... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Automotive Coating robot Manual teaching Path planning Simulation Teaching pointer Robots are widely used in the automotive coating industry. Currently, there are two trajectory generation methods: the manual teaching method...

... system for an automated water leak test was designed using an image processing system utilized by the robot. Design/methodology/approach – The “water leak test” in an automotive final assembly line is often a significant cost factor due to its labour-intensive nature. This is particularly the case...

...Gang Chen; Wei-gong Zhang Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a prototype simulation system for driving performance of an electromagnetic unmanned robot applied to automotive test (URAT) to solve that it is difficult and dangerous to online debug control program and to quickly...

... © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Automotive Robots Motoman enters body-in-white welding sector at Honda Keywords: Automotive, Robots TAIKAI is Japanese for “company innovation” and a word that has been very good news for robot suppliers following Honda’s decision...

... Robots Automotive A typical automobile windshield is a compound pane, made of two thin glass sheets – the inner glass (the one on the inside of the car) and the outer glass – joined together by a special plastic interlayer made of polyvinylbutyrale or PVB. Designed especially for the automobile...

... of technologies in vehicle and automotive engineering. Twenty six papers are presented related to seven key subject areas. Section 1, Safety System, includes three papers which discuss “X-by-wire technology”, “Strategies and technologies for advanced airbag regulations” and “The influence of EuroNCAP...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Motoman Automotive Motoman enters body-in-white welding sector at Honda Keywords: Motoman, Automotive TAIKAI is Japanese for “company innovation” and a word that has been very good news for robot suppliers following Honda’s decision...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> ABB Automotive Robots Land Rover nominates ABB to supply industrial robots Keywords: ABB, Automotive, Robots Land Rover selection shows continued confidence in ABB technology ABB, has announced that it has been selected by Land...

... David Marshall, Marketing Manager for ABB’s Industries Division says that the order is likely to set a precedent for the future of automotive manufacturing: “In automotive manufacturing, precision is key to running a smooth and cost-effective production line and all manufacturers are looking...

... stations and doors being supplanted by high speed safety gates, light curtains or scanners. Important considerations in the development of the ESC/SafetyBUS p by Kuka were the changing demands of automotive manufacturers, such as increasing payloads (greater than 125 kg), work ranges and cycle times...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Automotive Metrology CogniTens automated 3D non-contact robotic cell for on-line repetitive part measurements Keywords: Automotive, Metrology CogniTens Ltd has unveiled two new products in its Optigo 3D non-contact measurement (see Plate...

... Automotive The new Peugeot 307 body shop is highly automated but unlike others in the industry the emphasis is more on consistent output levels than on flexibility. With PSA models now being designed to incorporate some level of commonality, complex automation solutions are no longer required to achieve...

... is the latest automotive application by KUKA, the UK’s leading supplier of automated production systems and high technology industrial robots capable of handling payloads from 3 kg up to 500 kg. KUKA, based in Halesowen, offers full turn key packages ranging from single robot cells for welding, handling...

... for the new process early in 2002, paving the way for ABB to share this expertise with all its Automotive customers. For further information, please contact: David Marshall, ABB Auriga House,Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes MK13 8PQ, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 350300;Fax: +44 (0) 1908 350301; E...

... MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Robots Inspection Machine vision Automotive Vehicle inspection application may be UK's biggest Keywords: Robots, Inspection, Machine vision, Automotive Vision system measures, checks, up to 49 points on Ford Transit cross beam The "cross...

... and expensive tooling traditionally used. © Company 2002 Robots Precision engineering Automotive “FlexPlace solves significant customer problems in automobile body production”, says Francois Malatier, R&D manager at ABB’s body‐in‐white facility in France. “By handling the robotic...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Machine vision Automotive Vision sensors improve pickup truck part handling at DaimlerChrysler Keywords: Machine vision, Automotive At the DaimlerChrysler Stamping Plant in Twinsburg, Ohio, an automated process of handling stamped truck...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Automotive Machine vision Modular Automation uses vision for Nissan's new glazing cell Keywords: Automotive, Machine vision After the success of the first glazing cell supplied to Nissan two years ago,the introduction of an additional...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Robots Welding Automotive New cells installed for robotic welding of vehicle components Keywords: Robots, Welding, Automotive Two robotic welding cells have been supplied by Motoman to the Birmingham factory of Lander Automotive...

... "Hundreds" of robots possible in £2.5 billion Land Rover programme Keywords: Robots, Automotive Robot suppliers are closely watching developments at Land Rover, the UK division of Ford Motor Company specializing in four-by-four sports utility vehicles. Ford has ear-marked...