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Advances in Manufacturing Technology II

Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Production Research

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1987

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  1. Peter F. McGoldrick
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Table of contents (74 papers)

  1. Simulation

    1. A Modular Simulation Model for FMS Using Structured Techniques

      • S. K. Banerjee, I. Al-Maliki, A. S. Carrie, P. Chan, N. R. Christie
      Pages 117-122

    2. Performance and Simulation of Heat Treatment Furnaces

      • A. J. Griffiths
      Pages 123-127

    3. FMS — Simulation and Practice

      • G. D. Alford
      Pages 128-132

    4. A Simulation Tool for Real Time Scheduling of FMS

      • D. T. S. Perera, A. S. Carrie
      Pages 133-137

  2. Automation

    1. A Survey of Wire Harness Manufacturing Strategies

      • G. P. Bertolotti, B. J. Griffiths
      Pages 138-142

    2. The Development of a Modular Cell Control System for FMS

      • S. K. Wan, D. Hobson, J. R. Chandler
      Pages 143-147

    3. An Automated Press Working System

      • A. Zakeri, B. S. Baghshahi
      Pages 148-155

    4. The Design of a Low Cost System for the Automatic Locating and Clamping of Components Within a Flexible Manufacturing Cell

      • A. D. Johnson, P. F. Kelly, J. R. Chandler
      Pages 156-160

  3. Robots and Assembly

    1. Correcting the End Deflection of an Industrial Robot Arm and Employing a Weighing Mechanism on the Robot Arm

      • Y. B. Kavina, S. Shaheen, R. A. Whitaker
      Pages 161-164

    2. Developments in Post-processing for Offline Robot Programming

      • Simon G. Andrews
      Pages 165-169

    3. The Presentation of Parts for Robot Assembly

      • R. G. Davison
      Pages 170-174

    4. An Analytical and Modular Approach to Robotic Force Control Using a Wrist-based Force Sensor

      • Y. B. Kavina, H. Kochekali, R. A. Whitaker
      Pages 175-179

    5. Mathematical Model and Test Method for ‘Static’ and Dynamic Positional Accuracy Measurement of Robots for Six Degrees of Freedom

      • A. Nowrouzi, Y. B. Kavina, R. A. Whitaker
      Pages 180-184

    6. Rapid Estimation of Operation Times for Robotic Assembly

      • John Miller
      Pages 185-189

    7. The Development of Autonomous Devices to Aid Component Assembly

      • C. J. Bland, S. H. Hopkins, P. J. Drazan
      Pages 190-194

    8. Small Parts Feeding Using a Horizontal Belt Feeder and a Low Cost Vision System

      • D. J. M. Elliott, B. J. Griffiths, B. A. Wilkie
      Pages 195-199

    9. An Investigation into the Effect of Inter-transducer Distance on the Voltage-gap Relationship of a Set of Inductive Transducers for Robot ‘Static’ and Dynamic Positional Accuracy Measurement

      • Y. B. Kavina, A. Nowrouzi, R. A. Whitaker
      Pages 200-204

    10. An Intelligent Vacuum Gripper for Robotic Handling

      • J. P. Curran, E. J. Wright, P. J. Armstrong
      Pages 205-209

    11. Determining Flexibility Requirement in Robotic Assembly

      • John Miller
      Pages 210-214

    12. The Use of Compliance in Robotic Assembly

      • L. Lee, S. H. Hopkins, C. J. Bland, P. J. Drazan
      Pages 215-219
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About this book

EN Corlett Joint-Chairman - COPED, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK The contributions offered to this Third National Conference demonstrate that research in production is very much alive. The considerable numbers of papers on robotics, automation and flexible manufacturing systems, together with those in production control and quality matters, demonstrate that there is much work going on in our colleges, polytechnics and universities related to modern methods of manufacture. The future of manufacture undoubtedly hinges on better control. Control over the supply and movement of materials is now keenly sought. Control over manufacturing equipment is also a goal, not just to maintain quality but to give flexibility in sequence and quantity. None of these objectives for improved performance is entirely a technical matter, although there is an increasing technical ability to influence all of them. To achieve their potential, they depend on competent people at all levels. Discussion with alert managers soon reveals that this is one of their major concerns. Either the people they have require more training, or they cannot hire the people with the abilities they need. This applies at all levels, and the availability of people with competence in manufacture is particularly low.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Manufacturing Technology II

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Production Research

  • Editors: Peter F. McGoldrick

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8524-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Peter F McGoldrick 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-8526-8Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-8524-4Published: 21 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 410

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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