Industrial Robot: Volume 22 Issue 2
Strapline:
The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
State of the art in robotic assembly
Hubert K RampersadExamines the external development, bottlenecks and developmenttendencies in robotic assembly. Looks at current market trends and the way inwhich technological developments can…
Faster and more accurate industrial robots
Ake MadesaterDescribes a new controller for industrial robots. It has new computersoftware that allows functions to be improved without interfering with theoverall program structure and…
Prolonging a robot’s life expectancy
Garron Clark‐DerbyLooks at refurbishment services which can increase the life expectancyof robots. The services range from a thorough inspection and cleaning to acomplete factory‐certified…
Taiwan’s industrial robots
Chiu‐Chi WeiExamines the growth in the use of, and versatility of industrial robotsworldwide and looks at the current situation in Taiwan, which is reported tohave the highest annual growth…
Renovation gives robots a new lease of life
Anna KochanExamines the latest trend in the robotics industry: the renovatedrobot. Old robots can now be rebuilt and made as‐good‐as new,at a fraction of the price of the latest model…
ABB: Direct torque control
Tuomo MerentieExamines the development of a powerful AC variable speed drivetechnology that is reported to offer the best performance yet from an ACdrive, allowing it to match and even better…
Flexible and automated workholding systems
Bijan ShirinzadehExamines research work into the design and development oflow‐to‐medium volume production systems. Outlines the aim todesign a production unit capable of manufacturing a family of…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou