ISSN:
1433-3015
Keywords:
Key words.Aerodynamics; Handling; Assembly; Manufacturing; Part Feeding; Small parts
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Because of the pressure for continuous rationalisation, companies especially in industrialised countries, have to reduce their unit costs. A common way to fulfil this demand is to reduce labour costs by using fully automatic assembly systems. The assembly process itself has been optimised using many disciplines. Assembly has become more flexible and faster. This rapid improvement, however, cannot be observed in the area of part-feeding systems. In spite of the fact that part feeding is a key technology for high efficiency in fully automated assembly systems, the devices which provide the assembly processes with small parts have not generally improved in the last decades. Hence, innovative feeding technologies based on aerodynamic effects are being developed at the Institute of Production Systems. In this paper we focus on the orientation function of the feeding process.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001700050085
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