... on an interview with engineers who developed the new technology at Honda Automobile R&D Center, the report describes the secret of the new technology. Findings The robotized FSW technology is the world's first to weld dissimilar metals for mass produced vehicles, and makes it possible to use standard...

... capability with respect to the process. Laurent Sabourin can be contacted at: Laurent.sabourin@ifma.fr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Industrial robot Foundry engineering Metals Polishing Kinematics Machining Optical 3D measurement system Kinematics redundancy Foundry...

...Gustavo Escobar‐Palafox; Rosemary Gault; Keith Ridgway Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of shaped metal deposition (SMD). SMD is an additive manufacturing process which uses a robotic cell to create fully dense, near‐net shape, metallic parts directly from computer‐aided...

..., the growing use of new materials such as aluminum and lighter steel alloys are expected to open up new applications for metallic welding. The primary focus for the future will be to further reduce the cost of the welding process and improve the strength and quality of welds. Over the last few years...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Metals Intelligent systems Keywords: Metals, Intelligent systems Applicant: Amada Company, Ltd. (JP); Amada America, Inc. (USA)Patent number: US5,969,973Publication date: 19 October 1999Title:Intelligent system for generating and executing...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Rivets Stäubli Metals Robots New robot tool changing system from Stäubli for piercing and metal clinching operations Keywords: Rivets, Stäubli, Metals, Robots Two recently developed techniques, self-pierce riveting and metal clinching...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Metals Coatings Metal coating painting application without masking Keywords: Metals, Coatings At the beginning of 1998, AXO-SCINTEX in France launched a new production line for the manufacturing of the Peugeot 206 taillights. Since...

... Experience leads to success Keywords: Metals, Plastics, Robots MOHR (Germany), plastics and metal working company, uses Stäubli six-axis robots in fully automated cells for metal gearshaft coating and printed circuit boards, as well as in fully automated assembly cells for heated...

..., Schutzenstrasse, 59,CH-8245 Feuerthalen, Switzerland. Tel: (+41) 52 647 4700; Fax: (+41) 52 659 2394; E-mail: dberg@baldor.ch © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Robots Machinery Metals Molten metal moved more methodically Keywords: Robots, Machinery, Metals The spline and ramp...