Assembly Automation: Volume 5 Issue 1
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Customers to benefit from automation investment
Investment in automation technology by Perkins Engines has now spread into the assembly area. Recently unveiled was a flexible line to assemble cylinder heads in which quality is…
Development is vital for survival
A young Swiss company, Automelec, is fast making a name for itself as a manufacturer of precision engineered robot assembly machines for microminiature work in the tolerance range…
Meta takes on second product line
The direct drive AdeptOne assembly robot, manufactured by Californian based Adept Technology has now been added to Meta Machines product line in the UK. Brian Rooks describes the…
Robots in the electrical and electronics industry
Gerhard BörneckeRobots are still not used widely enough in the electrical and electronics industry, and the various reasons for this are explained.
Keep control of component orientation
Barry RichardsonA key factor in the economics of automated assembly is the cost of presenting parts in the correct orientation to the assembly machine
Robots take to the assembly lines
John HartleyNissan starts to use robots in car assembly, while Toyota keeps automation to the minimum in latest engine factory
Scotland attracts the electronics manufacturers
The management consultants Inbucon chose Glasgow for a recent seminar on electronics manufacturing. Board manufacture, surface mounted components and quality of electronics were…
Sony moves in assembly automation business
Assembly centres and robots are the first products from a new division
ISSN:
0144-5154Renamed to:
Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao