State of the art in robotic assembly

Examines the external development, bottlenecks and development tendencies in robotic assembly. Looks at current market trends and the way in which technological developments can play a role by enabling companies to optimize price, quality and delivery times through rationalization and automation of parts manufacturing and assembly. Discusses the importance of synchronisation between the assembly system and the parts manufacturing. Outlines the main areas where bottlenecks can occur in the application of robotic assembly systems: covering the high complexity of the product and process design, the limited accuracy of the product parts and problems with the peripheral equipment. Ends by summarising areas of development in the robot and in the peripheral equipment.