...Mukunthan S.; Manu R.; Deepak Lawrence K. Purpose This paper aims to propose a method to automate the tolerance analyses of mechanical assembly using STandard for the Exchange of Product model data-Application Protocol Part 242 (STEP AP 242) files derived from the 3-D computer-aided design (CAD...

...Golak Bihari Mahanta; Deepak BBVL; Bibhuti B. Biswal; Amruta Rout Purpose From the past few decades, parallel grippers are used successfully in the automation industries for performing various pick and place jobs due to their simple design, reliable nature and its economic feasibility. So...

... Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Flexible assembly Small batch production Industrial robotics Vision Assembly Production methods Automation Feeding systems Agility There are two basic configurations of assembly systems: the single station...

...Hamed Fazlollahtabar Purpose This paper aims to propose a parallel automated assembly line system to produce multiple products in a semi-continuous system. Design/methodology/approach The control system developed in this research consists of a manufacturing system for two-level hierarchical...

... require highly flexible automated manufacturing systems. Moreover, some extensions of the F-FAS concept are provided. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews recent findings regarding the F-FAS with a top-down approach, and defines an integrated implementation framework. This framework...

... Assembly Manufacturing Automation Robots 3D printing Employment What is the future for human workers in assembly and manufacture and will a time come when they are fully replaced by automated systems? While today this may still seem far-fetched, the concept was widely anticipated during...

... Group Publishing Limited 2014 Automation Endoscope Fluid level sensing Hearing aids Insulin pump Reed switch Reed switches first appeared over 70 years ago when invented by scientists at the Bell Labs. These researchers were looking for a new device to replace electromechanical...

...Richard Bloss Purpose – Review of the most recent Automate and Promat shows in Chicago with emphasis on the new automation innovations and applications on display. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth interviews with exhibitors of automation...

...Richard Bloss Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how robot innovations as well as educational experiences are driving the more rapid deployment of automation into the manufacturing environment and other applications and reviewing the impact on employment. Design/methodology...

... testing method for validating and evaluating process capability in terms of automated thin wafer handling. The investigation has been carried out by a collaborative way of Festo and Fraunhofer IPA as a connecting link between applied research and industrial needs. Design/methodology/approach...

... automation technologies to detect equipment's abnormalities, reduce the rate of product defects caused by human errors, reinforce security, prevent accidents, and ensure the safety of operations. Originality/value – The proposed MMCF can effectively promote existing factory MC systems to achieve...

...Åsa Fasth‐Berglund; Johan Stahre Purpose The paper aims to discuss the importance of considering both the physical and cognitive automation when aiming for a flexible or reconfigurable assembly system. This is done in order to handle the increased demand for mass customized production...

...Richard Bloss Purpose This paper aims to provide a review of the most recent PackExpo show in Chicago with emphasis on the new automation innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach In‐depth interviews are carried out with exhibitors of automated packaging machinery...

... and boredom. Traditional 2D vision inspection also has limitations of product shape complexity or flexibility. Thus, automated 3D vision inspection is anticipated to meet the requirements of higher applicability. This paper seeks to address these issues. Design/methodology/approach In many product quality...

... of the microgripper, controller algorithm and associated electronics were experimentally quantified through the gripping of 65 μm sized human hair. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Design Actuators Sensors Automation Electronic engineering To measure the microforces acting upon the jaws...

...Richard Bloss Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the most recent IMTS show in Chicago with emphasis on the new manufacturing automation innovations and applications on display. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents in‐depth interviews with exhibitors...

...Giulio Rosati; Maurizio Faccio; Christian Finetto; Andrea Carli Purpose The paper aims to address the modelling and optimization of fully flexible assembly systems (F‐FAS), a new concept in flexible automation recently introduced by the authors. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents...

.... The cost of the quality methods employed must not deter the implementation of these methods as quality processes do not add to the profit of a product and therefore resource expenditure during these processes must be kept to a minimum (Xie and Goh, 1999). Automated test equipment (ATE) Assembly...

... at: lincs@fcu.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Inspection Automation Genetic algorithms Surface properties of materials Automatic optical inspection system Microlens array Surface profile In recent years, microlens arrays have been widely used in a variety...

...Supachai Vongbunyong; Sami Kara; Maurice Pagnucco Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an automated disassembly cell that is flexible and robust to the physical variations of a product. In this way it is capable of dealing with any model of product, regardless of the level of detail...