Assembly Automation: Volume 12 Issue 2
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Design For Assembling: The Evaluation Methods Of Hitachi, Boothroyd And Lucas
P.G. Leaney, Gunter WittenbergThe product design that is best for function, for manufacturing, for assembling and for servicing results in the best product. Such a design is an ideal so difficult to achieve…
DESIGN FOR MANUAL ASSEMBLY: CID TURNS ON THE HEAT
Anna KochanA small French company has reduced the assembly cycle time for its product by 55–60 per cent, simply by reconsidering its design and its suitability for assembly.
LIFE AFTER DEATH FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS: DESIGNING FOR DISASSEMBLING
Gunter WittenbergThere are about 20 million cars on the roads of Britain these days. About 1.5 million of them retire from the roads in the year, through age, death or damnation. What happens to…
DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY: SOMETIMES MORE IS LESS
Philip G. AtiyehDesign for assembly (DFA) techniques have been well established as a useful and powerful tool in the development of new products or the enhancement of existing products through…
SOFT INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS
Cheryl PellerinFor six years UK Government and industry funding has supported two Loughborough University research teams working in areas related to assembly systems. Much of the funding is from…
ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION IN AUSTRALIA
Simmy GrewalThe Australian gross national product (GNP) is of the order of US$300 billion per annum, which is about one‐third of that of UK, France and Italy, but a small population of 17…
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0144-5154e-ISSN:
1758-4078ISSN-L:
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Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao