Assembly Automation: Volume 15 Issue 1
Strapline:
The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Managing design for a quality product
John FoxExamines the importance of the design process in the development of aquality product. Discusses the concept of concurrent engineering whichregards design as a process which begins…
Company re‐engineering a prerequisite for growth
Andrew SelfFocuses on the need for companies to re‐engineer themselves inorder to compete successfully in today’s competitive markets. Explainsthat in order to get the maximum benefit from…
Creating an assembling machine
G WittenbergExamines the benefits of following an implementation plan when designingand building an assembly machine in‐house, to control the progress ofa project. Uses the example of a real…
Concurrent design of product, process and robotic assembly system
Hubert K RampersadExamines the conceptual design of robotic assembly systems inconjunction with the analysis and optimization of the product and processdesign. Explains how an integral assembly…
Chain of ideas
G WittenbergLooks at a new environmentally‐friendly roller chain. Describesthe make‐up and qualities of the three models EFC1, EFC2 and EFC3 andexamines some of their common features. The…
Infact not fiction
Clive LoughlinExamines the development of a flexible assembly machine, GENASYS[Generic Assembly System] which has been designed to produce arange of components. The machine comprises two…
Concurrent engineering for bespoke products
David BradleyFocuses on how concurrent engineering [CE] deign and buildprinciples can be applied to bespoke products. Discusses the disadvantages oftraditional design techniques and the…
Green automation
Cheryl PellerinExamines the increasing trend in the United States for environmentallyfriendlier manufacturing processes and ways of making environmentalclean‐up more affordable. Looks at the…
ISSN:
0144-5154Renamed to:
Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao