Assembly Automation: Volume 16 Issue 4
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents
Statistical process control (SPC)
Roland CaulcuttClaims that statistical process control is widely misunderstood, stating that few people realize that it offers a very powerful approach to the achievement of business excellence…
“Zero‐knit” line formed in‐place gaskets for electronic module sealing
Jeff BealsPoints out that emerging designs of modules housing electronic components, such as engine control modules, are putting greater demands on dispensing and robotics equipment. Looks…
Lotus: aluminium extrusions and adhesives
Anna KochanSpotlights the design and development of an aluminium chassis for the new Lotus Elise. Highlights the benefits of using aluminium extrusions and the reasons for choosing bonding…
Micro actuation and memory alloys
Gareth MonkmanDrawing on the events of two recent motor and actuator technology conferences, reports a renewed interest in electromagnetic products. Looks, in particular, at the flat…
New slant in rapid prototyping
Anna KochanFocuses on the recent boom in research on rapid prototyping (RP), particularly in the area of eliminating the stepped surface of the RP model, as evidenced by the papers expounded…
Automated dispensing in surface mount assembly
Philip StokesExplains how automated dispensers are used to deposit surface mount device adhesives, and solder paste and other “fluids”. Looks at the features and capabilities of today’s…
Prodel – islands of automation
Anna KochanFeatures the French assembly system designer, Prodel, and its UK systems integrator, Schenck Automation Systems, reporting great success with its new modular design, owing to its…
Automating water meter manufacture
Anna KochanShows how a firm specializing in water meter manufacture (ABB Kent Messtechnik in Germany) has made use of new integrated assembly and test equipment which has meant halving its…
ISSN:
0144-5154Renamed to:
Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao