The purpose of this paper is to review the CIRP Conference on Technologies and Systems for Assembly Quality, Productivity and Customization, held at the University of Michigan.
The paper provides an in‐depth review of a number of the technical presentations at the conference by research institutes around the world.
Efforts to understand, model and improve automated production are advancing rapidly at research institutes in all regions of the world.
Implementers and users of automated production systems need to look carefully at the research going on around the world to maximize the quality, efficiency and throughput of automated production technologies.
The paper gives an expert insight into how automation innovation continues to address the production needs of manufacturers worldwide.
