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Citation

Rigelsford, J. (2001), "Internet page", Industrial Robot, Vol. 28 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2001.04928fag.001

Internet page

http://www.sysmelec.ch/Sysmelec

Keywords: Robotics, Assembly automation

Sysmelec was established in 1982 and is a Swiss manufacturer of advanced customised or standardised robotic equipment. Sysmelec excels in the automation of high demand assembly processes, assembly systems for micro-techniques, and assembly and bonding machines for MEMS/MOEMS. They have provided solutions to automotive, biotechnology, instrumentation, health care, telecommunications, and watch industries.

This is a superb site that is well structured, easy to navigate, informative and available in English, French and German.

http://www.arobotics.com/Applied Robotics, Inc.

Keywords: Robotics

Applied Robotics, Inc. is an employee owned company, established in 1984. They design and manufacture automation accessories widely used in welding, cutting, assembly and material handling applications. Their products are used throughout the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Mexico and South America and they have offices around the world providing product training and expert technical assistance.

Although this appears to be a simple site, it contains lots of product information, drawings and applications.

http://www.antenen.com/Antenen Research Company

Keywords: Industrial, Robots

Antenen Research supplies new and used industrial robots and other equipment for automation systems. They can provide equipment from manufacturers including Adept, Automatix, Fanuc, Kawasaki, Kuka, Metco, Motoman, PanaRobo, Puma, Seiko, Staubli, US Robotics, and Wittmann.

A reasonable site that is available in English and Spanish.

http://www.meikleautomation.com/Meikle Automation Group

Keywords: Robotics, Assembly

Meikle Automation Group designs, builds, and services full factory automation and semi-automated manufacturing solutions, including: robotics, assembly, manufacturing, testing, welding and material handling systems. Systems solutions have been supplied to automotive, electrical assembly, micro-electronic, appliance manufacture, telecommunications, medical, material handling, fibre optic, and food packaging industries.

http://www.flowautomationcorp.com/Flow Automation

Keywords: Flow, Automation

Flow Automation designs, manufactures and services machinery for automated assembly, stand alone parts feeding, testing and inspection, robot material handling, water jet cutting and water jet cleaning cells. This is a huge site that contains a lot of links to other sites. Parts of the Web site are also available in German.

http://www.adept.com/Adept Technology, Inc.

Keywords: Adept

Founded in 1983, Adept designs, manufactures, and markets factory automation components and systems. Their robots, controllers, and software products are used for small parts assembly, material handling, and ultra-precision process applications for the telecommunications, consumer electronics, semiconductor, fibre optics, automotive, laboratory automation, and pharmaceutical industries. Adept has over 19,000 systems installed throughout the world to customers including Nortel, Motorola, IBM, Boeing, Nokia, Intel, and Daimler-Chrysler.

Overall, this is a superb site that is well worth visiting.

http://www.cisrobotics.com/CIS Rototics

Keywords: Robotics, Automation

Since 1986, CIS Robotics has been delivering automation integration, robotic engineering and simulation solutions to some of the world's leading automotive and industrial manufacturers. They also provide custom software development, robotic programming and integration, start up of assembly operations, and PLC design, integration and commissioning.

http://www.robotintegration.com/URC Automation

Keywords: Fanuc, Automation

URC Automation sells Fanuc robot systems that include the robot, power supply, I/O modules, configuration of system and collision devices. The robot systems are oriented towards companies with in-house engineering staff that require pre-configured solutions for robot applications. They can supply robots for tending of plastic injection moulders, tending CNC machines, material handling, palletising, and plastic routing and drilling.

Hot sites

http://www.technet.pnl.gov/dme/Design and Manufacturing Engineering Technical Network

Keywords: Design, Manufacturing

This site provides information about the Design and Manufacturing Engineering Technical Network activities at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The Technical Network researches a wide range of subjects including: agile manufacturing, engineering analysis, manufacturing process, NDE technologies, structural integrity, materials processing, mechanical systems, micro fabrication, and testing. Force feedback control, robotics and advanced controls research, development, and applications form a major focal area at the PNNL. Among the projects undertaken, force feedback has been used to control tele-operated manipulators, allowing the operator of a robot to feel the forces that the robot is exerting on its environment.

Overall, this is a very well presented site that contains plenty of information about the Technical Network's research interests.

http://www.bygsystems.com/BYG Systems Ltd

Keywords: Robotics, Software

BYG Systems was established in 1983, and is a market leader in the provision of software for robotics and logistics. Based in the UK, BYG Systems initially developed 3D simulation software and services, and expanded into the multimedia market in 1991. Their Grasp2000 software simulates a logistics solution in advance, and can effect changes to different parts of the system, enabling users to visualise factory productivity and assess different scenarios. It allows robotics simulation, off-line robot programming, and offers advanced PC-based solutions for cell layout design and analysis, and process planning. BYG Systems has supplied clients including: Anglian Water, BP Oil, Duracell, TRW Aeronautical Systems and Vodafone.

Jon Rigelsford