Robust AO GmbH (Robust Adaptive Optics) develops and sells fast Z‑axes under the brand Zwobbel® for high speed laser material processing. The Zwobbel®, as a Plug’n’Play solution, can solve a crucial problem: the very slow z‑axis positioning speed in high power laser processes. By using a novel optomechanical technology, the system is faster, more power stable and more compact than comparable products. The use of the Zwobbel® even enables new processing methods in the field of laser hardening, laser welding and laser cutting as well as the development of new processing fields in micro-structuring.