Industrial Robot: Volume 14 Issue 3
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Automatix provides the seal of success for Austin Rover
Clive LoughlinAustin Rover's seam sealant cell from Automatix is being hailed as one of the most successful around.
Robot growth rate falters in 1986
The International Federation of Robotics has compiled a world list of robot statistics. And, as Brian Rooks reports, last year saw a decline of the installation rate in…
Robotics carves out a niche for itself at British Aerospace
The investment of £108,000 in a novel robot application at the Prestwick site of British Aerospace is on target for a two‐year payback. Anna Kochan reports.
Robotics: How to get a window on Japan
Japanese research and development in robotics continues to be difficult to access but there are some rays of hope, as Stephen McClelland explains.
AUTOMAN spreads a happy message to industry
Strong messages for the future of manufacturing automatIon were delivered at the opening of AUTOMAN. And a lively exhibition sent many robot companies happily home.
Sensor and tool development for robotic deburring
D. BoleyAt the IPA work has been carried out into improving the quality and programming of robotic deburring using integrated sensors.
Latecomer to robotics begins to make its mark
NEC, one of the world's largest electronics companies, is moving slowly but surely towards gaining from its investment in robotics. John Hartley reports.
KUKA takes up a modular approach to assembly
G. SchuppKUKA has been working with a major car manufacturer in Germany to develop a new approach to production.
New books
Using robotics in manufacturing THIS BOOK is one of a series being published by the Open University Press Robotics Series. The aim of the series is to give undergraduate…
New products
Optimising welding performance SUBSTANTIAL gains in productivity in many welding operations have resulted from the use of arc welding robots. However, possibilities for…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr Clive Loughlin