Industrial Robot: Volume 16 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Unimation gets an early European look
There is a new air of optimism at Unimation following the acquisition by Staubli. Brian Rooks visited the Telford headquarters and talked to Philip Binding, sales and marketing…
Building the car of the year
1989 has been the year of the top model launches in the French car industry. Anna Kochan looks at two new major investments by Citroen and Peugeot.
Facing an optimistic future
With robot sales on the increase ABB Robotics is in an optimistic mood. And, as president Stelio Demark recently told an international press gathering, it will invest $100 million…
Otford leg it up the learning curve
In just two years South Wales company, Otford has become a major supplier of mouldings to Sony's UK TV plant. And, robots are playing a key part in meeting the high quality…
Off‐line programming moves into practice
Peter Sorenti and Joe Bennaton discuss developments in off‐line programming and decribe the use of the GRASP 3D graphical simulation system to program a complex welding task at…
Robot gets to the root
French aerospace company SNECMA has just installed its second robotised blade deburring cell at the Gennevilliers site. Anna Kochan reports.
Japanese boost UK robot population
The Japanese earth moving equipment company Komatsu has one of the heaviest concentrations of robots in the UK, and some of the largest welding robots. Brian Hooks reports.
Ringing the changes at Emden
Volkswagen has radically changed its Emden plant. The flexible body‐in‐white facility can accept types other than the plant's main product, the Passat, and is a pathfinder for the…
Mobile robots into the next century
Dipl‐Ing. Ulrich PiepelAdding mobility to handling functions should lead to increased efficiency in manufacturing. This article examines the role of mobile robots now and in the year 2010.
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou