Reviews the use of robotics for deburring transmission housings at ZF in Saarbrucken, Germany. Outlines a fully automated cell which has been installed for deburring and washing housings in preparation for assembly. Describes how compliant tools are used to maintain the quality of the deburred...

Reports from the Hanover Industrie Messe on new robots exhibited. Reviews the latest robot controllers. Describes the work of the IPA in developing service robots.

Reviews new applications of robots in the automotive industry. Describes new compact robot designs which can fit into very small spaces and provide greater flexibility in the body shop. Outlines how paint shop technology is evolving to make greater use of robots. Highlights pioneering...

This article reviews the Industry Fair in Hanover and the International Robots & Vision Show in Detroit. Outlines two new assembly applications being performed by robot. Describes the latest robot technology to be introduced to the market. Highlights new control technology and simulation tools.

A robotic solution is helping French railways (SNCF) to maintain the armatures of its electric traction engines. During its working life of 20–25 years, a normal SNCF traction engine covers a distance of 6–7 million kilometres. While in service the engine undergoes regular inspection and...

The operators said it wouldn't last three months. But, one year later, the robot installed by Swiss company Sandherr Packaging is as fast and efficient as it was in the beginning.

All the key topics currently occupying the robotics world, from parallel robots to off‐line programming, were discussed at a recent conference in Paris. Organised by the International Institute of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Marseille, the conference presented the...

Visitors to the Hanover Industrie Messe in April would have noticed that robot design is going through a phase of significant evolution. Among the many new ranges of robot that the major European manufacturers announced, it was evident clearly that robots are now designed not only to fulfil the...

The Laser 91 exhibition in Munich last June demonstrated that YAG laser and robot combinations are fast becoming an accepted production tool. 3D cutting, drilling and marking are the most common applications though welding is also of interest.

Machine vision is helping General Foods subsidiary Krema to solve an innovative automation problem: the handling of floppy plastic bags of sweets. An environment where hard automation has always been the standard solution, the food manufacturing industry is now beginning to find that the falling...