Industrial Robot: Volume 17 Issue 3

A gold opportunity for robotics

After automating the accurate metering of gold grains, Johnson Matthey turned to ABB Robotics to automate the handling. A robot cell handling grain pots is now operating at the…

Building a rebuilding business

Robotic Resources (Europe) has carved out a business servicing and rebuilding hydraulic robots. But, its plans do not stop there, as Brian Rooks found out.

Getting ahead in UK robotics

GMFanuc Robotics UK operation has burst into the UK robot market with orders for 175 robots. Brian Rooks reports from the company's recently opened premises in Coventry.

Building the Clio

Guy Fages

Renault's super super‐mini is now in production at the Flins plant. Robots play a major role in body assembly but leave final assembly to operators.

From components to systems

Originally envisaged as a provider of kit robots, Crocus is now mainly supplying complete machines. And, many of these are being built into systems for major corporations. Brian…

A UK first for Panasonic

The first Panasonic welding robot has just been installed by Richard Stodder Engineering. Brian Rooks saw the installation at Middlehurst producing wire mesh products for the…

Now a tool building robot

Adding to the numerous jobs that robots already accomplish in the machine shop, Dassault Aviation is pioneering yet another; the assembly and disassembly of cutting tools. Anna…

Lasers and optical fibres in robotics

Elzbieta Marszalec, Janusz Marszalec

Integration of lasers and fibre optics into robotic systems provides new opportunities in sensing and material processing. Increased productivity and application of robots in…

Robot goes to battle

Sandia National Laboratories and two USA Corporations have developed a robot vehicle that it is claimed will aid battlefield surveillance

The real robot performance

A Nowrouzi, YB Kavina, H Kochekali, RA Whitaker

A UK research team has developed a means of quantifying the performance of robot systems. Details of the design and results achieved with a PUMA 560 are described.