Industrial Robot: Volume 21 Issue 1

Robotized waterjet cutting

Bo Assarsson

Outlines the background of robotized waterjet cutting and its advantagesover traditional punching and manual cutting methods. Discusses thedevelopment of the modular cutting box…

Technological education and training

Colin Davis

Looks at the kind of technological education and training which will benecessary to staff the successful companies of the year 2000, concentratingon the recent European Automation…

Robots help in lacemaking

Jack Hollingum

Describes the work of a German company which has built textile machinesfor making curtains, lace and velour. The lace making machines are alreadydesigned on a CAD system…

Flexible grippers for mechanical assembly

J.P. Baartman, T. Storm

Describes current research work into the development of a three fingerindustrial gripper suitable for flexible assembly work. Outlines the keyaspects of building and programming…

Finishing of dies and moulds An approach to quality‐orientated automation with the help of industrial robots

Jurgen Schmidt, Uwe Schauer

Describes a project to develop an intelligent robot system to mechanizethe finishing of dies and moulds. Examines the concept of the finishing ofsurfaces and the distinction…

Robot users in the UK: a statistical analysis

Richard Stead, Paul Marchant

Reports on a survey of nearly 700 companies to find out who usesindustrial robots in the UK. Outlines how the data was gathered and theinvestigation into which factors determined…