The convergence of nano-, bio-, information, and cognitive sciences and technologies (NBIC) is advancing continuously in many societal spheres. This also applies to the manufacturing sector, where technological transformations in robotics push the boundaries of human–machine interaction (HMI). Here, current technological advances in micro- and nanomanufacturing are accompanied by new socio-economic concepts for different sectors of the process industry. Although these developments are still ongoing, the blurring of the boundaries of HMI in processes at the micro- and nano- level can already be observed. According to the authors, these new socio-technical HMIs may lead to the development of new work environments, which can also have an impact on work organization. While there is still little empirical evidence, the following contribution focuses on the question whether the “manufacturing (or working) life” using enhancement practices pushes the boundaries of HMI and how these effects enable new modes of working in manufacturing. Issues of standardization, acceleration of processes, and order-oriented production become essential for technological innovation in this field. However, these trends tend to lead to a “manufacturing life” in work environments rather than to new modes of work in industry.

纳米、生物、信息和认知科学与技术 (NBIC) 的融合在许多社会领域不断推进。这也适用于制造业，机器人技术的变革推动了人机交互 (HMI) 的边界。在这里，当前的微型和纳米制造技术进步伴随着加工工业不同部门的新社会经济概念。尽管这些发展仍在进行中，但已经可以观察到 HMI 在微米级和纳米级工艺中边界的模糊。据作者称，这些新的社会技术 HMI 可能会导致新工作环境的发展，这也可能对工作组织产生影响。虽然仍然没有多少经验证据，以下贡献侧重于使用增强实践的“制造（或工作）寿命”是否推动 HMI 的边界以及这些影响如何实现制造中的新工作模式的问题。标准化、流程加速和以订单为导向的生产问题成为该领域技术创新的关键。然而，这些趋势往往会导致工作环境中的“制造生活”，而不是行业中的新工作模式。