... be contacted at: robbogue@aol.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Nanotechnology Manufacturing Nanofabrication Molecular assembly Mechanosynthesis Nanofactory Manufacturing industries Assembly Dip pen nanolithography (DPN) is a technique that can be used for either top‐down...

... type parts, enables one to increase the reliability of the assembly process in the manufacturing industry. Ryspek Usubamatov can be contacted at: ryspek@unimap.edu.my © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Jamming Peg‐hole parts Assembly process Boundary conditions Automatic...

... and the manual input or entry of data and has been successfully applied in the retail, logistics and manufacturing industries. AIDC technologies are distinguished in two separate groups; biometrics, or feature extraction and data carrier technologies as shown in Figure 1 (Furness, 2000 ; Smith and Offodile...

... Gilani can be contacted at: parisagilani22@hotmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Globalization Localization Manufacturing industries Europe Middle East The process of “globalization,” refers to the big‐picture process that draws products, services, and markets...

... innovative thinking. This case study details how one company's successful six sigma implementation programme is overcoming these and other “internal” hurdles. Andrew Lee‐Mortimer can be contacted at: andrew@lee‐mortimer.prestel.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Manufacturing...

... and well‐defined framework for future extensions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Computer aided manufacturing Manufacturing industries Fault tolerance The CIM framework pursues the management of the total manufacturing enterprise with the aid of computer systems, in particular...

... and synchronise the laser beam and the workpiece positioning (Pham et al., 2004). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Lasers Surface defects Manufacturing industries Material‐removal processes Figure 2 Typical setup for a laser milling equipment with three motion axes...

... be used to tackle long standing, and often hidden, quality issues. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Manufacturing industries Production improvement Six sigma Lean production Despite becoming more dynamic, and often “leaner” many manufacturers, especially in the UK, are still...

... on a variety of applications, which are presented in the paper as case studies. C. Saygin can be contacted at: saygin@umr.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Manufacturing industries Identification Radiofrequencies Parts The advent of Auto‐ID (Automatic Identification...

... of the key Six Sigma implementation issues gained from considerable experience in working with both large and small European manufacturers. Andrew Lee‐Mortimer can be contacted at: andrew@lee‐mortimer.prestel.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Manufacturing industries Process...