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Volume 23 Issue 1

Published: 2003 | Start Page: 18


Special Issue: Bin Picking and Flexible Gripping
Guest Editor(s): Dr Mauro Onori
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Articles

Articles
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1454112 Guidelines for the design of robotic gripping systems
Greg Causey (pp. 18-28)
Keywords: Design, Grippers, Handling, Parts, Robotics
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
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874886 PalletPicker-3D, the solution for picking of randomly placed parts
Henrik Saldner (pp. 29-31)
Keywords: Machine vision, Order picking, Parts feeding
ArticleType: Research paper
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874887 GM creates flexible assembly line at its Ellesmere Port plant in the UK
Anna Kochan (pp. 32-35)
Keywords: Automotive industry, Flexible assembly, Logistics
ArticleType: Research paper
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874888 Breaking the bond
Anna Kochan (pp. 36-37)
Keywords: Adhesives, Assembly, Automotive industry, Recycling
ArticleType: Research paper
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874889 Intelligent picking of chaotically stored objects
Rolf Dieter Schraft, Thomas Ledermann (pp. 38-42)
Keywords: Machine vision, Order picking
ArticleType: Research paper
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874890 Designing for task oriented grasps in robotic assembly
Gordon Lowe, Bijan Shirinzadeh (pp. 43-52)
Keywords: Assembly, Design, Grippers, Robotics
ArticleType: Research paper
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874891 Laser ranging and video imaging for bin picking
Faysal Boughorbel, Yan Zhang, Sangkyu Kang, Umayal Chidambaram, Besma Abidi, Andreas Koschan, Mongi Abidi (pp. 53-59)
Keywords: 3D, Imaging, Machine vision, Modelling, Order picking
ArticleType: Research Paper
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874892 UDP/IP based distributed control for a hydraulic valve
Donal Heffernan, Don Murphy (pp. 60-68)
Keywords: Control, Ethernet, Fieldbus, Hydraulics
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
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1454113 Simulation modelling in virtual manufacturing analysis for integrated product and process design
Danny S.K. Chan (pp. 69-74)
Keywords: Manufacturing, Production planning, Simulation, Virtual reality
ArticleType: Conceptual Paper
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874893 Force-guided robot in automated assembly of mobile phone
Kong Suh Chin, Mani Maran Ratnam, Rajeswari Mandava (pp. 75-86)
Keywords: Assembly, Automation, Robotics
ArticleType: Case study
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Editorial

Editorial
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1469014 Editorial
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Author(s): Clive Loughlin
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Viewpoint

European assembly - status report
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1469015 European assembly - status report
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Author(s): M. Onori L.M. Camarinha-Matos and J. Barata
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Note from the publisher

Note from the publisher
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1469016 Note from the publisher
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Company news

SafetyBUS p club international elects UK-based chairman
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1469017 SafetyBUS p club international elects UK-based chairman
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3D Systems reports second quarter and first half results
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1469018 3D Systems reports second quarter and first half results
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TWI Web site under surveillance by Europeans
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1469019 TWI Web site under surveillance by Europeans
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TRUMPF and EOS announce patent cross-licence agreement for direct metal laser melting
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1469020 TRUMPF and EOS announce patent cross-licence agreement for direct metal laser melting
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All about PROFIsafe and PROFIdrive on a single CD
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1469021 All about PROFIsafe and PROFIdrive on a single CD
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SICK takes over Stegmann
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1469022 SICK takes over Stegmann
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Wind river and IXXAT partner to deliver integrated industrial automation development solution
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1469023 Wind river and IXXAT partner to deliver integrated industrial automation development solution
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Stratasys advances rapid prototyping process, increasing model resolution Fuji was partner in Research and Development
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1469024 Stratasys advances rapid prototyping process, increasing model resolution Fuji was partner in Research and Development
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Diary

Diary
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1469025 Diary
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New products

TS8000 dual piston positive displacement pump delivers higher throughput and greater accuracy
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1469026 TS8000 dual piston positive displacement pump delivers higher throughput and greater accuracy
Journal: Assembly Automation
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Pre-assembled linear motor gantry simplifies higher-throughput positioning systems
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1469027 Pre-assembled linear motor gantry simplifies higher-throughput positioning systems
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New Assembléon component placer the total solution for semicon production
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1469028 New Assembléon component placer the total solution for semicon production
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Parker set to shake motion control market with highly innovative all-digital intelligent servo drive
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1469029 Parker set to shake motion control market with highly innovative all-digital intelligent servo drive
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New IP67 protective housings extend non contact safety into wash down areas
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1469030 New IP67 protective housings extend non contact safety into wash down areas
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An Automation press release
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1469031 An Automation press release
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Intelligent actuators are a consistent continuation of the idea of distributed control installations. Kuhnke's SMART cylinder advances the fusion of cylinders, valves, sensor elements and bus address to a highly integrated component
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1469032 Intelligent actuators are a consistent continuation of the idea of distributed control installations. Kuhnke's SMART cylinder advances the fusion of cylinders, valves, sensor elements and bus address to a highly integrated component
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Patent abstracts

Robotic gripper
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1469033 Robotic gripper
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Flexible vacuum gripper
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1469034 Flexible vacuum gripper
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Robotic gripper mechanism
Item No: Item Information
1469035 Robotic gripper mechanism
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Gripper assembly
Item No: Item Information
1469036 Gripper assembly
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Feeding and forming containers
Item No: Item Information
1469037 Feeding and forming containers
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Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Book reviews

Experimental Robotics VII (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)
Item No: Item Information
1469038 Experimental Robotics VII (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences)
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Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing
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1469039 Innovations in Competitive Manufacturing
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Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook: Modelling, Measurement and Control
Item No: Item Information
1469040 The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook: Modelling, Measurement and Control
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Author(s): Jon Rigelsford
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Mini features

Vision systems keep UK "solutions provider" competitive
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1469041 Vision systems keep UK "solutions provider" competitive
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Innovative electric motor manufacturing machine exploits advanced PClbus motion control technology
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1469042 Innovative electric motor manufacturing machine exploits advanced PClbus motion control technology
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Cranfield team achieve breakthroughs in aerospace machining times, accuracy and surface finish using Holroyd Edgetek machines
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1469043 Cranfield team achieve breakthroughs in aerospace machining times, accuracy and surface finish using Holroyd Edgetek machines
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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation selects Microchip Technology RFID Tagging IC for high-tech library system
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1469044 Mitsubishi Materials Corporation selects Microchip Technology RFID Tagging IC for high-tech library system
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Profil fasteners put MINI's assembly into the fast lane
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1469045 Profil fasteners put MINI's assembly into the fast lane
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Online networking helps toolmaker
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1469046 Online networking helps toolmaker
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GM's Saturn subsidiary improves quality with Delcam's PowerINSPECT
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1469047 GM's Saturn subsidiary improves quality with Delcam's PowerINSPECT
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Safety-critical accelerator pedal sensor assembled in just 9 seconds
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1469048 Safety-critical accelerator pedal sensor assembled in just 9 seconds
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Internet page

Internet page
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1469049 Internet page
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