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Volume 22 Issue 3

Published: 2002 | Start Page: 215


Special Issue: Design for Assembly
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Articles
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874875 Delphi expands diesel injector output using automated assembly
John Mortimer (pp. 215-222)
Keywords: Assembly, Engines, Fuel economy, Robots, Testing
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874876 A new wave of synchronous robots
Anna Kochan (pp. 223-225)
Keywords: Assembly, Automotive components industry, Machine vision, Parts, Robotics, Welding
ArticleType: Technical paper
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1454105 US National Manufacturing Week
Dick Bloss (pp. 226-229)
Keywords: Assembly, Marketing
ArticleType: Technical paper
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1454106 Trends in the robotic simulation industry
Greg Ahrens, Gord Pageau (pp. 230-234)
Keywords: CAD, Computer software, Robotics, Simulation
ArticleType: Technical paper
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874877 Robots great and small at Hanover
Anna Kochan (pp. 235-238)
Keywords: Assembly, Automotive components industry, Food industry, Machine vision, Pick-and-place, Robotics
ArticleType: Technical paper
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1454107 Assembly-initiated production – a strategy for mass-customisation utilising modular, hybrid automatic production systems
Anders Karlsson (pp. 239-247)
Keywords: Assembly, Customization, Hybrid systems
ArticleType: General review
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1454108 Shortening the design for assembly process time for torque converter development
Y.J. Lin, Adam Uhler (pp. 248-259)
Keywords: Design optimization, Mapping, Modeling, Torque
ArticleType: General review
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1454109 Geometric variation prediction in automotive assembling
C. Xiong, Y. Rong, R.P. Koganti, M.J. Zaluzec, N. Wang (pp. 260-269)
Keywords: Assembly, Automotive industry, Error estimation, Predictive techniques, Quality control, Statistical process control
ArticleType: General review
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874878 Dimensional variations during Airbus wing assembly
M. Saadat, C. Cretin (pp. 270-276)
Keywords: Aircraft, Assembly, Components manufacture, Lasers, Measurement
ArticleType: Technical paper
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1454110 FAS scheduling based on operation flexibility
Rong-Lei Sun, Youlun Xiong, Runsheng Du, Han Ding (pp. 277-282)
Keywords: Evaluation, Flexible assembly, Operations planning, Scheduling
ArticleType: Technical paper
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Book Review

Engineering Document Control Handbook 2nd ed.
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1492404 Engineering Document Control Handbook 2nd ed.
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-integrated Manufacturing 2nd ed.
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1492405 Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-integrated Manufacturing 2nd ed.
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The Entrepreneurial Engineer: Starting Your Own High-Tech Company
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1492406 The Entrepreneurial Engineer: Starting Your Own High-Tech Company
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Viewpoint

Product design as an integral step in assembly system development
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1468942 Product design as an integral step in assembly system development
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Mauro Onori
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Company News

BMW pioneers robotic automation for mounting gearboxes on engines
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1468943 BMW pioneers robotic automation for mounting gearboxes on engines
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Renault completes £240,000 follow-on orders for Tecnomatix eMPower solutions
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1468944 Renault completes £240,000 follow-on orders for Tecnomatix eMPower solutions
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Profibus becomes first Chinese fieldbus standard
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1468945 Profibus becomes first Chinese fieldbus standard
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Assembly-Net precision assembly technologies for mini and micro products
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1468946 Assembly-Net precision assembly technologies for mini and micro products
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Simple effective direct computer links from boardroom through to factory floor promised by £200,000 new Industrial Ethernet Research Programme
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1468947 Simple effective direct computer links from boardroom through to factory floor promised by £200,000 new Industrial Ethernet Research Programme
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New manufacturing system a "world first" for UK
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1468948 New manufacturing system a "world first" for UK
Journal: Assembly Automation
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ABB accelerates industrial
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1468949 ABB accelerates industrial
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Sprayforming goes with the flow
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1468950 Sprayforming goes with the flow
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JAVA technology heads for the factory floor
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1468951 JAVA technology heads for the factory floor
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Billion-dollar Chinese shipbuilder to implement 10,000 licenses of Autodesk Inventor 3D mechanical design software
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1468952 Billion-dollar Chinese shipbuilder to implement 10,000 licenses of Autodesk Inventor 3D mechanical design software
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Cognex inks agreement with Entivity for integrating vision with PC-based automation and control software
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1468953 Cognex inks agreement with Entivity for integrating vision with PC-based automation and control software
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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OptoForm LLC established to pursue advanced digital manufacturing opportunities
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1468954 OptoForm LLC established to pursue advanced digital manufacturing opportunities
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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New application areas to promote robust growth in advanced motion control market
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1468955 New application areas to promote robust growth in advanced motion control market
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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NanoMuscle selects ASE for the production of NanoMuscle actuators to meet increasing demand
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1468956 NanoMuscle selects ASE for the production of NanoMuscle actuators to meet increasing demand
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Diary

Diary
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1468957 Diary
Journal: Assembly Automation
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New products

New Electrox marking lasers
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1468958 New Electrox marking lasers
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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Lambda Photometrics catalogue
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1468959 Lambda Photometrics catalogue
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Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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CD explains machine safety control
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1468960 CD explains machine safety control
Journal: Assembly Automation
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New, pre-engineered, multi-axis, handling and assembly technology systems save design and assembly time
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1468961 New, pre-engineered, multi-axis, handling and assembly technology systems save design and assembly time
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
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Increase production and improve machining accuracy with new multi-hold speed-release clamps from WDS
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1468962 Increase production and improve machining accuracy with new multi-hold speed-release clamps from WDS
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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Customised process machinery demands customised belt drives
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1468963 Customised process machinery demands customised belt drives
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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National Instruments new Motion Assistant™ accelerates motion control development
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1468964 National Instruments new Motion Assistant™ accelerates motion control development
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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New T-LAM™ stator design adds 35 per cent extra torque to convenience and flexibility benefits of integrated linear actuators
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1468965 New T-LAM™ stator design adds 35 per cent extra torque to convenience and flexibility benefits of integrated linear actuators
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Patent abstracts

Computer pre-tensioning simulation
Item No: Item Information
1468966 Computer pre-tensioning simulation
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Feature-based assembly
Item No: Item Information
1468967 Feature-based assembly
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Design of microelectronic process flows
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1468968 Design of microelectronic process flows
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Fraction defective estimating method
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1468969 Fraction defective estimating method
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Automatic manufacturability evaluation system
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1468970 Automatic manufacturability evaluation system
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Mini features

Delphi uses Negari system to support lean manufacturing and provide production flexibility
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1468971 Delphi uses Negari system to support lean manufacturing and provide production flexibility
Journal: Assembly Automation
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PHASA assembly is key to productivity
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1468972 PHASA assembly is key to productivity
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Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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Moving parts can be built pre-assembled by automated prototyping system
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1468973 Moving parts can be built pre-assembled by automated prototyping system
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
Special Issue: Design for Assembly
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ElectRelease – electrically dis-bonding epoxy
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1468974 ElectRelease – electrically dis-bonding epoxy
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Pedal power through laser transmission welding
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1468975 Pedal power through laser transmission welding
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Yellow goods laser
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1468976 Yellow goods laser
Journal: Assembly Automation
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AGCO schedules tractor assembly with Tecnomatix eM-Power sequencer
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1468977 AGCO schedules tractor assembly with Tecnomatix eM-Power sequencer
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Internet page

Internet page
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1468978 Internet page
Journal: Assembly Automation
Vol : 22 Issue: 3
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Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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