Assembly Automation: Volume 21 Issue 2

Automation: crossing the final frontier

Describes the historical limitations to full automation and the recent developments in technology and its application that now make full automation possible. Discusses the various…

Manufacturing Week targets assembly and vision

A report on the 2000 Manufacturing Week exhibition in which automation was one of the focused sections. Two areas in this section – assembly systems and vision – are singled out…

Assembly Net: precision assembly technologies for mini and micro products

Reports on the findings of an International Workshop on (Flexible) Assembly Automation held at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands in May 2000. This workshop was…

EmailWare: a tool for e‐manufacturing

Presents a monitoring and inspecting tool for manufacturing set‐ups. A general software architecture for this type of application, which is distributed, object‐oriented and based…

Assembly skill acquisition via reinforcement learning

A neural network controller is proposed for the motion control of robot manipulators with force/torque feedback signals. This controller is trained with reinforcement learning…

Internet‐based robotic systems for teleoperation

Today’s Internet technology provides a convenient way for us to develop an integrated network environment for the diversified applications of different robotic systems. To be…

Synchronisation of material flow and assembly in hybrid and modular systems

The increasing demand for market‐oriented production leads to shorter product life‐cycles, growing product variety and, therefore, changing lot sizes. These critical lot sizes…

Learning with Recurrent Neural Networks

High Speed LAN Technology Handbook

System Design through MATLAB1, Control Toolbox and SIMULINK1

Online industrial equipment sales set to rocket as end-users demand an e-commerce revolution

Strategic partnership takes Modular Automation into new markets

Internet-based collaborative manufacturing

Expanded Web site gives user experience of PlantWeb field-based architecture

The European market for pneumatic equipment – a new study by Frost & Sullivan

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers offers online training courses for the manufacturing and engineering community

Internet page

All change at Rockwell

Knowledge management for improved efficiency

Excel Automation speeds accurate assembly at Europe's leading brake manufacturer

New integrated actuator eliminates the need for a systems approach to linear actuation

Development of low-cost linear friction machine

Cam operation and pick and place come together to achieve speed with flexibility

Buy Xfactory and get FactoryLink free

IKO Nippon Thompson helps major machine builder complete a special order

Conferences and exhibitions

Softing launches four-in-one automation package

Sequencia Corporation announces sale of its automation business to Rockwell Automation

Low-cost handling range in another dimension

Tecnomatix receives £585,000 order from Renault

Surprise in store

Electronic data interchange companies shifting their focus towards Web-based B2B solutions

An agile solution to product shortages

Acquisition creates Europe's largest automated guided vehicle group

Agile case study

Unique Uni-Screw, designed and manufactured in the UK, is the most significant development in screw fixing for decades

Fully-integrated, programmable palletiser

Step outside the factory with Schneider Electric's control systems

New high-precision weld-head for advanced cell production

Laser vision improves quality of spiral welded pipe

Automatic dispenser has manual vacuum pick-up pencil

Extremely compact AS-i mini-modules save 70 per cent space