Assembly Automation: Volume 30 Issue 2

Global manufacturing: creating the balance between local and global markets

For several years, the domestic markets of manufacturing organizations have started to reach maturity and companies have sought to expand their international operations in order…

AIDC feasibility within a manufacturing SME

The purpose of this paper is to research and design a feasible automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) system for a manufacturing small to medium enterprise (SME) that is…

Lean automated manufacturing: avoiding the pitfalls to embrace the opportunities

Over the last several months, the cries to become lean and low cost have echoed all the way from the halls of government to the smallest company's back room. In times of severe…

Fundamental mindset that drives improvements towards lean production

The purpose of the paper is to present a fundamental mindset that an experienced Japanese Toyota Production System (TPS) consultant has when he drives a series of improvement…

Recognition of interacting volumetric features using 2D hints

Recognition of machining features is an essential step in the development of efficient‐automated process plans from solid modeling data. This process represents the effective…

A CAD system for extraction of mating features in an assembly

The information and knowledge about a product and its assembly are necessary to generate all feasible assembly sequences of that product. Assemblies contain a very large amount of…

A modular, reconfigurable end effector for the plastics industry

The purpose of this paper is to address a problem that is commonly faced by manufacturing companies in the plastics industry, where large and different batches of freshly produced…

A solution method for the component allocation problem in printed circuit board assembly

The purpose of this paper is to propose an effective and efficient solution method for the component allocation problem (CAP) in printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, in order to…

An integrated approach to mixed‐model assembly line balancing and sequencing

Design, balancing, and sequencing are the key issues associated with assembly lines (ALs). The purpose of this paper is to identify AL design issues and to develop an integrated…

Automatic generation of robot and manual assembly plans using octrees

This paper aims to investigate automatic assembly planning for robot and manual assembly.

Reducing the cost of automation:Andy Parker-Bates and John Hill of the Automation Group of Parker Hannifin discuss the latest modular automation technology

Honeywell area-imaging scanners ready to read standardized coding on pharmaceutical packaging

Fieldbus Foundation praises expanded collaboration on field device integration

Flexible automation can be beneficial to large and small manufacturing

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Nanoscience and Technology: A Collection of Reviews from Nature Journals

Anybus® RemoteCom™

Patent abstracts

Diary

Eastern Europe set for automation boom

Honeywell and national instruments collaborate on easily configurable test and measurement systems

Modest ambitions