Industrial Robot: Volume 27 Issue 5

Beyond the standard cycle: increasing total work cell productivity by optimizing robot placement and other key performance influencers

A robot’s standard cycle time tends to be a primary criterion in estimating work cell through‐put. Many other factors, like robot placement, peripherals and optimization of the…

Robots and automation put on a show

Reports on the Robot & Automation show held at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre alongside the MACH 2000 and other principal manufacturing shows. Some of the robot…

ORiN: Open Robot Interface for the Network, a proposed standard

The Japan Robot Association (JARA) has been conducting standardization activities (ORiN: Open Robot Interface for the Network) in which the main subject is the network interface…

New small robot broadens applications spectrum for industrial automation

Describes the development and application of the ABB IRB 140 industrial robot. This robot is characterised by its small size (120cm high) and high load carrying capacity (5kg)…

Robotic applications for hot‐line maintenance

Since 1984, Kyushu Electric Power Company (KYUDEN) has made all‐out efforts to introduce outage‐free maintenance techniques. Robotic techniques are promoted as part of these…

ISR 2000 – remote operation dominates high tech presentations

Reports on the 31st International Symposium on Robotics, May 14‐17, 2000, Montreal, Canada. Teleoperation and automated remote operation dominated a high technology conference…

Novel brush drive robotic tractor for sewer and water main inspection and maintenance

This paper describes a novel drive mechanism for a robotic tractor for traversing pipelines, including sewers, in a poor condition. Traction is obtained by the reciprocating…

Metal coating painting application without masking

Instrumentation, Controls, and Automation in the Power Industry Volume 42

Cosmetic closure manufacturer specifies ATM robotics packages

Intelligent Optimisation Techniques: Genetic Algorithms, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing and Neural Networks

New spray painting system

"MUMM" knows best when it comes to robots

Off-line programming increases waterjet cutting productivity

Diary

Multi-turn absolute rotary encoders provide digital shaft resolution

A new era for BARA as it moves to Warwick

Small is beautiful for new ABB arrival

Pipe laying robot

RIA announces winners of 2000 Engelberger Robotics Awards

Underwater robot

Explosion-proof painting robot

Getting the feel for robotics

Robots herald next generation of commercial jets

Robotic cell for automated packing and handling

Rofin-Sinar Laser launch innovative high speed remote welding system

Modelling and Control of Robot Manipulators

Tube endworking machine automated by robot

Heavy-weight problem solved by the new SMART H5 robot

Servo driven robot cell brings increased performance to injection moulding operation

New modular slip ring offers flexibility

KUKA launches new mini-robot

Water- and dust-proof sealed structure

Adept technology announces strategic investment in new business-to-business online marketplace

New FSL low-profile force sensor offers improved specifications

Foot for walking robot

Golden Robot Award 2000 for development of new robot application

The applications of robotics in power, gas and water utility industries

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