Assembly Automation: Volume 27 Issue 2
Strapline:
The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents - Special Issue: Micro assembly and high speed assembly
Guest Editors: Dr Ilpo Karjalainen
MagneMotion's linear synchronous motor (LSM) driven assembly automation and material handling system designs
Paul G. RankyThis paper aims to introduce novel linear synchronous motor (LSM) driven assembly automation and material handling system designs with examples.
GMM Luton examines the case for more robots to boost van output
John MortimerThis paper seeks to describe how GM Manufacturing Luton in the UK is examining the case for raising the number of installed robots as a means of increasing van assembly for when…
Developments in real‐time control with EtherNet/IP
R.S.H. PigginEthernet continues to evolve as a viable fieldbus technology for industrial automation. This paper seeks to discuss the development of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) for…
MediSeal GmbH improves pharmaceutical packaging efficiency for small batch sizes
Christine ConnollyThis paper aims to describe the advances made by a particular pharmaceutical packaging machinery manufacturer for dealing with short product runs.
Teleoperated assembly of a micro‐lens system by means of a micro‐manipulation workstation
Anna Eisinberg, Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Dario, Joerg Seyfried, Ramon Estana, Heinz WoernThe aim of the research is to perform an accurate micromanipulation task, the assembly of a lens system, implementing safe procedures in a flexible microrobot‐based workstation…
Optimizing robotic part feeder throughput with queueing theory
Dadi Gudmundsson, Ken GoldbergThis paper aims to study a commercially available industrial part feeder that uses an industrial robot arm and computer vision system. Three conveyor belts are arranged to…
Materials flow improvement in a lean assembly line: a case study
Rosario Domingo, Roberto Alvarez, Marta Melodía Peña, Roque CalvoThis paper seeks to analyse the internal materials flow in lean manufacturing in an assembly line of the Bosch factory, located in Spain. The objective is to develop a handling…
Force control experiments for industrial applications: a test case using an industrial deburring example
J. Norberto Pires, Gabriel Afonso, Nelson EstrelaThe main objective of this paper is to report the development of an indirect force control strategy designed to operate with industrial robotic deburring applications. More…
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0144-5154e-ISSN:
1758-4078ISSN-L:
0144-5154Renamed to:
Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao