Assembly Automation: Volume 21 Issue 4
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Rapid tooling applications of the selective laser sintering process
S.S. Dimov, D.T. Pham, F. Lacan, K.D. DotchevThe selective laser sintering (SLS) process is one of the leading rapid prototyping techniques. This paper presents two rapid tooling (RT) methods based on the SLS process. The…
Smaller control suppliers also make their mark
Richard BlossReports on strategies that three smaller control suppliers are taking to compete successfully in a market against several giants. Highlights the approaches that Beckhoff, Elau and…
Stamping and forming merging with automated assembly
Richard BlossDescribes how suppliers are integrating small metal part production and automated assembly to achieve a variety of benefits. By linking stamping and forming of metal parts with an…
Low‐cost tooling for composite parts: “the LCTC process”
David Cloud, John NortonDescribes the development of a low‐cost tooling system for the manufacture of composite aircraft parts. The ability to withstand a high temperature autoclave process and provide a…
BMW breaks new ground with hydroforming
John MortimerHydroforming offers the potential to reduce parts count and significantly increase structural strength and stiffness, as demonstrated by the use of the process to produce…
Dieless forming
Anna KochanDescribes dieless forming, an innovative sheet metal forming technology developed in Japan which enables a metal part to be formed directly from a CAD file in just a few minutes…
Tailor‐welded blanks bring multiple benefits to car design
Brian RooksDescribes the development of laser welded tailored blanks and the benefits they bring to car design. One of the principle advantages is weight reduction, which steel makers have…
A new design of screw head
Brian RooksA new design of screw head, the Uni‐screw, has been developed to rival the well‐established slotted, Phillips and Pozidriv screws. It is based on a series of hexagonal recesses…
Krause plans low‐volume assembly hall for Ricardo
John MortimerOnly ten people are required to man a new flexible, low‐volume but highly automated assembly facility that has been designed by Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik GmbH of Bremen to…
Micropositioning device for automatic alignment of substrates for industrial‐scale thin films deposition
A. Castañeda, L.M. Apátiga, R. Velázquez, V.M. CastañoA spatial micropositioning device for the alignment of substrates employed in thin films synthesis by the so‐called combustion flame technique, utilized for producing thin diamond…
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0144-5154Renamed to:
Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao