Assembly with Robots

✍ Scribed by Tony Owen (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 208
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In the western world, economic logic (and need) has replaced the indentured craftsman by computer controlled machining centres within manufacturing industries. The same rationale is the incentive behind the development of robots that are technically capable of performing assembly tasks, and the inevitable, albeit slow, adoption of these robots by the manufacturing industries. This book is based upon the author's knowledge and first hand experience of the manufacturing industries of North America and the UK in general, and the UK's robotics industry in particular. The general and specific implications of per­ forming an assembly task robotically are discussed, the majority of which are not specific to anyone sector of the manufactur­ ing industry, nor to any particular size of product being manu­ factured. This book should be of interest to those who are interested in or involved with the use of robots for assembly. The 'veils of mystic' and misinformation on robots and the assembly process are subsequently removed.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages 1-9
Introduction....Pages 11-14
Why use robots?....Pages 15-23
Which configuration?....Pages 24-42
Calculation of cycle times....Pages 43-53
Grippers....Pages 54-77
The assembly process....Pages 78-86
Product and process design for assembly....Pages 87-107
Workstations....Pages 108-116
Material feeders....Pages 117-128
Sensing and vision....Pages 129-140
Man-machine mix....Pages 141-146
Safety....Pages 147-151
Evaluation of a robot system....Pages 152-168
Economics of alternative systems....Pages 169-179
Economics of robots and grippers....Pages 180-187
The future....Pages 188-197
Back Matter....Pages 199-211

✦ Subjects

Science, general