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Volume 22, Issue 4
1 December 2002
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Assembly Automation
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Technical Paper| December 01 2002

Sheet metal FMS gives more space to Airflow

Brian Rooks
Brian Rooks is an Associate Editor for Assembly Automation
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-4078
Print ISSN: 0144-5154
© MCB UP Limited
2002
Assembly Automation (2002) 22 (4): 330–332.
https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150210446184

Describes the use of a laser for profiling sheet metal and a sophisticated handling system that eliminates hard tooling and reduces stockholding.

Keywords: Metals, Lasers, Materials handling, Flexible manufacturing systems
© MCB UP Limited
2002
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