Assembly Automation: Volume 7 Issue 1
Strapline:
The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
From robotics to assembly — KUKA looks to the future
Brian RooksStarting life in 1898 as an acetylene torch manufacturer the West German company Keller und Knappich, Augsburg (KUKA) has grown to one of Europe's largest manufacturers of factory…
How fast is automated electronics assembly?
Stephen McClellandAutomated electronics assembly has a fair degree of irony about it: on the one hand, it is commonly supposed to be more efficient than manual assembly but on the other, no one…
Reflex puts its software capabilities to the test
Jack HollingumOne of the most interesting demonstrations at the CIMAP networking event sponsored by the UK Department of Trade and Industry at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, last…
Surface mount technology: prospects and pitfalls
Charles‐Henri Mangin, Stephen McClellandSurface‐mounted components (SMC) for placement on hybrid substrates and small boards for miniaturised products have been in use for almost 20 years. Still, it is a fairly new…
Philips gets SMT just‐in‐time
Stephen McClellandHigh volume telecommunications equipment is expected to be one of the biggest users of surface mount technology over the next decade in Europe, so it was no surprise to find…
Shimano designs robots for delicate assemblies
John HartleyLow volume means different things to different companies; at Shimano Industrial, the world's largest maker of gears for bicycles, low volume involves production runs of up to…
ISSN:
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