneumatic-intelligent, and electric grippers, linear actuators, rotary/swivel modules, and separators for industrial part handling.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
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            "pick_place",
            "assembly",
            "material_handling",
            "packaging"
          ],
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        }
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    },
    {
      "id": "robotics",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/components/robotics",
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      "name": "Robotics",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Tool changers, energy transmission elements, axis compensation modules, collision protection, and pre-configured robot sets for robot arms.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "end_effector",
          "applications": [
            "pick_place",
            "machine_tending",
            "material_handling"
          ],
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            "abb",
            "fanuc",
            "kuka",
            "universal_robots",
            "denso",
            "yaskawa"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
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          "Automotive",
          "Food processing",
          "Pharmaceuticals",
          "Packaging"
        ]
      },
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      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Vacuum Technology",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Suction cups, vacuum gripping systems, vacuum generators, and tool-free smart cups for vacuum-based part handling.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
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          "category": "end_effector",
          "applications": [
            "pick_place",
            "packaging",
            "material_handling"
          ],
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        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "industrial-communication",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/components/industrial-communication",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Industrial Communication",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Wired and wireless communication modules (Smart Communication Module, Master/Bridge Communication Modules) and sensors linking grippers and actuators to robot controllers.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "industrial_communication",
          "ip_rating": "IP67",
          "protocols": [
            "io_link"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1",
          "compatible_robots": [
            "abb",
            "kuka",
            "universal_robots",
            "denso",
            "yaskawa"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "clamping-and-braking-technology",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/components/clamping-and-braking-technology",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Clamping and Braking Technology",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Clamping and braking elements and power units for linear and rotative positioning applications.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "clamping_braking",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "damping-technology",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/components/damping-technology",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Damping Technology",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "PowerStop industrial shock absorbers and BasicStop structural dampers for impact and vibration control in machinery.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "damping",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "machine-tooling-technology",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/components/machine-tooling-technology",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Machine Tooling Technology",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "summary": "Motor spindles, zero-point clamping systems, and pallet changers for metal, wood, and composite material processing.",
      "channels": [
        "direct",
        "distributors"
      ],
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "machine_tooling",
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "system-solutions",
      "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/products/system-solutions",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "System Solutions",
      "role": "integrator",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Engineered end-of-arm tools, mobile robot cells (ZiMo, Miles), modules, and robot-based manufacturing cells built to customer specification.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "material_handling",
            "assembly"
          ],
          "robot_brands": [
            "universal_robots",
            "abb"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/service-contact",
    "email": "info.us@zimmer-group.com",
    "phone": "+1 828 855 9722",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
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        "component_manufacturer",
        "robot_manufacturer",
        "systems_integrator"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "global"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
}