Industrial Robot: Volume 28 Issue 2

Robots used on plastic injection moulding machines

Robots have been used on plastic injection moulding machines for many years. Linear robots account for the vast majority of applications but there is a small increase in use of…

In‐press mould cleaning in the tyre industry

Reports on new automation technology for the tyre industry. Describes a laser process for the in‐press cleaning of tyre moulds. Outlines the potential for massive savings compared…

The challenge of making seals by robotic extrusion

Reports on new automation technology for the automotive industry. Describes a robotic extrusion process for making hollow profile seals. Outlines the potential for eliminating…

CO2 pellet blast tyre mould cleaning off‐line with an industrial robot

Describes the use of robot guided CO₂ pellet blast jets for the cleaning of automotive tyre moulds. The mould is rotated on a turntable and the robot guides the jet to clean the…

Automation in the plastics industry

Describes the benefits of using robots to unload injection moulding machines and the various robot configurations that can be applied. The use of robots to assist in the…

Robots get the measure of car body inspection

A new application for the industrial robot has emerged, inspection, with two players emerging, Stäubli and Amatec Robotics of the Kuka Roboter Group. Both companies’ systems and…

Engineers and surgeons collaborate

A day conference at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 14 November 2000 brought together engineers engaged in development of robotic aids, and surgeons, some of whom are…

A suboptimal multimedia remote supervisory control of a robotic cell

This paper deals with the problem of developing a low cost remote supervisory control system with multimedia features of distributed robotic cells. The distributed robotic cells…

CAD‐guided robot motion planning

This paper presents a new method to automate robot motion planning in automotive manufacturing environments. A general framework is developed for CAD‐guided robot motion planning…

Univeyor delivers LK Denmark's biggest ever installation in record time

Identification and Control of Sheet and Film Processing

Pneumatics key to off-shore spraying system that drives round bends

Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium: Molecular Design, Supramolecules, Nanotechnology and Beyond

Güdel's tracked motion modules provide pinpoint 7th axis manufacturing capabilities

Shape-memory alloy

KUKA inspection robots

Robots – the case for taking on more tasks

ISR 2002 (C + E) International Symposium on Robotics

Compact, low-cost desktop robot offers high performance

Robotic Technology Systems plc (RTS)

Festo at Motek 2000

Producing thermosetting resin laminates

Pre-owned robots maximise cost efficiency

Neos Robotics announces new tricept robot

Manufacture of laminated windows

Just the tool for the job

New president at Neos Robotics

Flexible robotic handling systems combine Japanese and US expertise

Market leadership award goes to Robotic Workspace Technologies and Deneb Robotics

Robot's tactile sensors in fingers seek to help surgeons operate

Axxicon Automation

Applied Robotics

ABB robots improve foundry productivity and quality

Heidenhain introduces programmable absolute rotary encoders

Lathe automation made simple

Breakthrough in programming with new ActiveRobot™

New slip rings offer flexibility for CCTV and dome camera manufacturers

Smooth running: ball bearing equipped robot grippers offer better linear movement

Honda debuts new humanoid robot "ASIMO"

Robot loves ice cream

Surface treatment of plastic

Z-KAT, Inc. and Barrett Technology announce partnership to develop the next generation of medical robotic systems

Quick connector

The "flexible" automated manufacturing cell

HSE issues revised guidance on industrial robot safety

ISR 2001 in Korea – a meeting point for intelligent robot systems

Fanuc Ltd develops next generation robot

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