Industrial Robot: Volume 11 Issue 2

Strapline:

The international journal of robotics research and application
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Table of contents

Adding a third string to its bow

Thorn EMI is continuing to expand its commitment into robotics. Following the purchase of Hazmac last year it has now added Workmaster to its range.

Less speed more output

Slowing down a press line retrofitted with 10 robots resulted in more output and better quality for GM's Fisher Body Division in Columbus, Ohio.

Robots as an aid to recovery

Robotics is playing an important role in the production of Austin Rover's new car, Montego. Robots are in operation not only in body‐in‐white manufacture but also in final…

Arc welding process control by preview sensor

W.J.P.A. Verbeek

Dutch specialists in enhanced visual observation make a successful move into an industrial manufacturing sphere.

Generating large savings at modest cost

Experience in using a pair of robots to serve a notching press by NEI Peebles has fully justified its initial investment. Large savings are encouraging the company to expand its…

Matsushita starts to look overseas

Having built up a substantial robots business quickly, the Japanese consumer electronic giant is now looking for broader pastures. John Hartley investigates.

Getting down to one·off production

BTR Silvertown is producing components for structural bearings on a flexible coating cell. Batches as low as one‐off are possible from the cell supplied by Fairey Automation…

Combining two advanced technologies

Stock control for a diesel engine manufacturer has been revolutionised by an automatic laser marking cell. Brian Rooks went along to find out how it worked.

Test method and software for robot qualification

Paul G. Ranky

The results and description of the TESTROBOT program are presented. This is a module of The FMS Software Library developed by the author.

Fanuc leads flurry of new machines

Several new robots, including some for special applications, were unveiled at Mechatronics Japan '84. John Hartley reports.

Cover of Industrial Robot

ISSN:

0143-991x

Online date, start – end:

1973

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou