Emerald Login
   

Welcome guest



Assembly Automation
Browse
User Guides
Online Access
Journal Information

Assembly Automation


Volume 24 Issue 4

Published: 2004 | Start Page: 344

Icon Key:   Icon: Requires login or subscription. Requires login or subscription   Icon: Backfiles. Backfiles   Icon: EarlyCite. EarlyCite

Articles

Articles
Article No: Article Information:
874932 Shifting expectations: automation and safety networking
Richard Piggin (pp. 344-351)
Keywords: Automation, Equipment safety, Intelligent networks
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (784 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
1454131 The shrinking sizes in micro manufacturing
Brian Rooks (pp. 352-356)
Keywords: Advanced manufacturing technologies, Mechanical systems
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (500 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874933 Volkswagen makes a success with lasers
Anna Kochan (pp. 357-360)
Keywords: Assembly, Automotive industry, Lasers, Welding
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (761 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874934 New show an automation extravaganza
Anna Kochan (pp. 361-364)
Keywords: Aerospace industry, Entertainment, Robotics
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (857 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874935 Design, modelling and control of four-axis parallel robotic arm for assembly operations
Nazim Mir-Nasiri (pp. 365-369)
Keywords: Control, Dynamics, Kinematics, Robotics, User interfaces
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (643 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874936 A pressure-assisted approach for laser-beam weld-bonding Al alloy structure for automobiles
Robert W. Messler Jr, Scot Bohnenstiehl, John Levene, Erika Johnson, Luo Chen (pp. 370-378)
Keywords: Alloys, Assembly, Automotive industry, Bonding, Lasers, Welding
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (1148 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874937 Preliminary investigation of virtual assembly constructing
Liu Jiangsheng, Yao Yingxue (pp. 379-385)
Keywords: Advanced manufacturing technologies, Assembly
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (627 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
1454132 Intelligent fastening with A-BOLT technology and sensor networks
Siddeswara Mayura Guru, Saman Fernando, Saman Halgamuge, Kenneth Chan (pp. 386-393)
Keywords: Fasteners, Force measurement, Programming and algorithm theory, Sensors
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (563 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874938 Rapid fabrication of a non-assembly robotic hand with embedded components
Kathryn J. De Laurentis, Constantinos Mavroidis (pp. 394-405)
Keywords: Assembly, Rapid prototypes, Robotics
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (1904 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874939 Mastering high-density optical disks: a new concept design
J.W. Spronck, M.H. El-Husseini, L. Jabben, P.M. Overschie, D.G.E. Hobbelen, P. du Pau, H. Polinder, J. van Eijk (pp. 406-415)
Keywords: Computer discs, Design and development, Error analysis, Optical instruments
ArticleType: Research paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (1283 KB) | Reprints & Permissions
874940 Exploring the benefits of MEMS for micro assembly tasks
Vincent Henneken, Marcel Tichem, Bernhard Karpuschewski (pp. 416-421)
Keywords: Assembly, Mechanical systems
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
Icon: Requires login or subscription. View HTML | View PDF (361 KB)

Editorial

MechArtTronics
Item No: Item Information
1469240 MechArtTronics
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Clive Loughlin
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Viewpoint

The future of mechatronics
Item No: Item Information
1469241 The future of mechatronics
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): John Billingsley
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Call for papers

Call for papers
Item No: Item Information
1469242 Call for papers
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Company news

Wireless broadband terminals will let Hartwell Plc. customers track cars online
Item No: Item Information
1469243 Wireless broadband terminals will let Hartwell Plc. customers track cars online
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Anna Kochan
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Technology advancements enabling higher functionality and manufacturing flexibility drive European human machine interface markets
Item No: Item Information
1469244 Technology advancements enabling higher functionality and manufacturing flexibility drive European human machine interface markets
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Anna Kochan
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Automated Assemblies teams up with Staubli to offer highest quality robots in robotic/workcell systems
Item No: Item Information
1469245 Automated Assemblies teams up with Staubli to offer highest quality robots in robotic/workcell systems
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Anna Kochan
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Global demand for precision metal parts prompts US expansion
Item No: Item Information
1469246 Global demand for precision metal parts prompts US expansion
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Anna Kochan
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Land Rover chooses hydroformed structure for Discovery 3 chassis frame
Item No: Item Information
1469247 Land Rover chooses hydroformed structure for Discovery 3 chassis frame
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Anna Kochan
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Diary

Diary
Item No: Item Information
1469248 Diary
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

New products

SafeZone laser scanner has ability to quickly configure and safeguard large and irregular shaped work zones
Item No: Item Information
1469249 SafeZone laser scanner has ability to quickly configure and safeguard large and irregular shaped work zones
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Medical-grade prototype material developed by Stratasys
Item No: Item Information
1469250 Medical-grade prototype material developed by Stratasys
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Low-cost vision inspection system extends automated component checking and sorting to a wider audience
Item No: Item Information
1469251 Low-cost vision inspection system extends automated component checking and sorting to a wider audience
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Patent abstracts

A mechatronics sensor
Item No: Item Information
1469252 A mechatronics sensor
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Measuring mechatronics sensor
Item No: Item Information
1469253 Measuring mechatronics sensor
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Electronic packages loading apparatus
Item No: Item Information
1469254 Electronic packages loading apparatus
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Assembly and disassembly of multi-component assembly models
Item No: Item Information
1469255 Assembly and disassembly of multi-component assembly models
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Vehicle remote diagnostics
Item No: Item Information
1469256 Vehicle remote diagnostics
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Mini features

Laser tool allows welding of plastic components up to 500 mm
Item No: Item Information
1469257 Laser tool allows welding of plastic components up to 500 mm
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Jenoptik's laser development lights the way
Item No: Item Information
1469258 Jenoptik's laser development lights the way
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML
Mobile plant control
Item No: Item Information
1469259 Mobile plant control
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML

Internet page

Internet page
Item No: Item Information
1469260 Internet page
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 24 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
Icon: Requires login or subscription View HTML