... to systematically improve the productivity and the fitting quality in the automotive industry. Typical car taillight fitting area includes taillight, taillight holder, seal strip, bodyside and connecting bolts, etc. The connecting bolts are tighten‐up sequentially to assemble the taillight into the bodyside...

... Industrial robotics Automotive industry The assembly of critical fasteners usually involves a torque check to verify assembly completion. In the automotive industry, safety‐critical fasteners include those in suspension, airbag, brake assemblies, and others. Currently, pneumatic and DC electric...

... Vision guided Attractive region Crankshaft and bearing Precision engineering Automotive industry Eccentric crankshaft and bearing are the key components of automotive air conditioning compressor. The assembly of the two components is a very important process in the air‐conditioners...

... of the GCVAE consists of five layers and is shown in Figure 1 . This section will discuss the grid‐based support platform and the SPRF. Dianliang Wu can be contacted at: wudianliangvr@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Assembly Distributive control Automotive...

.... Design/methodology/approach The empirical investigation, based on case study research, focuses on an RFID implementation at a supplier of injection‐moulded, surface‐treated plastic to the automotive industry. This implementation is one of the few item‐level, open‐loop RFID implementations...

... be contacted at: jinsun@sjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Design for assembly Automotive industry Sensors An automotive body assembly process is a complex compliant sheet metal joining process that involves a large number of compliant parts and fixture stations...

... efficiency. Design for assembly Automotive industry Virtual work With the increase of complex component structure and refined model, it is difficult for a single manufacturer to complete the entire automobile development task. Collaborative product design based on network reflects the trend...

... Assembly Automotive industry Computer software Sheet metal [ K _e]=the part element stiffness matrix t=the real part thickness [ D ]=the elastic matrix {F₂}=the welding gun force applied to part 2 [ K ₁]=the part global stiffness...

... at: robbouge@aol.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Lasers Inspection Assembly Automotive industry Working with Metris, a Belgian specialist in metrology products which was founded in 1995 as a spin‐off from the Catholic University in Leuven, vehicle manufacturer Volvo has recently...

...@aol.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Automotive industry Robotics Welding Assembly Inspection According to Oliver Zipse, Managing Director BMW Group Plant Oxford, BMW Group has invested £200 million in the UK production triangle, allowing the company to increase...

... assembly in a semi‐structured environment. This innovation has many potential applications in automotive manufacturing. Assembly Robotics Visual perception Force Automotive industry Assembly tasks using industrial robots have increased in both number and complexity over the years. Even...

.... John Mortimer can be contacted at: Jmort45171@aol.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Automotive industry Benchmarking Robotics Bills of materials New robots could be added in the next few years to boost capacity and productivity of compact vans at GM Manufacturing Ltd (GMM...

...: Y. Xing can be contacted at: xyf2001721@sjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Assembly Automotive industry Automatic programming Assembly sequence planning (ASP) is a concept, which means that all possible assembly sequences are automatically generated...

..., there are non‐negligible costs as well. Originality/value A first systematic evaluation on the scale‐scope trade‐off and a quantification of the gains from production flexibility in the automotive industry. One way to reduce the productivity penalty associated with greater variety is to adopt...

... will occur. © Authors 2006 Design for assembly Production methods Control Automotive industry Suppose you are responsible for the assembly of a complex product such as the body of an automobile or the fuselage of an aircraft. You know that certain dimensions at the assembly level must...

... for welding thick and thin sheet were exhibited including novel applications for both the automotive industry and the heavy construction machinery sector. Originality/value Informs industry about new developments and potential benefits to be achieved. A first time exhibitor at Automatica is the Austrian...

... 2006 Assembly Automotive industry Image processing Automobile assembly involves precise and complex equipment and tens of thousands of parts. As more families purchase automobiles in China, the 2005 output will be over five million. Quality is an important goal for the producer...

... include new work structures that raise productivity and increased use of outsourcing. Originality/value Gives an indication of production trends in the automotive industry. BMW has built a supply centre on the Leipzig site, which has a direct link to the assembly hall. Both internal and external...

... This is an analysis of assembly plant automation in the automotive industry. Findings Fifteen years ago, it was argued that the lean car assembly plants of the future would be comprehensively automated, but that in the meantime organization rather than automation was the watch‐word for efficient plants. Today...

... importance in the comparison. Table I lists this ranking data, developed according to these specifications. J.K. Mills can be contacted at: mills@mie.utoronto.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Assembly Automotive industry Robotics Immobilizing, positioning...