Assembly Automation: Volume 18 Issue 4

FANUC ‐ the planning and development of a highly advanced robotized production system for servo motors

States that 16 years have passed since the commencement of operation of FANUC’s existing factory for assembling servo motors, the company’s staple products. The factory has…

Pico brings USA automotive automation technology to Europe

Pico is a major Tier 1 supplier to the North American automotive market that has merged with Estil, a similar supplier to the European market. One of Pico’s areas of expertise is…

Bodine brings cam‐actuated assembly machinery into Europe

Outlines Bodine’s plans to market US‐proven assembly technology in Europe. Discusses the advantages of cam technology compared to pneumatics for high‐volume assembly applications…

Combining academic excellence with industrial relevance

Ken Young, head of the Warwick Manufacturing Group’s Automation section, gave members of the BRA attending the 1998 AGM an account of the group’s activities. This article reports…

Micro‐actuators: not so small any more

Increasing demand is being voiced for actuators whose range of movement lies somewhere between the many centimetres of conventional pneumatic and hydraulic systems and the…

Three‐dimensional simulation of accommodation

Limited precision of manufactured parts and limited repeatability of industrial robots are the two main sources of uncertainty in the automated assembly environment. Different…

Deneb at forefront of digital manufacturing

New linear actuators integrate a motor, roller screw and encoder/resolver into a servo-size package

Tescon's Point 309 SMT pick and place system is a cost-effective, highly accurate machine featuring full-camera-vision touchless-centering

Diary

High performance, low cost motor solution

Parametric Technology Corporation and Warwick Manufacturing Group announce global Centre of Excellence

More haste, less waste, with Thermoseal's MK4AS hot melt machine

Simulation with Arena (including Arena Academic Version on CD-ROM)

Breakthrough triggers new project on friction stir welding steels

Weidmuller shows unique LON-based building management system

Awards for Excellence

Simulation - not as good as the real thing

Fieldbus standard should be suspended

Nissan building capability in virtual engineering

New Stratoconception system for fast prototyping

Roughing the parts that other software will not reach

RSRules, a new concept in fault diagnosis for PLCs

Multi Drive, the new flexible right-angle servo gearhead from Bayside

Pulse-heated micro-joining system ideal for flexible applications

Crystal clear glass adhesives - environmentally resistant bonds in seconds

BLM series motors only have magnetic attraction where you want it

New interactive multimedia CD-ROMs in engineering

Automotive industry gives green light to PC-based control

Optical technology for high quality inspection and measurement

Quality and Reliability of Technical Systems - Theory, Practice, Management (2nd ed.)

Bosch wins orders worth over 1 million

Joining methods change to facilitate assembly automation

IMS disputes latest PLC market growth rate forecasts

Internet page

Centrifugal feeding at up to 3,000 parts per minute

Automation offers more consistent product quality for McKechnie Plastic Components

Expert indexer ensures accuracy and repeatability over 2 million cycles