Industrial Robot: Volume 17 Issue 2
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
Sub‐contractor fulfils partnership role
IGM welding robots are helping steel fabricator Beechdale Engineering to meet quality demands from Caterpillar and JCB. Brian Rooks reports.
Guiding the user to continuous‐path control: Part II
Lothar Rossol, Kenneth A. StoddardIn the first part of this article in the March issue only robot motion, with the robot stopping at each programmed position, was discussed. In the second part, the problem of…
Robots infiltrate Valencia
With labour rates in Spain now approaching levels in the UK, Ford is gradually increasing the level of automation at its Spanish plant. John Hartley reports.
Robot aids sheet metal parts production
Automatic bend sequence planning, robot and press brake programming, and interactive bend angle measurement and control are products of a three‐year research programme nearing…
Record year for UK robots
The British Robot Association's robot installation figures for 1989 show an encouraging growth, particularly from the automotive sector. But, there are worries elsewhere, as Brian…
SEAT plays catch‐up
John HartleyNow part of the Volkswagen Group, SEAT, the Spanish car maker, is turning to automation.
Room for growth in a select market
Clinical laboratories are not exactly pushing each other out of the way in a rush to get hold of robotics, but, as a Frost & Sullivan report indicates, in the USA at least there…
Robots help bridge the gap
Modular panel bridging system manufacturer Mabey & Johnson has spent half of an ambitious £3 million investment budget on a robot welding line for large panels. Jack Hollingum…
sensors simulate tools
Dietmar SchmidA team of German researchers have developed sensor‐programmable tools to improve teach‐in programming. These sensor‐tools allow automatic positioning and tracking by the robot.
Robot enhances quality of tumble dryers
Europe's leading tumble dryer manufacturer is using robots to spot weld its cabinets
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou