Industrial Robot: Volume 24 Issue 1
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents
In‐line laser measurement in the assembly process
Tom RzeznikOutlines the use of in‐line laser‐based data cameras for adaptive control and robot guidance applications in durable goods manufacturing processes. States that although…
Development trends of three‐dimensional waterjet cutting systems
Terry D. AlkireThe past five years have seen a significant improvement in the reliability and the acceptance of two‐dimensional abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting systems. Across all of the major…
Off‐line programming: a success for the automotive industry
Brian W. RooksExamines the developing uses of off‐line programming (OLP) in the automotive industry, particularly in the areas of robot welding and robot painting of vehicle bodies. States that…
Pointing the way to intelligent automation
Jack HollingumOutlines talks given at a masterclass organized by the Institution of Electrical Engineers on the theme “Intelligent automation and robotics” at Bristol University in October…
Vauxhall develops CO2 welding in‐house
Anna KochanDescribes how Vauxhall Motors has developed new CO2 welding applications for robots at its Ellesmere Port plant on Merseyside, UK. Outlines how, after successfully robotizing the…
First robotized assembly line for multivalve cylinder heads in Europe
Gerhard SimonisOutlines the development of new automated assembly methods for the automotive industry currently being undertaken by ABB Flexible Powertrain Assembly GmbH based in Langenfeld…
Vision helping the automotive industry to better customer choice
Brian W. RooksThe application of vision is providing the automotive industry with greater flexibility. Examines applications in both machine guidance and inspection. Examples of robot guidance…
Niche applications at Eurobot exhibition
Anna KochanReports on the Eurobot exhibition which took place in Frankfurt, Germany in December 1996. States that in spite of being a disappointingly small event with few non‐German…
Mechatronics at Minho
Jim Hewit, John MorrisReports on the UK Mechatronics Forum Conference held in Minho, Portugal, in September 1996. Outlines the major themes and focuses on those papers most relevant to industrial…
Integration of robots into intelligent control systems
Reinhardt MuehlhaeusserStates that intelligent manufacture requires robots to be quickly reprogrammed and reconfigured to differing manufacturing requirements. Key to this is the control system…
Approaches for commissioning time reduction
Rolf BernhardtStates that manufacturing lines cannot be used for production during commissioning and that it is therefore always the goal to reduce the necessary efforts to a maximum extent…
Design of robotic facilities for agile automobile manufacturing
Steve Kirk, Enrico TebaldiThe principles of agile manufacturing are being used to demonstrate the feasibility of customized spaceframe vehicle manufacture using robotic cellular manufacturing. The concepts…
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0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou